The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Of the $879  million spent on financial aid in 2024 ‑25, 85  percent was for SUG. From 2019 ‑20 to 2024 ‑25, spending for institutional financial aid increased by $118  million (15  percent), largely as a result of tuition increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In 2024 ‑25, UCRP ’s funded status (comparing assets to liabilities) was 85  percent and is expected to reach  90  percent in 2025 ‑26. UCRP ’s funded status has tended to be better than other California state retirement plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - In 2024‑25, UCRP’s funded status (comparing assets to liabilities) was 85 percent. UCRP’s funded status has tended to be better than other California state retirement plans Health Care Costs Have Been Growing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - If the law library fee was increased to $85, similarly increasin g the total filing fee to $625 would avoid impacts on the judicial branch. This change, however, would increase the cost to litigants, which, in turn, could impact the number of filings that are ultimately made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - In addition, the budget provides $85  million to serve 10,000 (2.6  percent) more resident undergraduate FTE students in 2019 ‑20 compared with 2018 ‑19 and $45  million for the Graduation Initiative (bringing total ongoing funding for this initiative to $243  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - In  2023 ‑24, the state is providing a total of $85  million ongoing. State  law requires each segment to report annually on its basic needs program. The  reporting requirements are somewhat different for UC and CSU compared to CCC, but all segments are required to report on the use of program funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, UC Merced received $85  million in state per ‑student funding above the level it would have generated under the rebenching formula had it been any other UC general campus with a comparable student body.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

Interim Evaluation of Community College Basic Skills Transformation Grants

Dec 5, 2019 - The CCC  Chancellor ’s Office deemed 64 o f the 85  applications as meeting minimum requirements. Grant funding was distributed to these colleges in July 2016, with the expectation that colleges would begin implementation during the 2016 ‑17 academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4120

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Unrestricted reserves comprise 85  percent of total systemwide reserves, with restricted reserves comprising 15  percent. In contrast to unrestricted reserves, systemwide restricted reserves dropped $41  million (10  percent) from June 30, 2019 to June 20, 2020 —falling to $360  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - At UCLA, 74  percent of transfer students graduate within two years, increasing to 91  percent graduating within three years —compared to 63  percent and 85  percent, respectively,  systemwide. No Compelling Justification for Singling Out UCLA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684