The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Adding a sunset date would provide the Legislature the opportunity to reevaluate the fee structure and make modifications. Historically, the state has set a sunset date of January 1, five years after the account is reauthorized.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Second, the scoring system does not account for whether campuses have already received Proposition  2 funding, resulting in several campuses having multiple projects funded while other campuses have no projects funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - With the existing loan from the High Polluter Removal or Repair Account, the BPPE Fund can fully cover its expenditures and remain solvent in 2025-26. In addition, the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account does not need to be repaid in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - These recipients account for roughly 80  percent of the increase in MCS spending. Though much of the increase in MCS recipients under the revamped program is due to expanded eligibility, some is due to higher enrollment at UC and CSU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - In this post, we provide background on the State Library and analyze the Governor's budget proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5013

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  3 shows, salaries and benefits (including retirement benefits, health care benefits, workers ’ compensation, and unemployment insurance) accounted for more than 80  percent of district spending in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2023-24 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Mar 7, 2023 - (Parents cannot contribute to these accounts, but they may open a Scholarshare 529 account to save their own funds.) To access funds in a CalK IDS account, a family must register on SIB ’s online portal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4731

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Assessment Unrestricted Base Increase Lacks Transparency and Accountability. The Governor ’s proposed base increase for UC clouds transparency and accountability, as the funds are not earmarked for specific purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Furthermore, the community college formula for allocating state funding takes into account the outcomes of low-income students, such that colleges have a fiscal incentive to improve the outcomes of these students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Assessment Unrestricted Base Increases Lack Transparency and Accountability. The Governor ’s proposed unrestricted base increase for CSU lacks transparency and accountability, as the funds are not earmarked for specific purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142