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

Jan 26, 2022 - The relatively high rate increases are due to previously provided state pension relief ending, combined with long‑term plans by the pension systems to continue paying down large unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4499

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 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: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - As Figure  6 shows, UC core fund balances as a share of its annual core fund expenditures have been as low as 1.8  percent in 2008 ‑09 and as high as 23  percent in 2012 ‑13. UC reserves dropped notably at the onset of the Great Recession.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

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 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - On the other hand, allocating less funding now would leave more available for high-priority projects (including life safety projects) that could emerge over the next year or two. Scoring System Used to Select Projects Has Some Positive Aspects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Once one ‑time funding becomes available, we recommend the Legislature give high priority to retiring this debt. We recommend the state return to paying for MCS the way it pays for other state programs —in the year in which the costs are generated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - The other campaign targeted high school seniors (who may be about to enter college) through social media, p aid advertisements, and mail campaigns to school districts. From the three media campaigns, SIB learned that the targeted high school campaign had the most success as it led to a 63  percent increase in the number of accounts claimed by high school seniors from February 2024 to May 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

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

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Currently, the Legislature cannot compare the cost ‑effectiveness of even the most common types of GI 2025 activities, such as tutoring, first ‑year mentoring programs, grants for graduating seniors, and additional high ‑demand course sections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099