The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes to pay down $8.4  billion of this amount, with districts receiving the associated cash in 2021 ‑22. Slightly more than $4  billion would remain deferred from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - (The state provided this school with $5  million in 2022-23). Budget Provides Net Funding Increase for CSAC State Operations. The budget includes $230,000 ongoing General Fund to add a Chief Information Security Officer position at CSAC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - In 2021, the state adopted legislation revamping the MCS program, with implementation beginning in the 2022 ‑23 academic year. Under the revamped program, students still do not have to demonstrate financial need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - CLSF experienced two years of notable growth in 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑ 23 —growing by a combined 22  percent. In 2024 ‑25, CLSF expects total enrollment to decline by 39  FTE students, for a total of 1,128 FTE students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - The increase in admissions offers far exceeds the growth in the college ‑age population from the San  Joaquin Valley, which grew by 11  percent from 2005 to 2022. More Students From San Joaquin Valley Are Enrolling at UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - As Figure 11 shows, CSU’s total spending on employee health care costs has been increasing over time, reaching $779 million in 2024‑25. Growth in health care costs has been particularly notable the past three years (with the highest growth in 2023‑24 at 10 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The 2022-23 budget then provided BPPE with $24  million one-time General Fund over three years to repay this loan and cover its operational costs while BPPE developed a proposal for a new fee structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Under the new Higher Education Student Housing program, the state has approved 35 new student housing construction projects (consisting of 15 CCC projects, 11 CSU projects, 5 UC projects, and 4 intersegmental projects).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC Began Implementing a Tuition Policy in 2022‑23. In 2021, the Board of Regents approved a new tuition policy that took effect in 2022‑23. Under this policy, tuition increases annually for new undergraduates and all graduate students, while continuing undergraduates pay a flat rate for up to six academic years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2024-25 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 5, 2024 - CLSF then experienced two years of notable growth —with enrollment increasing 16  percent in 2021 ‑22, followed by 5.1  percent  in  2022 ‑23. During  these two years, enrollment grew in the school ’s JD program as well as its master ’s programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4875