The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - We recommend the state return to paying for MCS the way it pays for other state programs —in the year in which the costs are generated. Even  funding MCS in the traditional way, the state could still set the award coverage percentage for each award year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC Also Relies on Three Other Ways to Support Core Operations. Beyond state support and tuition revenue, UC relies on three other much smaller sources of support for its core operations. UC places its pooled cash in investment accounts and uses some of the annual investment earnings to support core operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Calbright College is a fully online college the state established in 2018 ‑19. Other major CCC proposals include $408 million—nearly half of the proposed one‑time Proposition 98 CCC spending—for retiring the apportionments deferral adopted in last year’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The main way CSU pays for large state ‑approved capital projects is by issuing university bonds. Since  2014 ‑15, university bonds have been the main source of financing for CSU ’s state ‑supported facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Although the state is not required to increase current ‑year apportionments funding when costs come in higher than projected, providing such an increase is a reasonable way to help districts address their core operating costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150