The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - The program has a local matching requirement, with grant recipients generall y required to contribute half of the funding for a project. The State Library, however, may reduce the local match if a local library demonstrates it has insufficient financial resources to meet the full matching requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2021-22 Budget: California Institutes for Science and Innovation

Mar 2, 2021 - Next, we describe the Governor ’s proposal. We then offer our assessment of the proposal and make an associated recommendation. Background UC ’s Four Institutes Focus on Research and Economic Development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - After accounting for workforce growth, salary growth largely matched inflation, with little to no growth in inflation ‑adjusted wages for core ‑funded employees over the past decade. Rising Pension Costs Are Due to Both Workforce Expansion and Rate Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The Governor ’s budget provides a $10  million one-time General Fund appropriation for BPPE in 2025-26 (to be implemented through the next round of amendments to the 2025-26 Budget Act ). These funds would be used to repay the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account loan in full in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - As stock market developments unfold over the course of the next 18 months (through the end of the budget year), all the segments could see their fiscal situations change  significantly. Base Increases Recommend Reducing or Eliminating Base General Fund Increases for CSU and UC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Next, we describe the Governor ’s proposal to provide a COLA for apportionments, assess the proposal, and provide a recommendation. Cost Pressures Compensation Is Largest Community College Operating Cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - CSU’s Year of Engagement Year of Engagement Sets Up CSU ’s Next Graduation Initiative. Over the past year, CSU has been working on developing its next graduation initiative. To develop the framework of the new initiative, CSU gathered feedback from faculty, students, campus leaders, staff, alumni, and community partners.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

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

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - They also may use their reserves to provide matching funds for a major project financed through university bonds. (CSU encourages campuses to cover about 10  percent of the cost of these projects using reserves.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

The 2021-22 Budget: University Capital Outlay

Mar 5, 2021 - The universities, particularly CSU, also encourage campuses to provide a small campus match from their reserve funds to support their academic facility projects.) Review Process Designed to Give Legislature Opportunity to Assess Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4395