The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Scoring System Used to Select Projects Has Some Positive Aspects. Overall, the scoring system the Chancellor ’s Office uses to select projects is a consistent and transparent way of reviewing districts ’ proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - For Cal Grant recipients (who already have their tuition, and, in some cases, a portion of their nontuition costs covered), MCS provides ad ditional aid for nontuition costs. Though less notable given relative magnitude, the revamped program also expanded eligibility to CCC students in bachelor ’s degree programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2024-25, Learning Lab used about 15  percent of its state General Fund support to cover associated Foundation costs. In addition, Learning Lab has one program director employed by LCI. About 10  percent of program funding is used by LCI for related program administration including for various operating expenses, such as special projects and travel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

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 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - (This amount reflects the use of $286 million in ongoing funds for one‑time spending, partly offset by the use of $44 million in one‑time Proposition 98 Reserve funds for ongoing program costs.) This is a moderately sized cushion, relative to those included in previous budgets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The state pays for apportionments using Proposition  98 funding, which consists of state General Fund and local property tax revenue. Since 2018 ‑19, the state has allocated apportionments to districts using the Student Centered Funding Formula (SCFF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

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

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CSU Plans to Use Additional Funding for Its Various Spending Priorities. Under the Governor ’s budget assumptions, CSU has $621  million in new ongoing core funding. After setting aside the portion dedicated for retiree health and pensions, CSU likely would use this additional funding to: Provide salary increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In addition, UC intends to use $20  million from its investment earnings for its core operating costs in 2026 ‑27. UC also anticipates generating $15  million in freed ‑up funds from procurement savings and other operational efficiencies that it will use for its core operations in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - These funds would be used to repay the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account loan in full in the current year. This would effectively shift the litigation costs covered by that loan to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169