The 2019-20 Budget: Creating an Integrated Education Data System

May 6, 2019 - Pub lic higher education consists of three segments —the California Community Colleges (CCC), California State University (CSU), and University of California (UC). UC and CSU have system governing boards that oversee their 10 and 23 c ampuses, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4026

The 2026-27 Budget: Re-Envisioning State Education Governance

Mar 18, 2026 - Considering Adding Legislative Appointees to the SBE. The Legislature could consider adding two legislative appointees to the SBE. These appointees could enable greater legislative oversight of the new governance system and ensure the SBE ’s policies are consistent with legislative intent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5165

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Nov 10, 2025 - The remaining $10  million is for the UC, San Francisco Dyslexia Center to continue to expand the capacity of the Multitudes reading difficulties screening tool. Multitudes is one of four approved screening tools that may be used for literacy screenings, and this screener is currently available to schools free of charge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5087

The 2019-20 May Revision: Analysis of the May Revision Education Proposals

May 15, 2019 - If Authorizing New Positions, Consider Adding Provisional Language and Reporting Requirements . The Legislature could authorize the new positions proposed in the May Revision without adding funding, effectively encouraging the Chancellor ’s Office to fill the unspecified staff positions funded last year with the specific positions requested this year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4048

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K-12 Spending Plan

Feb 4, 2026 - The proposal effectively shifts that cost from this year to future budgets —helping address the current budget problem on a one ‑time basis, but adding to the large budget deficits the state is projecting over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5110

Final EdBudget Tables (2015)

Oct 19, 2015 - UC Performance and Cost Reduction Measures Measure Implementation Time Line Streamline Transfer Pathways UC is to closely align its lower-division requirements for its 20  most popular majors with those used by CSU and CCC for associate degrees for transfer.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3299

The 2022-23 Budget: College and Career Proposals

Feb 23, 2022 - About Half of Graduates Complete UC/CSU College Preparatory Course Requirements. Of the state ’s high school graduates, about half (49  percent in 2017 ‑18) completed the college preparatory coursework required to be eligible for freshman admission at UC/CSU (known as the “A  through G ” series).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4562

The 2025-26 Budget: California State University

Feb 25, 2025 - Though the number of students shifted from self‑ to state‑supported courses is smaller in 2024‑25 compared to 2023‑24 (745 FTE students shifted in summer 2024 compared to 4,705 FTE students shifted the previous summer), the effect is still not adding new students but adding new state costs from shifting students formerly in self‑supported courses into state‑supported ones.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4989

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Note: Excludes spending on  K ‑14  education, reserves, and debt (required by the California Constitution), and added costs to maintain existing policies. Figure also excludes some smaller spending proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 98 and K-12 Education

Feb 15, 2024 - We find the proposed training funds to be premature since the approved list of screening tools has not been finalized and funds are being added to the block grant earlier than needed under the traditional claims ‑based process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4839