The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - It first designates funding for life safety projects. These projects must be accompanied by a third-party study identifying imminent health or safety risks, seismic risks, or failing infrastructure. 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/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - CCC faculty receive a certain number of flex days so they can take time outside of teaching to pursue professional development activities, including developing new course designs, tools, and materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Specifically, CSU plans to designate $67  million for this purpose. Cover cost increases for utilities, liability and property insurance, and other inflationary cost pressures (including costs related to IT and contractual services).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The Proposition   98 Reserve is an account designated for school and community college programs. Under  the Governor ’s budget, a mandatory withdrawal from this reserve covers $44  million in community college apportionments costs (and $363  million in school district costs) in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Despite Large Increase in State Support, None Is Designated for Capital Renewal. The Governor gives UC full discretion in deciding how to spend the proposed $658   million in additional core funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - If further one ‑time funding becomes available, we recommend designating it for capital renewal and seismic safety projects at CSU and UC (similar to the Governor ’s approach for CCC this year). CSU and UC have billions of dollars of outstanding projects in these areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - These three recommendations incorporate lessons learned from GI 2025, while also incorporating best practices in state program design. (With CSU’s existing graduation initiative phasing out in 2025, CSU has turned its attention to its next graduation initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Of the eight consortia, five designate a majority of their SWP regional share toward projects selected centrally by the consortium. The  other three consortia (Bay Area, North/Far North, and South Central Coast) designate only a small percentage of their regional share toward such projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Of the total program funding, $1.3  million is designated for technical assistance, including staff to oversee program implementation and provide training and support. In addition, $750,000 was designated on a one ‑time basis in 2022 ‑23 for a program evaluation that examines the first cohort of participating colleges over a period of at least five years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

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