The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The last time the Legislature adjusted these fees was during BPPE ’s 2016 sunset review, when it changed the structure of the annual licensing fee, among other changes. Those changes were fully implemented by July 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - The Governor ’s January budget included several proposals to reduce Proposition  98 spending in 2015 ‑16 and 2016 ‑17. The largest of these proposals involved (1)  scoring $324  million in spending toward 2016 ‑17 instead of 2015 ‑16 and (2)  deferring an $859  million payment for the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) from 2016 ‑17 to 2017 ‑18.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Every year since the inception of GI 2025 in 2016 ‑17, CSU has used a different formula to allocate new GI 2025 funds, such that campuses have not known one year from the next what it takes to obtain program funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Start by summer 2016. Identify Three-Year Degree Pathways UC is to identify three-year degree pathways in 10 of its top 15 majors, with a goal of having 5 percent of students enrolled in these accelerated degree pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Higher Education)

Jun 19, 2015 - For UC, the budget sets an expectation for the system to enroll at least 5,000 additional resident undergraduate students by the 2016-17 academic year, as compared to the 2014-15 academic year. Further, the budget authorizes the Director of Finance to augment UC ’s budget by $25 million should UC demonstrate prior to May 1, 2016 that it will meet the state ’s expectation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3275

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - As   Figure  7 shows, CCA enrollment has been declining since fall 2016. After many years of having its enrollment hover at approximately 1,800  students, CCA enrollment declined notably at the onset of the pandemic and has continued to decline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - From 2002 through 2016, voters approved four state general obligation bonds for education facilities. The most recent of these bonds, Proposition  51, provided $2  billion for community college facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The 2016 ‑17 state budget funded the Board of Governors ’ request, providing $200  million ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund to create SWP. Subsequent augmentations have brought the program funding level to $290  million ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2019-20 Budget: California State Library Local Assistance Proposals

Apr 25, 2019 - According to the State Library, local libraries in California loaned out 3. 5  m illion books and resources in 2016 ‑17. Most Libraries Use International Nonprofit Organization for Loan Transactions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4012

The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - The new rate is above the COLA for the past few years (1.02  percent in 2015 ‑16, 0.0  percent in 2016 ‑17, and 1.56  percent in 2017 ‑18) but closely tracks the 20-year historical average of 2.7  percent per year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816