The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - MCS does have an income cap, but it is very high ($250,000 in 2026 ‑27) and not based on family size. With such a high income cap, MCS is not targeted. The majority of CSU and UC resident undergraduates qualify for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - With the existing loan from the High Polluter Removal or Repair Account, the BPPE Fund can fully cover its expenditures and remain solvent in 2025-26. In addition, the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account does not need to be repaid in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - CSU’s and UC’s Uncommitted Reserves Are Not High as Share of Operating Expenses. Though reserves are one way to respond to temporary fiscal downturns, neither segment is carrying high levels of uncommitted reserves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2024-25 Budget: University of California

Feb 28, 2024 - Existing provisional budget language allows this reduction to occur administratively, without requiring legislative action. (Legislative action would be needed only if the Director of Finance chose not to exercise this authority.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4862

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 4, 2022 - Under trailer legislation, certain actions across multiple areas of the budget would be triggered in 2024-25 if the state determines in spring 2024 that sufficient General Fund is available to support these actions over a multiyear period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4632

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Program Is Intended to Address High Cost of CTE Instruction. One key issue the Strong Workforce Task Force identified was that CTE programs tend to have relatively high instructional costs. These costs are largely driven by a need for specialized equipment and facilities as well as smaller class sizes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2023-24 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 23, 2023 - Proposed High School Toolkits Lack Strong Justification, Recommend Rejecting. As mentioned above, the state took several actions last year intended to help high schools in fulfilling the new financial aid application requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4702

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In the past few years, districts have faced greater pressure in this area than normal because premiums have been increasing at historically high rates. District contributions to employee health premiums are collectively bargained.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - (In a related action, the budget provides UC with $430,000 for the newspaper project, which UC Riverside administers.) Additionally, the State Library received an augmentation of $334,000 General Fund ($282,000 ongoing and $57,000 one time) in 2025-26 for cybersecurity upgrades.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

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

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes immediate action to provide $2  billion in one-time grants to incentivize schools to offer in-person instruction for younger students and students with high needs, potentially as soon as February 16, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309