The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - As Figure  2 shows, the Governor proposes to fund all ten projects selected by the Chancellor ’s Office. The Governor ’s budget includes $28  million Proposition  2 bond funds for the preliminary plans and working drawings phases of these projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities [Publication Details]

Mar 17, 2026 - This post assesses the Governor’s proposals to fund the second batch of community college capital outlay projects under Proposition 2, an education facilities bond.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - For example, the state i ncreased funding for the Student Equity and Achievement Program by $24  million (5  percent) in 2021 ‑22 and another $25  million (5  percent) in 2022 ‑23. Figure 5 Certain Categorical Programs Have Received a COLA in Recent Years 2019 ‑20
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - First, the Governor ’s budget includes a 5  percent base increase ($254  million) for UC in 2026 ‑27, reflecting the fifth ‑year base increase of his multiyear compact. Second, the Governor ’s budget includes an additional 2  percent increase ($96  million) associated with the 2025 ‑26 compact payment that was postponed to 2026 ‑27 under last year ’s budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - First, the Governor ’s budget includes a 5  percent base increase ($265  million) for CSU in 2026 ‑27, reflecting the fifth ‑year base increase of his multiyear compact. Second, the Governor ’s budget includes an additional 2  percent increase ($101  million) associated with the 2025 ‑26 compact payment that was postponed under last year ’s budget agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Figure 2 BPPE Fund Faces Insolvency Even Under Governor ’s Proposal Projected Fund Condition (In Millions) a 2025 ‑26
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - These augmentations reflect a proposed year ‑five compact increase of 5  percent, along with a delayed partial year ‑four compact increase of 2  percent. The Governor proposes to give the segments discretion in how they use these unrestricted base  increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - As Figure  5 shows, the revamped program resulted in a sharp increase in the number of MCS recipients and the amount of spending. For the eight years in which the state implemented the original MCS program, the program gave awards to an average of about 56,000 recipients each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127