The 2018-19 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 15, 2018 - In a December 2017 l etter from the Department of Finance to UC, the department indicated that it thought UC ’s plans were reasonable but additional effort was warranted. In particular, the Department of Finance noted that UC could do more to align its existing transfer pathways with the ADT.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3748

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - Legislative Analyst ’s Office Reporting requirement Report by January 1, 2017 on the need for new CSU campuses within certain regions of the state and by January 1, 2018 on the need for new UC campuses statewide (Chapter 22).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

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

May 15, 2017 - The administration still funds community college deferred maintenance and one ‑time discretionary grants but intends to do so using Proposition  98 funds that count toward the 2017 ‑18 minimum guarantee, as discussed below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

The 2019-20 May Revision: K-12 Cal Grant Mandate

May 28, 2019 - The CSM ’s estimate of ongoing statewide cost consists of $661,000 for providing an opt-out notice to all juniors, $1.4 million for electronically submitting GPAs to CSAC for seniors who do not opt-out, and $1.4 million for overhead costs (applied to all juniors and seniors).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4052

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In addition, other similar grant opportunities exist that do not require state funding. Relative to the Governor ’s budget, this recommendation results in $4  million ongoing General Fund savings. By reducing ongoing spending, this recommendation helps the state address its projected out-year deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

California Public Higher Education: Funding Supplemental Services for Low-Income and First-Generation Students

Dec 20, 2017 - In doing so, it tends to prevent funding from going to general salary increases or other purposes that do not necessarily benefit low ‑income and first ‑generation students directly. By comparison, a weighted student formula typically is less prescriptive and can provide even more flexibility for educators to design their own local programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3724

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Although the state is not statutorily required to provide a COLA for apportionments, it has a long ‑standing practice of doing so when Proposition  98 funds are available. (In contrast, the state is statutorily required to provide a COLA for the LCFF for school districts.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2019-20 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Primary Care Physician Residency Proposals

May 9, 2019 - The state also can channel grant funding toward hospitals located in shortage areas of the state that do not yet have residency programs. We are also concerned about the inefficiency of the state operating two very similar grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4034

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Facilities in that category do support instruction in physical education, music, theater, and other programs. Nonetheless, they differ from the instructional spaces the state has traditionally prioritized for bon d funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Prior to 2017 ‑18, the state required SNFs to provide each patient with a minimum of 3.2 nursing hours per day. The 2017 ‑18 budget package raised this requirement to 3.5 nursing hours per day, and added a new requirement that CNAs provide at least 2.4 of the minimum 3.5 nursing hours per day.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815