The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Under the program, SIB opens college savings accounts and makes deposits for eligible children (discussed in more detail below). The deposits are invested so they have the potential to grow over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

An Analysis of University Cash Management Issues

Nov 10, 2020 - UC Has Been Borrowing to Make Pension Contributions. In addition to shifting funds into its long-term investment account, UC has borrowed funds internally from its short-term investment account and externally using bonds to help make its annual pension contributions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4293

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5035

The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Mar 7, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board Scholarshare Investment Board Summary The Scholarshare Investment Board (SIB) administers the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (CalKIDS) program, through which it opens college savings accounts for children and makes deposits on their behalf.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4731

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Eliminating these out ‑year augmentations would reduce projected state deficits in 2027 ‑28 and 2028 ‑29 without requiring programmatic cuts or tax increases. Rather than making commitments in advance, the Legislature could determine each year how much ongoing support it can afford to provide UC in light of overall fiscal conditions and competing budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - Scholarshare Investment Board In this section, we cover the Governor ’s budget proposals for SIB. We provide background on the California Kids Investment and Development Savings (CalKIDS) program; describe the Governor ’s proposals to fund program administration, marketing, and outreach; assess these proposals; and offer associated  recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - The program is supported by a special fund consisting of money reverted from certain trust accounts used by attorneys. The special fund recently accumulated enough money to launch the program in 2023 ‑24 and sustain it for at least a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

Trends in Higher Education: Finance [Publication Details]

May 9, 2024 - This brief is the fourth of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. The fourth brief focuses on higher education finance and how it has changed over the past few decades. The brief also raises key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4900

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - Without a plan, facility conditions will likely deteriorate and programmatic disruptions could become more frequent. In this brief, we first provide background on capital renewal at the segments, next assess the current approach to addressing their capital renewal needs, then make recommendations to better plan and budget for capital renewal moving forward, and finally raise other related issues for the Legislature to consider.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Without such a plan, CSU cannot be sure that the commitments will be honored, undermining the potential benefit of making the commitments in the first place. Recommendations Recommend Reducing or Eliminating Base Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142