The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - The state had planned to provide a total of $100  million in additional General Fund for these grants over the next three years ($33  million in 2024-25, $33  million in 2025-26, and $34  million in 2026-27), but the 2024-25 budget package rescinds this funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - The student ‑to ‑faculty ratio at UC Merced (19:1) exceeded that of the UC system (15:1) over this period. Among other employee groups, the greatest difference was for academic support staff (nonfaculty, nonstudent staff).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the state would be committing nearly $1.3  billion (83  percent) of total Proposition  2 bond funding through 2026-27, leaving $249  million (17  percent) available for future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Of all the additional tuition revenue, CSU plans to use $67  million (33  percent) for SUG. (In addition, the California Student Aid Commission budget includes $53 million ongoing General Fund to pay for higher associated Cal Grant costs for CSU students in 2026‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Higher Education Budget Proposals

Jan 26, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Higher Education Budget Proposals CSU Bakersfield Energy Innovation Center c 83 CSU University Farms facilities and equipment c 50 Total $1,192 a Reflects Proposition 98 General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4499

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - As Figure  1 shows, total reserves as a share of annual operating expenditures have been trending upward since 2007 ‑08. (We show data starting in 2006 ‑07 —the year the Chancellor ’s Office began compiling data separately for unrestricted and restricted reserves.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - In 2024 ‑25, the state provided $1  billion General Fund for the MCS program —reflecting about a ten ‑fold increase. Increase in MCS Spending Stems Primarily From Expanding Eligibility to Cal Grant Recipients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - Figure  1 shows CLSF enrollment over the past 25 years. Since 2000, CLSF enrollment peaked in 2009 at 1,336 full ‑time equivalent (FTE) students, then fell notably from 2011 ‑12 to 2015 ‑16, before leveling off for a few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Based on February 2026 estimates from the Chancellor ’s Office, 34 districts are receiving their SCFF ‑calculated amounts in 2025 ‑26, 25  districts are on stability (receiving a combined $76  million in apportionment funding above their SCFF ‑calculated amounts), and 13 districts are on hold harmless (receiving a combined $86  million above their SCFF ‑calculated amounts).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - Specifically, $33  million was delayed until 2024-25, $33  million was delayed until 2025-26, and $34  million was delayed until 2026-27. Initiative Supports Various Types of Local Library Infrastructure Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882