The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC ’s ongoing core funding primarily consists of state General Fund and tuition and fees, with smaller shares from lottery funds and federal contract and grant overhead. State General Fund support has fluctuated over time —generally rising during economic expansions and falling during recessions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

Assessing a Shift to Enrollment-Based School Funding

Jan 6, 2026 - California State Lottery Revenues. State law requires a portion of revenues from the State Lottery to be allocated annually among schools, community colleges, and other public and higher education systems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5100

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - The  small amount of remaining core funding comes from various sources, including the State Lottery Fund, certain investment earnings, and income from scholarly publications. Beyond core funding, CLSF receives noncore funding from certain self ‑supporting programs (including its housing and parking programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

Review of the Funding Determination Process for Nonclassroom-Based Charter Schools

Feb 29, 2024 - If a school receives full funding, all of its nonclassroom ‑based ADA counts towards key funding calculations, including the school ’s LCFF  allotment and lottery ‑based apportionment. SBE  may reduce funding determinations to either 85  percent or 70  percent of full funding —meaning 85  percent or 70  percent of a school ’s ADA is counted in the applicable funding  calculations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4870

Gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - Currently, the following major gaming activities are authorized in California: California Lottery. The California Lottery currently oversees the sale of various lottery games at about 23,000 retail stores across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-030

Sports wagering. [Ballot]

Dec 18, 2023 - These include tribal gambling in casinos, the state lottery, cardrooms that operate certain card games, and horse racing wagering.   Tribal-State Compacts. Native American tribes possess special status under federal law.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-031

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - At  CSU, the program is primarily supported by state lottery funds. In  2020 ‑21, about 900  UC  students received Dream Loan disbursements totaling $2.8  million, and about 460 CSU students received disbursements totaling $1.5  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

The 2022-23 Budget: K-12 Early Literacy Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Schools also received and are required to use a portion of funding from state lottery revenues for books and instructional materials under Proposition  20 (2000), typically several hundred million dollars annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4539

Tribal gaming. [Ballot]

Dec 27, 2021 - Currently, the following major ga ming activities are authorized in California: California Lottery. The California Lottery currently oversees the sale of various lottery games at about 23,000 retail stores across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-039

Online sports wagering. [Ballot]

Oct 20, 2021 - The California Lottery currently oversees the sale of various lottery games at about 23,000 retail stores across the state. The California Lottery is regulated by the Lottery Comm ission. Cardrooms. Currently, 86 cardrooms in 32 counties operate certain card games (such as poker and pai-gow).
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-017