The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Nonetheless, they differ from the instructional spaces the state has traditionally prioritized for bon d funding. For example, these types of facilities can generate revenue from activities such as athletic events and concerts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - 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 $31 million delayed from 2025 ‑26. d Reflects amount UC reports as still available for each initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The associated ongoing cost is built into apportionments in 2026-27. d The Governor ’s budget reappropriates funding for four research initiatives whose original expenditure periods have ended. The administration does not have estimates of the amount of remaining funds for each initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Based on the system ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, these sites have a combined 87  million square feet of building space. This includes both academic space (such as classrooms, laboratories, libraries, and faculty offices) and nonacademic space (such as parking structures, bookstores, and cafeterias).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Apprenticeships and Work‑Based Learning In this section, we provide background on ( 1)  t raditional apprenticeships, ( 2)  a state ‑funded apprenticeship program focusing on nontraditional sectors, and ( 3)  C CC initiatives that incorporate work ‑based leaning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Amount excludes $164 million ongoing for the K ‑12 Strong Workforce Program. c Amount excludes $62 million ongoing for apprenticeships affiliated with K ‑12 local education agencies. d Amount assumes 12 percent of program funding goes to CCC based on historical trends, and CCC in turn spends 20 percent of those funds on CTE courses based on the approximate share of noncredit instruction that is classified as CTE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education Total Changes ‑$760 a The budget provides $230,000 for Chief Information Security Officer position and $65,000 for employee compensation adjustments. b Consists of $50 million in new one ‑time General Fund spending for the program, along with $18 million in carryover funds from 2024 ‑25. c Reflects additional support for general operating
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

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

Mar 10, 2025 - It estimates core operating costs total $87  million, while it anticipates core revenues totaling $84  million. Recent salary enhancements and the hiring of additional lecturers and staff primarily drive the operating deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - By 2023-24, special funds covered an estimated 13  percent of costs, while General Fund support covered 87  percent. Increasing the Witkin Law Library ’s Portion of Appellate Fee Revenue Has Trade-Offs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

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

Nov 7, 2024 - The most recent facility utilization report (2022) reported average classroom utilization at 79  percent of legislative standards and average teaching laboratory utilization at 87  percent of legislative standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937