The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Counter to last year ’s budget agreement, the Governor proposes $4  million ongoing General Fund in 2026-27 to retain Learning Lab. (This is $1.5  million less than Learning Lab received in 2025-26.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - The state appropriated approximately $100  million annually over this period. In 2024 ‑25 (three years into the revamped program), the program gave awards to more than 350,000 recipients —about a seven ‑fold increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - In 2025, BPPE incurred $10  million in costs associated with an employment lawsuit, consisting of a $4  million jury award to the plaintiff and $6  million in plaintiff ’s attorney fees. To cover these costs, DCA issued a $10  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s High Polluter Repair or Removal Account in December 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Debt Service Has Been Hovering at Around 4   Percent of Core Spending. UC typically borrows to undertake major capital projects. It  carries debt mostly from former state general obligation bonds and, beginning in 2013 ‑14, from university bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CSU ’s overall core budget also generally increased over this period, such that debt service as a share of total core funding hovered around 4  percent. Proposals Governor Proposes Base Increases for CSU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The next largest one‑time CCC proposals are $121 million for deferred maintenance projects and $100 million for a student support block grant. CSU and UC Out ‑Year Commitments Would Remain. Under the Governor ’s plan —consistent with the budget plan enacted in June 2025 —the state would continue to make certain out ‑year commitments to CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  4 shows, districts ’ unrestricted reserves have increased over the past several years. Whereas unrestricted reserves totaled $2  billion (23  percent of expenditures) in 2019 ‑20, they grew to $3.8  billion (34  percent of expenditures) in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150