The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - Frees Up Current Funding for Extension Grants. Trailer legislation proposes to free up the $485  million allocated in prior budgets that is set aside for the two ‑year extension grants. Current community schools grantees would no longer be required to submit requests for extensions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - (SWRCB estimates t hat exempting state-only permits from having to meet CEQA requirements would shorten their preparation time lines by at least a year.) Aligning Public Notification Requirements With Federal Processes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

Implementing California’s Child Welfare Prevention Services Program

Jan 28, 2026 - California ’s state plan requires counties to assess individuals to determine candidacy using an “unbiased process and/or tools to assess risk. ” (To aid counties in this assessment, DSS is working to develop a candidacy determination guide including concrete examples on how to assess for candidacy in an unbiased manner.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5106

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - This would be a helpful tool for managing volatility, though it would not on its own address the range of declines in the guarantee that could potentially occur. Recommend Using One ‑Time Funds to Build Budget Resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - As an IP ‑enabled system, Next Generation 911 will have the (theoretical) capacity to integrate new and innovative features, services, software, hardware, and applications in a manner that was not the norm for legacy 911.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - This decreases to $3.4  million in 2027 ‑28 and ongoing. $674,000 for equipment and software in 2026 ‑27. This increases to $893,000 in 2027 ‑28 before decreasing to $442,000 in 2028 ‑29 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As part of this initiative, CSU has held systemwide convenings for faculty and administrators to share best practices. CCC faculty receive a certain number of flex days so they can take time outside of teaching to pursue professional development activities, including developing new course designs, tools, and materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171