The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s proposal, the state would extend this approach by deferring another $130  million payment from 2026 ‑27 to 2027 ‑28 and again offering a short ‑term, no ‑interest cash loan to UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The CalPERS Board sets employer contribution rates for pensions as a percentage of payroll. The state pays costs for the employer contribution associated with CSU’s 2013‑14 payroll level. CSU pays the employer contribution for any payroll growth above that level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - For example, UC Los Angeles ’s Center for Education Innovation & Learning in the Sciences hosts a fellows program for faculty interested in redesigning their physical sciences courses to reduce equity gaps.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Under this time line, the administration estimates BPPE would make annual payments of $1.9  million from 2026-27 through 2031-32, with those payments totaling $11.5  million (including interest) across the six-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Such borrowing would come with interest, resulting in higher program costs at a time when the state has fewer budgetary resources. In turn, the impact on the r est of the budget would be exacerbated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The CCC Board of Governors adopted the current scoring system in September 2020. Scoring System Includes Three Project Categories. Under its current scoring system, the Chancellor ’s Office allocates available bond funding across three project categories: life safety, modernization, and growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - (In  2026 ‑27, the Governor ’s budget continues to allow CSU and UC to remain eligible for short ‑term, no ‑interest loans to help them respond to  the  payment  deferrals,  such  that no programmatic effect is intended at either  segment.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Because employer contribution rates for these two systems are set by their respective state boards, all community college districts statewide are subject to the same rates. Districts ’ pension costs have generally been increasing over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150