The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - (That same year, the state approved one ‑time funding for two other financial aid initiatives, but it subsequently ended those initiatives and rescinded associated unspent funding.) In administering these programs, CSAC works with financial aid administrators at colleges and universities, counselors and other staff at local educational agencies, and students across California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

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: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Over the past few years, the state approved $1.6  billion in new UC projects, including certain student housing projects as well as new medical education buildings and other expansion projects at the Merced and Riverside campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

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: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - All newborns receive seed deposits regardless of their families ’ financial need. Originally $25, seed deposits for newborns are now $100. The state is providing $45  million General Fund annually to pay for these seed deposits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

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

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

Trends in Higher Education [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - Trends in Higher Education [Publication Details] HTML Description: From January 2024 through April 2025, we released six analytical reports focused on higher education trends. The reports cover trends in student access, college affordability, student outcomes, finance, faculty and staff, and facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5071