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 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - Similar  to the accounts for newborns, SIB anticipates opening the accounts for low ‑income public school students before July 1, 2022, with an associated 3.5  million  students added to the CalKIDS program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 3 Governor ’s Budget Funds Continuing CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College Advanced transportation and manufacturing building replacement C Career technical education building replacement C Center for Student Success replacement C Gymnasium and locker room replacement C Long Beach (Liberal Arts Campus) Building B replacement Music Art
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The revised policy allows for tuition increases of up to 1 percentage point above inflation as long as the rate remains below the 5 percent cap. Beginning in 2027‑28, if the approved rate increase is less than the 5 percent cap, UC also may carry forward the unused portion and apply it in a future year (as long as the 5 percent cap is not exceeded each year).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - In total, CSAC received a $245,000 ongoing General Fund reduction in 2024 ‑ 25 —about 1  percent of its annual operating budget. As part of this reduction, the administration swept a portion of one position (0.7 position).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - We converted the number of course hours to a “full ‑time equivalent (FTE) ” basis, using the approach taken at the community colleges. (At community colleges, 525 contact hours is equivalent to one FTE student).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Although the state is not statutorily required to provide a COLA for apportionments, it has a long ‑standing practice of doing so when Proposition  98 funds are available. (In contrast, the state is statutorily required to provide a COLA for the LCFF for school districts.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - For 2024-25, the budget package provides an additional $78  million from the previously enacted level that year —bringing MCS spending up to $1  billion General Fund ($636  million ongoing and $368  million one time).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - As Figure  1 shows, expenditures from the BPPE Fund have exceeded revenues annually beginning in 2014-15. This trend is counter to the typical expectation that regulatory agencies ’ fees cover their costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - The committee officially sunset on January 1, 2022. Committee Recommended Adding First ‑Generation College Status to Formula. In  December 2019, the committee recommended that counts of first ‑generation college students be added to the supplemental allocation as well as the student success allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531