The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - In 2025 ‑26, the state deferred a $130  million General Fund payment from 2025 ‑26 to 2026 ‑27, while allowing UC to take a no ‑interest General Fund cash loan to cover costs in the meantime. UC requested and received this cash loan in fall 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - To do so, the state is using a General Fund cash loan to cover the payments to students. This approach only works if the state is in a strong cash position. If the state ’s cash position weakens, which has happened during previous fiscal downturns, the state could find that internal borrowing is no longer an option.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CSU requested and received this cash loan in fall 2025. The Governor ’s budget proposes to continue this arrangement, deferring $144  million from 2026 ‑27 to 2027 ‑28, along with offering another no ‑interest General Fund cash loan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Under this time line, the administration estimates BPPE would make annual payments of $1.9  million from 2026-27 through 2031-32, with those payments totaling $11.5  million (including interest) across the six-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Legislature can still plan, establish performance goals, set spending priorities, make appropriations, support enrollment growth, and monitor the segments ’ outcomes —all without a Governor ’s compact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Although GovOps has no particular expertise in education matters, the administration indicates it might make a better place for Learning Lab than LCI because of its emphasis on interagency collaboration and technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Prioritizing apportionments helps districts address their core operating costs, while allowing them some flexibility in making their spending decisions. We recommend deciding on the COLA rate after better information is available this spring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Legislature could direct the Chancellor ’s Office to make any changes to its scoring system in the spring and work with the administration to propose a new set of projects at the May Revision. Though we understand community college districts submitted their project proposals assuming the current scoring system, we think it may be worth addressing any notable concerns with that system now —while Proposition  2 funding remains available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159