The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - While CSAC has a Chief Information Officer, it has never had a CISO to lead these efforts. Recommendations Withhold Recommendation on Unallocated Augmentation Pending More Specific Workload Justification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget includes $230,000 ongoing General Fund to add a Chief Information Security Officer position at CSAC. The 2025-26 budget also includes $1.9  million one-time General Fund to help CSAC address general cost increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

California Community Colleges State Operations

Apr 11, 2018 - The chancellor functions as the chief executive officer of the Chancellor ’s Office. The Chancellor ’s Office conducts a formal consultation process with CCC stakeholder groups and brings recommendations to the board for action.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3806

The 2017-18 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 16, 2017 - As part of its 2014 survey, the Council of Chief Librarians collected information about colleges ’ existing ILS spending. It then compared existing spending with the projected ongoing cost of a new systemwide ILS.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3559

The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - Led by the state ’s Chief Information Officer, the California Department of Technology (CDT) is responsible for reviewing and approving IT project proposals developed by most state departments. CDT has multiple stages to its project approval process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

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

Dec 20, 2017 - To manage the respective systems, each board hires a systemwide chief executive officer as well as the he ads of each campus (called presidents at CSU and chancellors at UC). Universities Have Greater Control Over Budgets Than CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3724

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - Regarding governance, trailer legislation creates a 21-member governing board comprised of a mix of chief executives from those state agencies tasked with contributing data to the data system, along with members of the public and legislative members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - This initiative, which is led by t he state ’s Chief Data Officer, is focused on aligning other integrated data system development efforts in the state, standardizing interagency data exchange agreements, and developing a statewide approach to data literacy and data skills training.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

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

Dec 18, 2020 - Historically, several organizations have administered TRAN programs for community colleges, including the Community College League of California (an association representing CCC trustees and chief executive officers) and the California School Boards Association (which allows colleges to pool together with schools).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307