The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Eliminating these out ‑year augmentations would reduce projected state deficits in 2027 ‑28 and 2028 ‑29 without requiring programmatic cuts or tax increases. Rather than making commitments in advance, the Legislature could determine each year how much support it can afford to provide CSU in light of overall fiscal conditions and competing budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Eliminating these out ‑year augmentations would reduce projected state deficits in 2027 ‑28 and 2028 ‑29 without requiring programmatic cuts or tax increases. Rather than making commitments in advance, the Legislature could determine each year how much ongoing support it can afford to provide UC in light of overall fiscal conditions and competing budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Despite projecting a $27  billion deficit in 2027 ‑28, the administration has only the one proposal to reduce higher education spending —cutting MCS award coverage in half. In contrast to the Cal Grant program, MCS does not require students to meet financial need criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2012-13 Budget: Analysis of the Governor's Higher Education Proposal [Publication Details]

Feb 8, 2012 - The report also urges caution in relaxing budgetary controls in higher education, and identifies alternative ways to structure trigger cuts in order to reduce uncertainty and disruption in higher education programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2558

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 16, 2020 - The state ’s main strategy for lowering spending to the revised estimates of the minimum guarantee for 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑21 is through deferring school and college payments (rather than enacting base cuts).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4284

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Both university systems indicate they have begun taking associated actions, including hiring freezes, eliminating positions, and cutting back on spending for student services. State Is Positioned to Support Public Higher Education Institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - Depending upon the severity of the budget situation, UC might consider actions such instituting hiring freezes or furloughs, both of which it has done over the years in response to previous state budget cuts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - Given the state ’s projected budget deficit in 2025 ‑26, the additional $1.5  billion for UC and CSU would require a like amount of other budget solutions, meaning other state programs might need to be cut to make room for the additional higher education spending.
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 2010-11 Budget: Higher Education [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2010 - For higher education, we recommend providing new funding for community colleges through a $14 per unit fee increase; reducing the proposed augmentations for the state’s universities while still restoring their per-student funding rates to 2007-08 levels; and rejecting the Governor's proposed cuts to financial aid programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2209

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - In some prior years, the state has dealt with revenue declines through a range of mid ‑year actions including deferrals, fund swaps, cuts to specific programs, cuts across the board, and other actions, sometimes on relatively short notice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670