The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Second, in considering the student behavioral health proposal, the Legislature may wish to ask the administration whether Medi-Cal managed care plans would have the capacity to meet the requirements to receive the incentive payments given the significant added responsibilities they may receive under the administration ’s CalAIM proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - It leads to higher administrative costs for the state as it is administering two financial aid programs that are serving much of the same population. Similarly, campuses must administer two programs and issue two different awards to many of the same students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Cal ‑Secure is a roadmap created by the administration in 2021 to enhance and improve the state ’s role in the cybersecurity space, including ensuring the state has effective cybersecurity defenses. While CSAC has a Chief Information Officer, it has never had a CISO to lead these efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Providing insufficient funding for modernization can lead to higher project costs in the future, as well as potential programmatic disruptions when aging building components fail. Several Campuses Are Receiving Multiple Proposition  2 Projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2023-24 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 23, 2023 - Moreover, further eligibility expansions could lead demand to exceed available funding. The proposed trailer bill language does not specify how CSAC is to prioritize among applicants in this event. Proposed Changes Would Likely Reduce Benefits to Priority Schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4702

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - In 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, the state applied certain supplemental payments towards CalPERS costs, which lowered rates to 29 percent. Since then, rates have generally stabilized around 32 percent. Spending Increases for Financial Aid Are Primarily Due to Tuition Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2023-24 Budget: California State University

Feb 7, 2023 - New resident student headcount decreased by 6.8  percent compared to the previous year in fall 2021, and then decreased an additional 1.6  percent in fall 2022. These smaller cohorts will remain at CSU in 2023 ‑24, leading to smaller cohorts of continuing  students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4671

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2026 - In this brief, we provide an update on Cal Grant cost estimates and discuss recent program trends leading to higher Cal Grant spending. We then analyze the Governor’s budget proposal to reduce Middle Class Scholarship award coverage and provide associated recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5127

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

Nov 7, 2024 - UC Riverside and UC San Diego, however, each added nearly as many students over the same period, growing by about 7,300 and 7,100 resident undergraduate students, respectively. Adding Capacity at UC Merced Has Been Relatively Costly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Most notably, in 2021-22, DCA issued a $12  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund. (Control Section 14.00 of the annual budget act authorizes DCA to issue loans between the special funds it oversees.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169