The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Chancellor ’s Office may designate up to 50  percent of state funding each year for life safety projects, though the amount needed to fund all project proposals in this category is typically much lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget includes $50  million in new one-time General Fund support for this program in 2025-26, along with carrying over $18  million in unspent program funds from 2024-25. The $50  million is in addition to the $500  million one-time General Fund appropriation provided in the 2021-22 Budget Act for this program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In 2025 ‑26, the state is providing a total of $3.8  billion ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund for nearly 50 CCC categorical programs. The largest of these programs provide funding for certain types of instruction (such as adult education or career technical education), student support, and financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Across all MCS recipients, the average MCS award in 2024‑25 was $3,673—50 percent higher than in 2021‑22. In 2024‑25, the average MCS award for CSU students was 70 percent higher than it had been under the original program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - In 2025 ‑26, about 50  percent of MCS recipients also receive Cal Grants. In addition, students from lower ‑income households may receive federal Pell Grants and institutional grants to help with college costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - For  example, 50  percent of first ‑time Pell Grant students at San  Luis Obispo graduate in four years compared to 16  percent of non ‑Pell Grant students at Dominguez Hills. That is, the likelihood of graduating is much higher overall for students at San Luis Obispo.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - (One reason the share going toward instructional salaries is not larger is that the 50  percent law leads districts to cover these costs primarily using apportionments rather than categorical funds.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - The Chancellor ’s Office may designate up to 50  percent of state funding each year for life safety projects, though the amount needed to fund all project proposals in this category is typically much lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - One of those reauthorizations (in 1999) raised the fee allocated to the law lib rary from $50 to $65. The special fund account and the requirement for allocating $65 of the designated appellate filing fees to the law library sunset at the end of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Chapter 50 of 2013 (AB 94, Committee on Budget) established a new system for UC. Under this system, UC is authorized to sell its own university bonds and use a portion of its annual state appropriation to cover associated debt service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998