The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - The deposits are invested so they have the potential to grow over time. Once the child goes to college, the funds in their CalKIDS account can be spent on qualified higher education expenses —generally tuition and related fees, books and supplies, room and board, and computer equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - CSAC ’s investment in cybersecurity is also part of its mission to position itself as compliant with Cal ‑Secure. Cal ‑Secure is a roadmap created by the administration in 2021 to enhance and improve the state ’s role in the cybersecurity space, including ensuring the state has effective cybersecurity defenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - For many years, UC has identified certain ways to improve its core budget capacity beyond reliance on tuition revenue and state support. One way has been to place its pooled cash in investment accounts and use some of the annual investment earnings to support core operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - These funds are to support up to 65 colleges in providing various services, including academic advising, tutoring, financial aid application assistance, and assistance accessing other campus and community resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - If the state ’s fiscal condition improves over the next year, the Legislature could consider providing base increases for the universities at that time. Recommend Aligning State Funding With Enrollment Expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - Financial Aid Costs Are Largest of Remaining Operating Costs. CLSF faces various operating costs beyond employee salary and benefits. In 2024 ‑25, CLSF estimates that financial aid costs account for nearly 20  percent of its operating expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission [Publication Details]

Feb 28, 2025 - In this brief, we provide an update on Cal Grant and Middle Class Scholarship cost estimates, as well as analyze the Governor’s budget proposals for California College of the Arts and California Student Aid Commission’s state operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4994

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - This improves the budget ’s bottom line. School and Community College Spending Higher by $5   Billion. Reflecting these higher revenue estimates, the administration ’s estimates of constitutionally required General Fund spending on K ‑14 education is $4.7  billion higher than our November estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - State law declares that it is in the best interest of the public and the state for public libraries to exist and receive “adequate financial support from government at all levels. ” State law does not provide a clear definition of what constitutes adequate financial support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013