The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs

Apr 30, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: 2018-19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The 2018-19 Budget 2018 ‑19 COLA for K-14 Education Programs The federal government recently released updated information that affects the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) that the state provides to certain school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3816

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Half of New Projects Have Low Local Contributions. Though the scoring system grants more points to districts with higher local contributions, projects can still be selected with relatively low local contributions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Figure 4 CSAC Uses Scoring Matrix to Allocate Competitive Awards Reflects Scoring Matrix Used Since 2018 ‑19 Component
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - New Scoring System Has Several Positive Aspects. The Proposition  2 projects included in the Governor ’s budget were selected using the Chancellor ’s Office ’s new scoring system. We think parts of the new scoring system are reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - The administration scores the $541  million as one ‑time savings. (For the past three years, the state has supported the program using a mix of ongoing and one ‑time General Fund.) The Governor ’s budget maintains the new budgetary approach of funding MCS awards one year in arrears.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - MCS = Middle Class Scholarships and COLA = cost-of-living adjustment. Cal Grant Spending Continues to Grow at Historically High Rate. The Cal Grant program is the state ’s largest and longest ‑standing financial aid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2020-21 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 20, 2020 - To draw from the top 33  p ercent, CSU has historically structured its admission policies to require high school students to ( 1)  c omplete a specified set of college ‑preparatory coursework and ( 2)  a ttain a certain mix of high school GPA and standardized aptitude test scores (historically SAT or ACT scores).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4168

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - This new approach to state financial aid, especially when combined with the much higher income ceilings of the MCS program compared to the Cal Grant program, raises new issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951