The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - In 2013, the Legislature created the original MCS program to provide partial tuition coverage for higher ‑income UC and CSU students who generally did not qualify for tuition assistance under the Cal Grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - SUG generally covers the full cost of tuition for students who have financial need (based upon a federal calculation) but do not receive tuition coverage und er the Cal Grant program (such as students in their fifth or sixth year who have used up their four years of Cal Grant eligibility and some graduate students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142