The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Funding to Address Animal Disease Outbreaks. The budget includes $11.1  million ($6.1  million General Fund and $5  million federal funds) and 29 permanent positions in 2025-26, and $10.5  million ($5.5  million General Fund and $5  million federal funds) in 2026-27 and ongoing, to respond to animal disease outbreaks such as avian influenza ( “bird flu ”).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The components are: (1)  a  base allocation linked to enrollment (about 70  percent of formula funding),  (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts (about 20  percent of formula funding), and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes (about 10  percent of formula funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913