The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Proposal Governor Proposes Funding for New Cybersecurity Hardware and Software. The Governor proposes providing $332,000 General Fund in 2025-26 and $282,000 ongoing General Fund thereafter, to replace outdated networking and security infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2022-23 Budget: Cybersecurity at the California Community Colleges

Mar 30, 2022 - Purchase hardware and software to prevent cyberattacks. Funding for each college based on enrollment size, with larger colleges receiving a larger amount. College enrollment anti ‑fraud technology 29.0 Purchase fraudulent application detection software.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4582

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The  remainder of district spending was for various other core operating costs, including insurance, utilities, software, equipment, and supplies. Staffing Levels Have Rebounded Since Pandemic. At the start of the pandemic, community college districts decreased their staffing levels in response to steep enrollment declines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Anecdotally, it has allowed districts to combine their resources for various purposes, including equipment and software purchases, marketing campaigns, curriculum development, and professional development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 16, 2017 - An ILS is software that libraries use to manage their collections and activities. Typical functions include acquisition and cataloging of books and other materials, providing ways for library users to search catalogs and access materials, and tracking the circulation of these materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3559

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - By comparison, the segments participate in larger-scale intersegmental projects. For example, all three segments participate in the Transfer Alignment Project to coordinate lower-division curriculum and streamline transfer pathways.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - By comparison, the average MCS award for UC students was slightly lower than under the original program. These changes in average award amounts are due to switching the program from partial tuition coverage to a share of remaining cost of attendance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2019-20 Budget: California Student Aid Commission's Grant Delivery System Modernization Project

Apr 24, 2019 - Of this amount, $5.3 million would go to vendors to develop and test the new system, conduct project management, and provide related staff training. The remaining funds would go toward hardware, initial software licensing, and required services from other state agencies (including CDT for project oversight).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4013

California Community Colleges: Interim Evaluation of Baccalaureate Degree Pilot Program

Dec 19, 2017 - Historically, employers in these industries either have hired management graduates and provided them the necessary technical training or encouraged talented technical employees to return to school for a management degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3722

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - For  comparison, the state is providing community colleges $5,907 per FTE  student for noncredit instruction. Without more certainty as to the number of patrons and course hours funded under this proposal, the Legislature could end up approving an initiative that is considerably less cost ‑effective than its existing workforce education  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549