The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Finally, as a result of the SAL, the Legislature has limited flexibility to reallocate these proposals to other purposes. In particular, for the majority of the Governor ’s infrastructure ‑related proposals, the Legislature could only reallocate those funds to another SAL ‑related purpose, such as more spending to respond to COVID ‑19, different types of capital outlay, tax reductions or tax payments, and additional school payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - Our Cal Grant Spending and Cal Grant Recipients EdBudget tables summarize costs and recipients, respectively, by segment and award type. MCS Spending Increases Too. The budget assumes higher MCS program costs in both 2024-25 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492/1

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 4, 2022 - (We summarize these changes by segment and award type in our Cal Grant Spending and Cal Grant Recipients EdBudget tables.) Second, the budget adds $49 million on top of CSAC’s projections to account for a potential increase in Cal Grant recipients as more students are expected to return to college following recent enrollment declines.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4632

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - This EdBudget table lists all of the Proposition 2 projects funded in 2025-26. Districts Have Submitted Many New Project Proposals for 2026-27. The Chancellor ’s Office indicates that districts submitted 35 eligible new project proposals for Proposition  2 bond funding in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - We summarize those cost estimates by segment and award type in our Cal Grant Spending EdBudget table. Second, it reflects a $42 million downward adjustment to CSAC’s May Revision estimates. The state postponed the 2024-25 application deadline for most Cal Grant awards from March 2 to May 2 due to implementation issues with the new FAFSA form.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - We  summarize the projected changes for 2024 ‑25 by segment and award type in our Cal Grant Spending and Cal Grant Recipient tables. The higher spending reflects a 3.4 percent projected increase in recipients, primarily for community college entitlement and high school entitlement awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - We summarize those cost estimates by segment and award type in our Cal Grant Spending EdBudget table. The budget makes no changes to the Cal Grant reform provisions adopted in the 2022‑23 budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - We recommend each campus provide this information in a consistent table format, such that the report is easier for campuses to prepare, more concise, and more useful than previous GI  2025 reports. We recommend requiring the CSU Chancellor ’s Office to compile these tables into one consolidated report that highlights key takeaways, including identifying which activities it found most cost ‑effective in meeting each of the program ’s objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Our EdBudget table, California Community Colleges Categorical Programs , lists all of these programs and their associated ongoing funding level. Underlying Costs Tend to Grow Over Time. As with apportionments, statute does not require the state to provide a COLA for any CCC  categorical program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150