The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - As a result of BPPE ’s structural deficit, the state has taken several actions to keep the BPPE Fund solvent in recent years. Most notably, in 2021-22, DCA issued a $12  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Despite making these out‑year funding commitments, the administration has offered no plan for how to meet them (through new revenue, spending reductions in other areas, or other specific budget‑balancing actions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In  2014 ‑15, districts ’ employer contribution rate was 8.9  percent of payroll for CalSTRS and 11.8  percent of payroll for CalPERS. In 2025 ‑26, those rates are up to 19.1  percent of payroll for CalSTRS and 26.8  percent of payroll for CalPERS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

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

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - In 2026‑27, if UC resumes progress toward the lower cap based upon actions it already has taken, the Legislature could begin funding the associated cost on an ongoing basis once its fiscal condition improves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - First implemented in 2014 ‑15, students with household incomes of up to $100,000 could have 40  percent of their tuition covered (when combined with all other public financial aid). Tuition coverage was graduated downward as household income rose, with students receiving 10  percent tuition coverage at $150,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - In 2014, the CCC Board of Governors convened the Task Force on Workforce, Job Creation, and a Strong Economy —commonly known as the “Strong Workforce Task Force ” —to examine ways to produce more industry ‑valued certificates and degrees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature withhold action on the proposed unallocated increase to OE &E funding given the lack of clarity regarding how CSAC will use the additional funding to address operating costs and staffing shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - (In a related action, the budget provides UC with $430,000 for the newspaper project, which UC Riverside administers.) Additionally, the State Library received an augmentation of $334,000 General Fund ($282,000 ongoing and $57,000 one time) in 2025-26 for cybersecurity upgrades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - While  the composition of the workforce has not changed much from 2014 ‑15 through 2023 ‑24, the most pronounced change has been in the share of managers, which has grown from 7  percent to 10  percent of the total workforce.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998