The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - The next four sections cover specific proposals relating to (1) early education, (2) K-14 education, (3) the universities, and (4) financial aid. The last section covers library-related proposals and a crosscutting proposal relating to education innovation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The state pays costs for the employer contribution associated with CSU’s 2013‑14 payroll level. CSU pays the employer contribution for any payroll growth above that level. The state adopted this arrangement in 2013‑14 to provide CSU with a stronger fiscal incentive to contain staffing costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - (It also deferred $9. 2  b illion in state payments for schools —for a total of $10. 3  b illion in K ‑14 deferrals.) Combined, $1. 5  b illion in Proposition  98 funds intended for community colleges in 2020 ‑ 21 i s not scheduled to be paid until the first half of the next fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - The rest of the increase is due primarily to the escalating effect of changes the state made to Stages 2 and 3 eligibility a few years ago. Funds a Few Rate Increases. The budget provides $75  million to fund a 3.26  percent COLA for non-CalWORKs child care programs and the State Preschool program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - It  carries debt mostly from former state general obligation bonds and, beginning in 2013 ‑14, from university bonds. In 2013 ‑14, the state initiated a new policy intended to provide UC with greater ability to manage its facilities, more predictability in facility financing, and more incentive to contain costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The largest of these fees is an annual licensing fee, which accounts for more than 90  percent of the revenue in the BPPE Fund. This annual fee is currently set at 0.55  percent of each campus ’s total revenue from California students, with a minimum fee of $2,500 and a maximum fee of $60,000 per campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - In addition to this state bond, voters in the same election approved 14 local general oblig ation bonds totaling $9.9  billion for community college facilities. Chancellor ’s Office Uses Scoring System to Select Projects for Bond Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - We  estimate CTE instruction generates about $3  billion in apportionments annually. This  represents nearly 90  percent of Proposition  98 funding for CTE, as Figure  2 shows. While districts generally have broad discretion over apportionment spending, a state requirement known as the “50  percent law ” specifies that at least half of these funds must go toward the salaries and benefits of classroom  instructors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The equity gap by income has decreased from 15  to 14 percentage points for the four‑year rate but increased from 11 to 12 percentage points for the six‑year rate. The equity gap by first‑generation status has remained nearly unchanged at 17 percentage points for the four‑year rate and 14 percentage points for the six‑year rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - In UC ’s 2024 ‑25 budget plan, it identified $90  million in investment earnings that it designated for its core operations. UC also regularly seeks to contain growth in its operating costs. One way it regularly realizes operational savings is through negotiating discounts and rebates from vendors and service providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998