The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - If the state ’s cash position weakens, which has happened during previous fiscal downturns, the state could find that internal borrowing is no longer an option. In this situation, the state might decide to turn to external borrowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Funds New CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College $399,428 $747,686 a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. c Center operated by Sequoias Community College District.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Some of these actions could affect students —leaving them potentially with larger classes, fewer course offerings, and student support services that could take longer to access. In turn, some students could take longer to graduate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Under this system, the expectation is that UC undertake capital projects regularly, as UC no longer has to depend on periodic, voter ‑approved bonds. Total UC debt service on state ‑approved academic facilities and certain student housing facilities increased from $324  million in 2015 ‑16 to $503  million in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - New Campuses Take Longer to Grow Than Many Expect. As exemplified by the experiences of UC Merced, along with other new UC and CSU campuses over the past 50 years, new campuses have not reached their initial enrollment targets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Spending down the funds takes longer, however —typically two or three years. Administrators indicate this is because SWP spending often involves lengthy purchasing, construction, or hiring processes after allocation decisions have been made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

A Review of State Budgetary Practices for UC and CSU [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2014 - Despite these changes to the traditional budgetary approach, one aspect that has not changed in recent years is the state's ad-hoc approach to student tuition. We recommend the Legislature return to using its traditional approach to funding the universities but make some refinements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2913

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The new framework goes beyond the GI 2025 objectives of increasing graduation rates and closing equity gaps by adding new objectives and several new metrics. One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - When the state has added new authorized positions, it has added associated funding. For example, in 2023‑24, the state augmented CSAC’s state operations budget $1.1 million for the additional positions, along with a few hundreds of thousands of dollars for other things (new high school toolkits and additional Cash for College efforts).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - In the first two years of the program, CSU reports that participating campuses added a total of 15 new staff positions, while their community partners added a total of 18 new staff positions. CSU indicates significant staffing is required to provide case management services to  students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898