The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - This issue made it challenging for campuses to inform students of their estimated MCS award amounts prior to the start of the academic year. As a result, students often did not know their full financial aid package prior to the start of the academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Since the start of GI 2025, the equity gap by race/ethnicity has grown from 13 to 16  percentage points for the four ‑year graduation rate and from 13 to 15  percentage points for the six ‑year rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The budget plan also includes $84  million ongoing General Fund support starting in 2026-27 to operate the expanded program permanently. The state created this program as a one-time initiative in 2021-22, with the intent to operate it through the 2025-26 academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Starting in 2022 ‑23, the state requires CSU to also increase SUG spending for enrollment growth. This policy has also contributed to increased spending, but less so than the tuition  increases. Spending on Capital Renewal Has Been Increasing at Same Rate as Overall Budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - While this is a reasonable starting point, the Legislature could choose to allocate a different amount by adjusting the new project proposals for 2026-27. In deciding how much funding to allocate, the Legislature faces a basic trade-off.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - At the start of the pandemic, community college districts decreased their staffing levels in response to steep enrollment declines. Over the past three years, however, staffing has gradually rebounded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Governor ’s Budget for Higher Education Is an Imprudent Starting Point. As discussed in The 2026‑27 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget , the administration’s revenue estimates over the budget window are $42 billion higher than previous budget‑act assumptions and almost $30 billion higher than our November 2025 estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2022-23 Budget: Hastings College of the Law

May 10, 2022 - Generally, we think the Governor’s proposal is a good starting point for budget deliberations. This is because Hastings’ corresponding expenditure plan primarily focuses on basic workload adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4593

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - Given the state’s large projected budget deficit in 2024‑25 (potentially upwards of $58 billion), at least $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund higher education savings seems a practical starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829?utm_source=Legislative+Analyst%27s+Office&utm_campaign=415eaeb623-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_01_30_4829&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-415eaeb623-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

The 2024-25 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 30, 2024 - Given the state’s large projected budget deficit in 2024‑25 (potentially upwards of $58 billion), at least $2.4 billion in non‑Proposition 98 General Fund higher education savings seems a practical starting point.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4829