The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CalPERS contribution rates increased every year from 2011‑12 through 2019‑20, rising from 18 percent to 31 percent over that period (for Miscellaneous Tier 1 state employees). In 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, the state applied certain supplemental payments towards CalPERS costs, which lowered rates to 29 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - CCC faculty receive a certain number of flex days so they can take time outside of teaching to pursue professional development activities, including developing new course designs, tools, and materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - To address this issue, the Chancellor ’s Office intends to begin limiting each campus to one new project every two years. However, it does not plan to implement this rule until 2027-28 (at which point the bulk of Proposition  2 funding will likely have been committed).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Under the revamped program, every student receives the same percentage of their remaining costs covered (except foster youth, who receive awards that cover 100  percent of their remaining costs). From 2022 ‑23 through 2024 ‑25, CSAC determined what percentage of each student ’s remaining costs to cover based on the annual MCS appropriation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  5 shows, the state has consistently provided a COLA for seven specific categorical programs in almost every year since 2019 ‑20. (In 2020 ‑21, the state did not provide a COLA for any CCC programs because it anticipated a significant budget shortfall due to the pandemic.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Systemwide, very little (1.6  percent in 2023 ‑24, less than six days of reserves) is earmarked for this purpose. The remainder is committed to various planned activities, including faculty recruitment, capital outlay planning, and launching new academic  programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143