The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Chancellor ’s Office may designate up to 50  percent of state funding each year for life safety projects, though the amount needed to fund all project proposals in this category is typically much lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Figure 4 CSAC Uses Scoring Matrix to Allocate Competitive Awards Reflects Scoring Matrix Used Since 2018 ‑19 Component
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Under the old scoring system, gymnasium projects (along with projects relating to child development facilities, performing arts facilities, and certain other noninstructional facilities) were in a separate category eligible for up to 15  percent of available funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - The administration scores the $541  million as one ‑time savings. (For the past three years, the state has supported the program using a mix of ongoing and one ‑time General Fund.) The Governor ’s budget maintains the new budgetary approach of funding MCS awards one year in arrears.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment. Governor ’s CCC Budget Plan Includes Proposition   98 Reserve Funding. The Proposition   98 Reserve is an account designated for school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - In addition, $3.7  billion in funding is freed ‑up from the expiration of various one ‑time costs and other formula ‑driven adjustments. After accounting for the freed ‑up funding and the cost of providing a 2.46  percent statutory cost ‑of ‑living adjustment for school and community college programs, we estimate that $2.8  billion would be available for new commitments (see figure below).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2022-23 Budget: Middle Class Scholarship Program

Mar 30, 2022 - In this follow‑up post, we explore the MCS program changes in greater detail. We first provide background on state financial aid programs, with a focus on the Cal Grant program as well as the original and revamped MCS program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4581

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - MCS = Middle Class Scholarships and COLA = cost-of-living adjustment. Cal Grant Spending Continues to Grow at Historically High Rate. The Cal Grant program is the state ’s largest and longest ‑standing financial aid program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2023-24 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 16, 2022 - These activities expire in 2023 ‑24, freeing ‑up the underlying funds. We also score savings from attendance ‑related changes to LCFF and account for the required reserve withdrawal. After making these adjustments, $7.6  billion in funding is available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4648