The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Instead, its budget change request focused on addressing the departme nt ’s shortfall in OE &E funding, which is largely driven by inflationary pressures. Though CSAC provided documentation showing how OE&E costs have been increasing, it did not include detail on how additional funding would be allocated to cover both rising OE&E costs and staffing shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2022-23 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

May 10, 2022 - Each year, Hastings faces pressure to cover cost increases associated with employee compensation, OE &E, student financial aid, and enrollment growth, among other factors. In recent years, the primary way Hastings has covered these increases is through state General Fund base augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4593

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Though much smaller in magnitude, UC also can experience cost increases relating to operating expenses and equipment (OE&E). OE&E costs tend to grow with inflation over time, though UC tries to contain these costs through operational efficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Higher Education Budget Proposals

Jan 26, 2022 - For this analysis, we assume annual salary growth of approximately 3  percent, growth in annual health care costs of 5  percent, and growth in OE &E of approximately 3.5  percent, together with estimated changes in CSU ’s and UC ’s pension and debt ‑service costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4499

The 2022-23 Budget: California State University

Feb 15, 2022 - Beyond employee compensation, CSU spends its core funds on other annual costs, such as paying debt service on its systemwide bonds, supporting student financial aid programs, and covering other operating expenses and equipment (OE &E).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4537