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

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - Housing assistance is often provided on a short ‑term basis, such as through one ‑time emergency grants or temporary emergency housing. Some campuses also offer long ‑term housing assistance, such as ongoing rental subsidies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - UC and CSU Project Large Capital Renewal Needs Emerging Annually. UC projects $12  billion in capital renewal needs will emerge across its academic facilities over the next ten years, equating to an average of $1.2  billion in capital renewal projects emerging each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

Second Round of Higher Education Federal Relief Funds

Jan 20, 2021 - California has discretion to spend the remaining $154  million on emergency grants to elementary and secondary schools, higher education institutions, or other education-related entities. California chose to allocate all of its Governor ’s Emergency Education Relief funds under the CARES Act for elementary and secondary education.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4315

The 2021-22 Budget: Analysis of the Major University Proposals

Feb 1, 2021 - According to CSU, the Basic Needs Initiative supports a broad range of activities, including food pantries, emergency housing, emergency grants, and (since the start of the p andemic) the distribution of laptops and mobile hotspots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4336

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - The legislation also clarifies that emergency financial aid grants supported by the federal Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund and unpaid fees discharged by CCC using a state COVID-19 block grant are excluded from taxable income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major CCC Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - According to the Chancellor’s Office, the Board of Governors, which has the regulatory authority to adopt emergency conditions allowances, will revisit whether to extend the emergency conditions allowance in spring 2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4531

The 2023-24 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 22, 2023 - Pandemic ‑Related Emergency Conditions Allowance Set to End. In late spring 2022, the Chancellor ’s Office notified districts that 2022 ‑23 will be the final year of the pandemic ‑related emergency conditions allowance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4695

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - Colleges may award grants to students who self ‑certify that they meet the following criteria: Have an emergency financial need. Meet the financial eligibility requirements to receive a CCC fee waiver.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CDPH = California Department of Public Health; COVID ‑19 = coronavirus disease 2019; CHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; HHS = Health and Human Services; GARE = Government Alliance on Race and Equity; EMSA = Emergency Medical Services Authority; CalAIM = California Advancing and Innovating Medi ‑Cal; ICF ‑DDs = Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/2