The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - (In addition, it assumed $800 million in General Fund savings from the university systems.) …That Eroded Significantly. After the exercise, the administration determined that it was able to distribute ongoing reductions to departments in 2025-26 totaling $586.3  million General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Sustainable Aviation Fuel Tax Credit Proposal

Feb 24, 2026 - Researchers at the University of Illinois and the United States Department of Agriculture recently estimated national SAF production capacity at more than 800 million gallons per year (though the exact amount is uncertain due to the proprietary nature of refinery operations).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5139

The 2026-27 Budget: K-12 Proposals

Feb 19, 2026 - The administration estimates the cost of providing grants to new community schools would be $800  million initially, assuming every eligible school receives funding in the budget year. During the first few years of implementation, the cost would be less than $1  billion because many of the current grantees still have one ‑time implementation funds available from prior ‑year allocations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5131

Cap-and-Invest: November 2025 Auction Update and 2026-27 Budget Context

Dec 9, 2025 - Even if the Legislature decided to use the full $1  billion set aside for programs subject to appropriation (that has not yet been allocated) to support some of the programs identified in the legislative intent language, we estimate a remaining funding gap of more than $800  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5096

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - In recent years, the state has processed between 500 and 800 claims annually, or roughly one ‑fifth of all incoming claims. This means current employer tax rates only reflect a small portion of claims submitted, masking the full fiscal effect to come.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - Key proposals include limiting provider overtime and travel hours in the IHSS program (about $700  million, growing to nearly $900  million), reducing Medi ‑Cal payments to clinics that serve patients with unsatisfactory immigration status ($450  million, growing to $1.1  billion), and eliminating certain long ‑term care facility benefits for this population (about $300  million, growing to $800  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Classify each processing department based on its total estimated number of FTEs (including from non-processing departments) into one of five classifications: (1) “micro ” with 25-100 FTEs, (2) “small ” with 101-800 FTEs, (3) “medium ” with 801-8,000 FTEs, (4) “large ” with 8,001-17,000 FTEs, and (5) “mega ” with 17,001 or more FTEs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - As Figure 7 shows, annual program costs have steadily grown over this period, reaching more than $800 million in 2024‑25. In 2024‑25, UCRP’s funded status (comparing assets to liabilities) was 85 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - The administration indicates that it identified about $800  million General Fund savings in 2024-25 and less than $700  million ongoing General Fund savings beginning in 2025-26 across state departments —less than one-fourth of the $2.8  billion in ongoing General Fund savings across state departments that was assumed in the 2024-25 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - Based on data from SAMHSA, DHCS estimated that over 600 facilities provide outpatient mental health services and nearly 800 facilities provide SUD services. DHCS also estimated that over 100 facilities provided inpatient care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954