The 2023-24 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 23, 2023 - In addition, some ongoing and one ‑time funds would go toward security software and training. Proposed Cybersecurity Augmentations Are Reasonable, Recommend Approving. CSAC maintains a large and growing volume of sensitive data on students and their families.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4702

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Figure 2 Governor ’s Budget Funds New CCC Capital Outlay Projects Proposition 2 Bond Funds (In Thousands) College $399,428 $747,686 a Community college districts issue local general obligation bonds to pay for a share of project costs. b Replacement buildings listed in this category involve adding space. c Center operated by Sequoias Community College District.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As a final note, if the Legislature wanted to prioritize certain types of intersegmental efforts, it could direct the recently created California Education Interagency Council (which has representatives from each of the three segments as well as other workforce training providers) to look for these opportunities using federal, philanthropic, or corporate dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Under this formula, a district or consortium receives more funding if it has more CTE students, a higher unemployment rate (suggesting more training demand from job seekers), more projected job openings, and better outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - CSAC cites cost increases for subscription services, information technology (IT), data centers, consulting services, facilities, and staff training and travel. These cost increases are primarily driven by higher prices due to inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - For Cal Grant recipients (who already have their tuition, and, in some cases, a portion of their nontuition costs covered), MCS provides ad ditional aid for nontuition costs. Though less notable given relative magnitude, the revamped program also expanded eligibility to CCC students in bachelor ’s degree programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - The proposals focus on digitizing historical assets, supporting local library online job training programs, expanding the Lunch at the Library program, and covering higher building rental costs. We recommend approving the proposed digitization activities but adding reporting to enhance legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In other cases, it is defined to include a broader set of health professions such as social workers, physicians, and psychiatrists (in ad dition to the caregiving occupations just mentioned). For the purposes of this post, we define the care economy according to the latter approach, encompassing a broad range of health and human services professions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - The new framework goes beyond the GI 2025 objectives of increasing graduation rates and closing equity gaps by adding new objectives and several new metrics. One  notable new objective is ensuring all students are able to graduate with a first career job or pathway to graduate education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2022-23 Budget: Cybersecurity at the California Community Colleges

Mar 30, 2022 - Provide anti ‑fraud training for staff. Funding for each college based on enrollment size, with larger colleges receiving a larger amount. CCCApply upgrades 5.0 Redesign platform (with input from student focus groups), adding and testing security features.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4582