The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - These recipients account for roughly 80  percent of the increase in MCS spending. Though much of the increase in MCS recipients under the revamped program is due to expanded eligibility, some is due to higher enrollment at UC and CSU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  3 shows, salaries and benefits (including retirement benefits, health care benefits, workers ’ compensation, and unemployment insurance) accounted for more than 80  percent of district spending in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - Additionally, rather than providing program funds of $900  million the first year and another $900  million the following year, the Governor proposes providing $650  million the first year (2024 ‑25) and $1.15  billion the next year (2025 ‑26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major UC Proposals

Feb 2, 2022 - We think the Governor ’s proposed level of funding ($31  million for the 900 student replacement) likely is justified. That said, we recommend the Legislature review UC ’s forthcoming report, due January 31, to ensure UC intends to reduce nonresident enrollment at the affected campuses by a combined 900 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4511

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - In CCC ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, modernization projects account for about 80  percent of the capital outlay needs identified for 2025-26 through 2029-30, while growth projects account for only about 20  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - The original trailer legislation enacted in 2022 included intent language to provide $900  million for the program in 2023 ‑24 and an additional $900  million in 2024 ‑25 (for total program funding of $1.8  billion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - The fall 1997 freshman cohort had a six ‑year graduation rate of 80  p ercent. Compared to the six ‑year rate, the four ‑year graduation rate has improved more notably. Of freshman students entering UC in fall 1997, 46  p ercent graduated in four years, compared to 66  p ercent for the fall 2013 c ohort.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - UC has more control than most state agencies, however, over its compensation costs, partly because most of its employees (nearly 80  percent) are not represented by a labor union. The  Board of Regents directly sets salaries and benefits for these employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

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

Jan 13, 2020 - . $900   Million in Safety Net Reserve. The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget package created the Safety Net Reserve to save money specifically for California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) and Medi ‑Cal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Over the same period, its operating costs have grown by 80  percent. The State Library redirects some of its unrestricted General Fund state operations monies to support the law library. In 2023-24, the State Library also requested, and the Legislature approved, a targeted ongoing General Fund augmentation of $462,000 to cover the costs of two existing permanent positions that had been special fund-supported and two new permanent posi tions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013