The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - The Governor’s package of proposed higher education spending reductions achieves a total of $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund savings. Given the state’s large projected budget deficit in 2024‑25 (potentially upwards of $58 billion), at least $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund higher education savings seems a practical starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829?utm_source=Legislative+Analyst%27s+Office&utm_campaign=415eaeb623-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_30_4829&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-415eaeb623-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The total marginal cost (state and student shares combined) of increasing resident undergraduate enrollment by 1  percent in 2026 ‑27 is $58  million. Provide more funding for student financial aid. Specifically, CSU plans to designate $67  million for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Governor’s budget also allocates some ongoing Proposition 98 funding for one‑time activities—an approach that creates a cushion to protect core programs in case the Proposition 98 minimum guarantee declines in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 16, 2020 - In addition to rescinding virtually every January CCC spending proposal, the May Revision included an 8 percent base cut to college apportionments as well as reductions (ranging from 10 percent to 58 percent) to numerous categorical programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4284

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Third, the administration increases spending by $ 58  m illion to reflect an early action proposal that would take effect in the current year, as discussed below. Governor ’s Budget Reflects Slight Baseline Increase in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2019-20 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

Apr 24, 2019 - Hastings Is Receiving $58   Million in Ongoing Core Funding in 2018 ‑19. As Figure 1 shows, Hastings relies heavily on student tuition and fee revenue to support its operations. In 2018 ‑19, $ 43  m illion ( 74  p ercent) of its ongoing funding came from student tuition and fees, $ 14  m illion ( 24  p ercent) came from state General Fund, and $1. 6  m illion (2. 7  p ercent) came from various other sources (including the state lottery and investment income).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4011

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Unrestricted reserves ranged from 5.3  percent of annual expenditures at the San Francisco Community College District (CCD) to 58  percent at the Kern CCD, with a median unrestricted reserve of 23  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Of this amount, $4.7  billion (58  percent) is state General Fund, $3.3  billion (41  percent) comes from student tuition and fee revenue, and $64  million (0.8  percent) is other state funding (primarily lottery revenue).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096