California Community Colleges Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - California Community Colleges Funding by Source [EdBudget] a Includes $788 million in withdrawals from the Proposition 98 Reserve. b Includes $50 million in withdrawals from the Proposition 98 Reserve. c Includes reimbursements.     
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/978

State-Approved CCC Student Housing Construction Projects [EdBudget]

Jul 17, 2025 - In addition to the project costs shown above, CSU's budget includes $4.6 million in state costs for the Imperial Valley College project, while UC's budget includes $51 million in state costs and $186 million in nonstate costs for the Riverside City College project and $50 million in state costs for the Merced College project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/772

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending by Program [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - For some programs, amounts decline from the previous year due to the expiration of one-time funds. a In addition to these amounts, the 2025-26 budget package reappropriates unspent Proposition 98 funds from previous years to cover some apportionment costs ($67 million in 2023-24, $110 million in 2024-25, and $133 million in 2025-26). b Reflects a deferral of $408 million in apportionments
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/982

2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Jul 21, 2025 - 2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget] $114,558 a Primarily reflects removal of 2024-25 one-time funds. b The 2025-26 budget package uses funding from the Proposition 98 reserve to cover $405 million in K-12 costs and $50 million in community college costs. c Reflects additional LCFF costs associated with serving more students in transitional kindergarten,
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1007

Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - Provides $50 million to extend Golden State Teacher Grants by one year. Recognizes the expiration of $289 million one-time funding and removal of $110 million ongoing funding for Middle Class Scholarships (MCS) —reducing total state funding from $926 million to $527 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/992

Rethinking California's Reserve Policy

Apr 10, 2025 - We put forward two recommendations to improve reserve policy: Raise the Reserve Cap to 50   Percent by 2055. We first recommend the cap on constitutional reserve deposits be raised from 10  percent to 50  percent of General Fund taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5028

California Student Aid Commission Spending Proposals Under Governor’s Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - Amount shown reflects an additional $50 million one-time General Fund for the program. g The Governor's budget includes $1.9 million one-time General Fund for increased operating expenses, including data-related activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/958

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - The federal share of cost in each state generally is determined by a formula, with the share in California at 50 percent. Each state’s specific federal share (in California’s case, 50 percent) also applies to gross pharmacy costs and drug rebate savings, with some exceptions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2025-26 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 6, 2025 - As shown in Figure  3, the majority of the caseload and cost increases associated with the Medi-Cal expansion to individuals regardless of immigration status, is attributable to the 50 and above age group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5009

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