The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - BPPE also charges several smaller fees, including fees for institutions to apply for, renew, or make changes to their licenses. The Legislature sets BPPE ’s fees in statute. The last time the Legislature adjusted these fees was during BPPE ’s 2016 sunset review, when it changed the structure of the annual licensing fee, among other changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - To mitigate this issue, we recommend the Legislature adopt provisional budget language earmarking some share of any approved base increase for capital renewal projects to help campuses make progress on def erred maintenance and critical facility renewals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Neither the Governor nor UC ’s budget plan identifies spending any of this funding for capital renewal projects. UC, however, is carrying an estimated capital renewal backlog of $9.1   billion. When projects are not done on time, project costs can increase in the future and the likelihood of programmatic disruptions due to failing building components increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - If further one ‑time funding becomes available, we recommend designating it for capital renewal and seismic safety projects at CSU and UC (similar to the Governor ’s approach for CCC this year). CSU and UC have billions of dollars of outstanding projects in these areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112