The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment. The measure does not specify how the funds are to be allocated among these specific purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Key Considerations In this part of the brief, we raise some concerns with the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 budget for higher education and offer some recommendations for building a more sustainable budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - We recommend rejecting the proposal, as the existing special fund loan addresses BPPE ’s near-term costs and shifting those costs to the General Fund would come at the expense of supporting other core state programs or building fiscal resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Preparing for such a scenario means being cautious about new commitments; building budget resiliency to protect existing programs; and identifying spending proposals that the Legislature would be willing to reduce, delay, or reject.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Furthermore, the Legislature could have different priorities —for example, prioritizing compensation increases, enrollment growth, or the building up of UC ’s reserves for economic uncertainties differently than the Board of Regents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Additionally, as part of its Graduation Initiative 2025 (GI 2025), CSU campuses have worked to redesign courses and provide faculty development to build pedagogies that emphasize active learning to improve student outcomes, especially for underrepresen ted minority and first-generation students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - If funding is not directed to address this backlog, more projects will be delayed and costs likely will increase as building components degrade further and lead to more significant facility issues. Though CSU has indicated that it plans to allocate $25  million of its base increase for debt service to fund capital renewal needs, the Governor gives CSU full discretion in deciding how to spend the proposed base increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142