The 2022-23 Budget: Student Financial Aid

Feb 18, 2022 - Reject Redirection of Unspent Funds to Dream Loans. Given that current funding for the Dream Loan program is sufficient to meet demand, we recommend rejecting the redirection of unspent DSIG funds to Dream Loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4548

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - Students apply for Cal Grant awards by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or California Dream Act Application. To qualify for an award, students must meet certain income and asset criteria.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - CSAC also administers a few smaller financial aid programs, including the California Dream Act Service Incentive Grant and Cal ‑HBCU Transfer Grant. Beyond these programs, the state approved one ‑time funding in 2021 ‑22 for a five ‑year Golden State Teacher Grant initiative.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 4, 2022 - Another notable new provision would authorize the Director of the Department of Finance to transfer unspent program funds to UC and CSU to support their Dream Loan programs (which provide loans to undocumented students with financial need).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4632

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - As   Figure  11 shows, equity gaps in graduation rates by race/ethnicity, income, and first ‑generation status persist. (As discussed in the box below, equity gaps in graduation rates by gender also persist.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - The State Library ’s budget increases $614  million over 2020 ‑21, a more than 11-fold increase. The vast majority of the increase comes from the General Fund ($607  million) and most of the remainder comes from an increase in federal relief funding (7.4  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - Some of the growth is at UC and CSU (11  percent increase at both segments), primarily due to their planned tuition increases. (Cal Grants provide full tuition coverage for eligible students attending these segments [as well as nontuition coverage for certain students].)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - As Figure 11 shows, CSU’s total spending on employee health care costs has been increasing over time, reaching $779 million in 2024‑25. Growth in health care costs has been particularly notable the past three years (with the highest growth in 2023‑24 at 10 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - Students apply for a Cal Grant award by submitting either the FAFSA or a similar state form for undocumente d students, the California Dream Act Application (CADAA). For most Cal Grant awards, the application deadline is March   2 p receding the start of the new academic year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Figure 11 Earnings Improvements Vary Somewhat by Region Median Change in Earnings for CCC CTE Students 2015 ‑16 a 2022 ‑23 Compared to 2015 ‑16 b San Diego/Imperial
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098