The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - For all these reasons, the Legislature might deem MCS budget solutions less disruptive than other options that would affect more targeted, needs ‑based programs. Other Recommend Using One‑Time CCC Funding to Build Fiscal Resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

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

Apr 25, 2019 - Administration ’s Fiscal Analysis Omits Other Options Available to Reduce Delivery Costs. The administration ’s analysis also compares Zip Books only with interlibrary loans. Libraries, however, have other options for resource sharing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4012

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - We recommend requiring that an option be included that replaces all state General Fund, along with other options that provide varying levels of state support. For each identified revenue option, we recommend the Legislature require key information, including an explanation of why the option was determined to be reasonable, its
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - This option makes the state ’s structural deficit more manageable to address, increases the chances that core programs could be sustained moving forward, and reduces pressure for a more significant reduction in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Additionally, colleges have increased outreach to local high schools, and many colleges have created phone banks to contact individuals who recently dropped out of college or had completed a CCC application recently but did not register for classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - If the state ’s cash position weakens, which has happened during previous fiscal downturns, the state could find that internal borrowing is no longer an option. In this situation, the state might decide to turn to external borrowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - To the extent these exogenous factors are stronger in driving student behavior than college advertisements or phone banks, student outreach might not be a particularly promising use of one ‑time funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

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

Dec 18, 2020 - Districts prefer to use reserves and interfund borrowing to manage cash, as these options are no ‑cost or low ‑cost and administratively simple to use. If these options are not sufficient to generate needed cash, districts can turn to external options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget includes $ 250  m illion General Fund in 2020 ‑ 21 —with a plan to allocate an additional $ 750  m illion in future years —to establish a new loan program at the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I ‑Bank).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - At this point in time, UC indicates this internal borrowing likely would be its lowest ‑cost financing option. If the state ultimately were to adopt funding deferrals for UC, UC indicates it would re ‑evaluate its internal and external borrowing options at that  time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862