The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - 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/5017

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

CCC and UC: An Evaluation of Best Value Procurement Pilot Programs

Dec 21, 2017 - Based on additional information we requested from UC about BV procurements, we found that two ‑thirds of the BV contracts ( 32 o f 4 9) w ere awarded to the lowest bidder. Remainder of BV Contracts Cost More Up  Front.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3726

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - By the May Revision, the Legislature w ill have finalized data on the price index typically used to calculate the COLA rate. At that time, it will also have better information on state revenues, which will in turn affect the amount of funding available for ongoing Proposition  98 augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

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 2021-22 Budget: University Capital Outlay

Mar 5, 2021 - The Merced project ’s size and complexity may be a factor that is driving up costs for these initial phases. Figure 3 UC Proposes Much Larger Building at Merced Than at Riverside Assignable Square Feet
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4395

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major UC Proposals

Feb 2, 2022 - These  backlogs can build up over time, especially during recessions when campuses sometimes defer maintenance projects as a way to help them cope with state funding reductions. UC Has Been Developing a Better Estimate of Its Maintenance Backlog.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4511

The 2018-19 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Feb 15, 2018 - Given the Governor ’s proposal ( 1)  h as a solution that does not clearly align with the problem, ( 2)  w ould overlap with existing state ‑funded online initiatives, and ( 3)  l acks any justification for the proposed funding level, we recommend the Legislature reject it.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3754

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - To date, UC has not provided documentation identifying how those additional costs would be covered for these ne w projects. Little Information Is Available on the Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy (Institute).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

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

Mar 26, 2021 - At a minimum, we recommend the Legislature request: ( 1)  m arket research that evaluates available technical solutions for the system and estimates the one ‑time and ongoing project costs based on system requirements, ( 2)  a schedule for completion of project activities, and ( 3)  w orkload justifications for the requested GovOps positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409