Major Higher Education Budget Developments [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - Provides $50 million to extend Golden State Teacher Grants by one year. Recognizes the expiration of $289 million one-time funding and removal of $110 million ongoing funding for Middle Class Scholarships (MCS) —reducing total state funding from $926 million to $527 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/992

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending by Program [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - For some programs, amounts decline from the previous year due to the expiration of one-time funds. a In addition to these amounts, the 2025-26 budget package reappropriates unspent Proposition 98 funds from previous years to cover some apportionment costs ($67 million in 2023-24, $110 million in 2024-25, and $133 million in 2025-26). b Reflects a deferral of $408 million in apportionments
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/982

California Community Colleges Funding by Source [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - California Community Colleges Funding by Source [EdBudget] a Includes $788 million in withdrawals from the Proposition 98 Reserve. b Includes $50 million in withdrawals from the Proposition 98 Reserve. c Includes reimbursements.     
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/978

2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget]

Jul 21, 2025 - 2025-26 Changes in Proposition 98 Spending [EdBudget] $114,558 a Primarily reflects removal of 2024-25 one-time funds. b The 2025-26 budget package uses funding from the Proposition 98 reserve to cover $405 million in K-12 costs and $50 million in community college costs. c Reflects additional LCFF costs associated with serving more students in transitional kindergarten,
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1007

State-Approved CCC Student Housing Construction Projects [EdBudget]

Jul 17, 2025 - In addition to the project costs shown above, CSU's budget includes $4.6 million in state costs for the Imperial Valley College project, while UC's budget includes $51 million in state costs and $186 million in nonstate costs for the Riverside City College project and $50 million in state costs for the Merced College project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/772

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - Since January 1, 2022, Unit 16 employees who have an approved telework agreement on file with their department are eligible to receive $50 per month if they are identified as a remote centered employee or $25 per month if they are identified as an office centered employee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Employees who are identified as being “remote centered ” are eligible to receive $50 per month. Employees who are identified as “office centered ” are eligible to receive $25 per month. Under the telework stipend program, the MOU specifies that “no reimbursement claims will be authorized for utilities, phone, cable/internet, or other telework incurred costs. ” Executive Order N-22-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - In order to receive the bonus, the MOU requires that the insti tution be 50 or more miles away from the cadet ’s current home address and that the cadet is required to relocate from their current home address to work at the institution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Trends in CalWORKs: Participant Characteristics

Jun 16, 2025 - About 64  percent of families in poverty (as compared to 50  percent of all California families) had female heads of household. Disproportionately Hispanic. About 59  percent of families in poverty were Hispanic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5057

California Student Aid Commission Spending Proposals Under Governor’s Budget and May Revision [EdBudget]

May 18, 2025 - Amount shown reflects an additional $50 million one-time General Fund for the program. g The Governor's budget includes $1.9 million one-time General Fund for increased operating expenses, including data-related activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/958