Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details]

Jan 26, 2010 - Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility [Publication Details] Prisons vs. Universities Proposal Would Unwisely Lock Up Budget Flexibility Format: HTML Description: In his January budget, the Governor proposed a state constitutional amendment that would require reductions in spending on state corrections, with corresponding increases in spending for public universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2186

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - The program has a local matching requirement, with grant recipients generall y required to contribute half of the funding for a project. The State Library, however, may reduce the local match if a local library demonstrates it has insufficient financial resources to meet the full matching requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2021-22 Budget: California Institutes for Science and Innovation

Mar 2, 2021 - Next, we describe the Governor ’s proposal. We then offer our assessment of the proposal and make an associated recommendation. Background UC ’s Four Institutes Focus on Research and Economic Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - After accounting for workforce growth, salary growth largely matched inflation, with little to no growth in inflation ‑adjusted wages for core ‑funded employees over the past decade. Rising Pension Costs Are Due to Both Workforce Expansion and Rate Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget provides a $10  million one-time General Fund appropriation for BPPE in 2025-26 (to be implemented through the next round of amendments to the 2025-26 Budget Act ). These funds would be used to repay the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account loan in full in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - As stock market developments unfold over the course of the next 18 months (through the end of the budget year), all the segments could see their fiscal situations change  significantly. Base Increases Recommend Reducing or Eliminating Base General Fund Increases for CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

Improving Workforce Education and Training Data in California

Aug 18, 2016 - As the name implies, fuzzy matching is not as precise as a common identifier, but it commonly is understood to be the next best option, providing a reasonably valid and reliable way for linking data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3494

The 2016-17 Budget: Assessing the Governor’s Zero-Textbook-Cost Proposal

Mar 14, 2016 - Matching Funds for Council, Library, and OER Acquisition Chapter  575 of 2012 (SB 1028, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated to CSU $5  million from excess funds in the Governor ’s Scholarship Programs to support the council, library, and OER acquisition process, contingent on securing a dollar –for –dollar private match.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3392

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Next, we describe the Governor ’s proposal to provide a COLA for apportionments, assess the proposal, and provide a recommendation. Cost Pressures Compensation Is Largest Community College Operating Cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - CSU’s Year of Engagement Year of Engagement Sets Up CSU ’s Next Graduation Initiative. Over the past year, CSU has been working on developing its next graduation initiative. To develop the framework of the new initiative, CSU gathered feedback from faculty, students, campus leaders, staff, alumni, and community partners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099