The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In addition, other similar grant opportunities exist that do not require state funding. Relative to the Governor ’s budget, this recommendation results in $4  million ongoing General Fund savings. By reducing ongoing spending, this recommendation helps the state address its projected out-year deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

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 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Facilities in that category do support instruction in physical education, music, theater, and other programs. Nonetheless, they differ from the instructional spaces the state has traditionally prioritized for bon d funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Under the revamped program, students still do not have to demonstrate financial need. Moreover, students still are subject to the original income and asset cap rules. In 2025‑26, the maximum annual household income for dependent students to qualify for an MCS award is $234,000 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

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

Nov 7, 2024 - Moreover, UC Merced employs a higher share of professors at the assistant level (rather than the associate or full professor level) compared to the UC system, as doing so is more financially viable for a young campus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - CTE programs that do not meet these criteria for streamlined approval still require state review, though this step may occur faster than before because of the overall reduction in curriculum review workload at the Chancellor ’s Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Specifically, recent survey results indicate that more than 70  percent of students do not utilize or rarely utilize services such as tutoring, diversity and inclusion programs, counseling, and career services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - SUG generally covers the full cost of tuition for students who have financial need (based upon a federal calculation) but do not receive tuition coverage und er the Cal Grant program (such as students in their fifth or sixth year who have used up their four years of Cal Grant eligibility and some graduate students).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The law library ’s staff has grown over time, increasing from seven positions in 2017-18 to ten positions in 2024-25. Its operating costs have grown from approximately $630,000 in 2017-18 to an estimated $1.3  million in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - From 2017 ‑18 to 2022 ‑23, CSU ’s backlog for academic facilities and infrastructure grew by $2.4  billion (60  percent). UC indicates that its backlog has also grown over time, though data tracking these changes was not available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657