The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget includes $50  million in new one-time General Fund support for this program in 2025-26, along with carrying over $18  million in unspent program funds from 2024-25. The $50  million is in addition to the $500  million one-time General Fund appropriation provided in the 2021-22 Budget Act for this program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

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

Mar 14, 2016 - To date, the Legislature has supported development and posting of open textbooks for 50 high –enrollment courses. It also has funded a grant program to help faculty at CCC and CSU use those textbooks and other free instructional materials in their courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3392

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Chancellor ’s Office may designate up to 50  percent of state funding each year for life safety projects, though the amount needed to fund all project proposals in this category is typically much lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In 2025 ‑26, the state is providing a total of $3.8  billion ongoing Proposition  98 General Fund for nearly 50 CCC categorical programs. The largest of these programs provide funding for certain types of instruction (such as adult education or career technical education), student support, and financial aid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2017-18 Budget: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2017 - Under the administration ’s contingency proposal, the state automatically would reduce K ‑12 discretionary funding by about $450  million and community college deferred maintenance funding by about $50  million to align Proposition  98 funding with the lower minimum guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3670

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Under the new capital outlay process established for UC under Chapter  50, the Legislature must send clear signals to the Governor by April 1 if it wishes to influence UC projects on state –eligible facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - Though the loans are interest free, campuses are required to repay the principal, which they would do using student housing charges. As  loan repayments replenish the revolving loan fund, new loans would be made for additional housing projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733

Creating a Debt Free College Program

Jan 31, 2017 - Term ‑Based Limit for Debt Free College Program Provides Better Incentives. This is because the debt free college program pays for a student ’s living expenses as well as tuition. As a result, under a unit ‑based limit, a half ‑time baccalaureate ‑degree seeking student ’s debt free college aid package would cover eight years ’ worth of living expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3540

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Education

Oct 17, 2019 - Specifically, these providers must operate within the attendance boundary of a public school where at least 80  percent of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Increase for State Operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4096

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - To qualify to participate, meal sites must be located in areas where at least 50  percent of students qualify for a free or reduced ‑price lunch during the school year. Participation in Summer Program Is Notably Lower Than in Fall Through Spring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549