The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - As a result of BPPE ’s structural deficit, the state has taken several actions to keep the BPPE Fund solvent in recent years. Most notably, in 2021-22, DCA issued a $12  million loan to the BPPE Fund from the Bureau of Automotive Repair ’s Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - In 2026‑27, if UC resumes progress toward the lower cap based upon actions it already has taken, the Legislature could begin funding the associated cost on an ongoing basis once its fiscal condition improves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - Despite making these out‑year funding commitments, the administration has offered no plan for how to meet them (through new revenue, spending reductions in other areas, or other specific budget‑balancing actions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - After all of these actions, the reserve would have a balance of $4.1   billion at the end of 2026 ‑27. Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
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

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The state took this budget action based on data showing that districts and consortia had a large amount of unspent funding from previous years. Since then, more detailed data has become available showing that districts and consortia had already allocated much of that funding toward specific purposes —suggesting there was demand for the higher funding level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Though the universities indicate they are still considering how they would respond to funding deferrals, they have identified the kinds of actions campuses could take in response to reductions in their state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - We recommend the Legislature withhold action on the proposed unallocated increase to OE &E funding given the lack of clarity regarding how CSAC will use the additional funding to address operating costs and staffing shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - It n otes that putting up an upgraded firewall will be the most effective action that can be immediately taken to prevent cyberattacks. Once those actions have occurred, the State Library plans to return to updating its written risk assessment policies and procedures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013