The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - For all these reasons, the Legislature might deem MCS budget solutions less disruptive than other options that would affect more targeted, needs ‑based programs. Other Recommend Using One‑Time CCC Funding to Build Fiscal Resiliency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - We recommend requiring that an option be included that replaces all state General Fund, along with other options that provide varying levels of state support. For each identified revenue option, we recommend the Legislature require key information, including an explanation of why the option was determined to be reasonable, its
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - This option makes the state ’s structural deficit more manageable to address, increases the chances that core programs could be sustained moving forward, and reduces pressure for a more significant reduction in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - Additionally, colleges have increased outreach to local high schools, and many colleges have created phone banks to contact individuals who recently dropped out of college or had completed a CCC application recently but did not register for classes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - If the state ’s cash position weakens, which has happened during previous fiscal downturns, the state could find that internal borrowing is no longer an option. In this situation, the state might decide to turn to external borrowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - To the extent these exogenous factors are stronger in driving student behavior than college advertisements or phone banks, student outreach might not be a particularly promising use of one ‑time funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - At this point in time, UC indicates this internal borrowing likely would be its lowest ‑cost financing option. If the state ultimately were to adopt funding deferrals for UC, UC indicates it would re ‑evaluate its internal and external borrowing options at that  time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

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

Mar 10, 2025 - The school could revisit its project design and financing options to ensure it could still deliver at least 257 beds at below ‑market rates. The school ’s reserve currently is healthy, which could help as the school reconsiders its financing options.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - The last issue we discuss revolves around the options the Legislature has for phasing in financial aid expansions —including the option to expand living cost coverage through the Cal Grant program, potentially offsetting MCS  costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581

The 2023-24 Budget: Student Housing

Mar 9, 2023 - Relative to the Governor ’s budget, this option provides an additional $500  million in General Fund savings in 2023 ‑24, while also providing an additional $250  million in savings in 2024 ‑25. As projects are in early phases and campuses have options for building student housing without state support, removing these grant funds could be one of the relatively less disruptive ways to achieve state budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4733