The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 5, 2024 - Altogether, the school expects its core funding to increase $4.5  million (5.6  percent). As Figure  5 shows, on a per ‑student basis, the school ’s core funding increases by approximately $4,100  (5.9  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4875

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - Recipient counts for the High School Entitlement program also were somewhat higher than original budget assumptions (4.5  percent). Cal Grant Spending Increases in 2025-26. The budget includes a $243  million ongoing General Fund increase for Cal Grants in 2025-26 over the revised 2024-25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - The budget removes the $5  million ongoing General Fund appropriation provided to the Scholarshare Investment Board (SIB) for financial literacy outreach and reverts a total of $9.5  million in unspent funds provided in previous years for this purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The revised policy allows for tuition increases of up to 1 percentage point above inflation as long as the rate remains below the 5 percent cap. Beginning in 2027‑28, if the approved rate increase is less than the 5 percent cap, UC also may carry forward the unused portion and apply it in a future year (as long as the 5 percent cap is not exceeded each year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - For example, the state i ncreased funding for the Student Equity and Achievement Program by $24  million (5  percent) in 2021 ‑22 and another $25  million (5  percent) in 2022 ‑23. Figure 5 Certain Categorical Programs Have Received a COLA in Recent Years 2019 ‑20
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 1 CCC Uses Certain Scoring Metrics to Rank Project Proposals Metric Provides points based on the age of the facility, with older facilities receiving more points. 60 Local contribution Provides points based on the share of project costs covered by local funds, with larger local contributions receiving more points. 50 Provides points based on facility condition, with facilities in worse
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2018-19 Budget: California State Library

Apr 13, 2018 - The ongoing annual cost for each educational segment to access the CENIC-managed backbon e traditionally has been $4.5  million. Local libraries are treated as one segment for CENIC billing purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3810

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - First, the Governor ’s budget includes a 5  percent base increase ($265  million) for CSU in 2026 ‑27, reflecting the fifth ‑year base increase of his multiyear compact. Second, the Governor ’s budget includes an additional 2  percent increase ($101  million) associated with the 2025 ‑26 compact payment that was postponed under last year ’s budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - As Figure  5 shows, the revamped program resulted in a sharp increase in the number of MCS recipients and the amount of spending. For the eight years in which the state implemented the original MCS program, the program gave awards to an average of about 56,000 recipients each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127