The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - For K ‑ 12 e ducation, the budget includes $1. 2  b illion for the Local Control Funding Formula, which reflects funding for the COLA offset by a 0. 3  p ercent attendance decline. For community colleges, the Governor ’s largest ongoing proposal is $ 199  m illion to cover the COLA and 0. 5  p ercent enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - As of June 30, 2020, systemwide reserves equated to 22  percent of annual operating expenditures, up about 0.5  percentage points from a year earlier. As Figure  1 shows, total reserves as a share of annual operating expenditures have been trending upward since 2007 ‑08.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - The state began using payment deferrals during the dot ‑com bust but relied much more heavily on them during the Great Recession. The practice of deferring college payments peaked in 2011 ‑12, when the state deferred a total of $ 961  m illion in CCC payments —accounting for nearly 30  p ercent of CCC Proposition  98 General Fund support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307

The 2019-20 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 21, 2019 - For example, the 2007 ‑ 08 b udget set an enrollment target for the 2007 ‑08 academic year. This traditional approach does not align well with the timing of UC admission decisions. UC makes most admission decisions for the coming academic year in early spring, prior to enactment of the state budget in June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3946

The 2010-11 Budget: Higher Education [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2010 - For higher education, we recommend providing new funding for community colleges through a $14 per unit fee increase; reducing the proposed augmentations for the state’s universities while still restoring their per-student funding rates to 2007-08 levels; and rejecting the Governor's proposed cuts to financial aid programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2209

California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details]

Feb 6, 2019 - California's Education System: A 2019 Guide [Publication Details] California's Education System: A 2019 Guide Format: PDF Description: This report is a visual guide that covers every major area of California’s education system, with chapters on early education, K-12 education, adult precollegiate education, undergraduate education, graduate education, and education facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3924

The 2020-21 Budget: Analyzing UC and CSU Cost Pressures

Dec 18, 2019 - According to a study of the high school class of 2015, UC was found to be drawing from 14 p ercent of high school graduates, somewhat higher than the state ’s historical eligibility expectation of 12. 5 p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4127

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - (The measure also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.) These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CalPERS contribution rates increased every year from 2011‑12 through 2019‑20, rising from 18 percent to 31 percent over that period (for Miscellaneous Tier 1 state employees). In 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, the state applied certain supplemental payments towards CalPERS costs, which lowered rates to 29 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Feb 26, 2021 - State Enacted Base Reduction to ANR Division in 2020 ‑21. The state ’s 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package reduced UC ’s base General Fund support for central services and campuses. For ANR specifically, the state reduced base General Fund support by $9. 2  m illion (12. 7  p ercent) from the 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4391