The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Even the segment-specific work b eing done to improve learning outcomes is likely to have broader and more integrated results than Learning Lab ’s projects. This is because work being done within a segment is more likely to affect an entire department, campus, or even the whole segment (through initiatives like CSU ’s GI 2025).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Instead, its budget change request focused on addressing the departme nt ’s shortfall in OE &E funding, which is largely driven by inflationary pressures. Though CSAC provided documentation showing how OE&E costs have been increasing, it did not include detail on how additional funding would be allocated to cover both rising OE&E costs and staffing shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The 2025 ‑26 Budget Act authorizes a General Fund loan to cover 2025 ‑26 costs as they arise. e Primarily reflects the removal of 2024 ‑25 one ‑time funds. Budget Adjusts Cal Grant Spending Upward in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Though much smaller in magnitude, UC also can experience cost increases relating to operating expenses and equipment (OE&E). OE&E costs tend to grow with inflation over time, though UC tries to contain these costs through operational efficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2022-23 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

May 10, 2022 - Each year, Hastings faces pressure to cover cost increases associated with employee compensation, OE &E, student financial aid, and enrollment growth, among other factors. In recent years, the primary way Hastings has covered these increases is through state General Fund base augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4593

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The State Library indicates that the primary rationale for the new hardware and software subscription servic e is to ensure that as its current system reaches its end of life, new defense tools are put into place to protect against cybersecurity threats.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Additionally, SIB is working with th e Los Angeles Unified School District and Riverside County Office of Education to increase CalKIDS participation. SIB will submit a report on these local efforts by September 30, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - In addition, the provisional language offered no explanation for how UC was to support the ongoing costs of higher 2018 ‑ 19 e nrollment moving forward. As a result, the Legislature has little basis to assess whether UC ’s 2018 ‑ 19 e nrollment level meets its expectation or determine whether ongoing funding is now warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

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

Jan 26, 2022 - For this analysis, we assume annual salary growth of approximately 3  percent, growth in annual health care costs of 5  percent, and growth in OE &E of approximately 3.5  percent, together with estimated changes in CSU ’s and UC ’s pension and debt ‑service costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4499

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - We encourage the Legislature to ask the Chancellor ’s Office to provide updated 2019 ‑ 20 e nrollment data during spring hearings and discuss how it intends to meet its 2019 ‑ 20 e nrollment target. To the extent CSU believes it will not attain the target until sometime in 2020 ‑21, the Legislature could take this information into consideration when deciding upon an enrollment target (and any associated enrollment growth funding) for the budget year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168