Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Figure 9 shows the increase by award type. During this period, the number of students earning each type of CTE award increased significantly. The number of students earning each of these types of awards in non‑CTE fields, however, increased even faster.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program [Publication Details]

Dec 10, 2025 - This report focuses on the Strong Workforce Program, which the state created to increase the availability and quality of career technical education at the California Community Colleges. We provide background on the program, assess its implementation and outcomes, and raise a few issues to consider relating to coordination of workforce development programs more broadly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5098

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - In addition, the 2025-26 Budget Act includes $9 million to fund one or two new local library infrastructure projects (likely in the San Jose and/or Santa Cruz areas), $3.6 million for the Altadena Library District, and $2 million for the San Francisco Hillel Center (using freed-up funds from the San Diego Hillel Center project).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - While loans issued under Control Section 14.00 typically must be repaid within two years, the 2025-26 Budget Act included provisional language extending the repayment period for any loans to the BPPE Fund until June 30, 2032.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: University of California Total $573 a The 2025 ‑26 Budget Act included a payment deferral from 2025 ‑26 to 2026 ‑27. The Governor ’s budget backfills for the one ‑time reduction related to that payment deferral. b The 2025 ‑26 Budget Act included intent language to provide UC with this augmentation. c Consists of $30 million for 2026 ‑27 and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Largely consistent with intent language the state adopted in the 2025 ‑26  Budget  Act , the Governor ’s budget increases base General  Fund support for the universities by nearly $1   billion ongoing General Fund in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

Second Round of Higher Education Federal Relief Funds

Jan 20, 2021 - Like the CARES Act, the new relief act requires institutions to spend a portion of their base funds on student financial aid. Specifically, public and private nonprofit institutions are required to spend at least the same amount of base funds on student aid as they were required to spend on this purpose under the CARES Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4315

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - CSU has also already set systemwide retention rate targets for the 2027 fall cohort: 88  percent first ‑year retention rate (a  4 ‑percentage ‑point increase), 81  percent second ‑year rate (a 9 ‑percentage ‑point increase), and 78  percent third ‑year rate (an 8 ‑percentage ‑point increase).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Additionally, the 2021-22 Budget Act temporarily expanded the program, with SIB providing CalKIDS deposits to all low-income students enrolled in grades 1 through 12 in that year. SIB Has Four Positions Dedicated to the CalKIDS Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details]

Aug 20, 2025 - Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5067