The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - To this end, Learning Lab awards competitive grants to intersegmental faculty teams at the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges (CCC). Faculty teams test ways to improve learning outcomes in college-level lower division courses, including by using adaptive learning technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2022-23 Budget: Cybersecurity at the California Community Colleges

Mar 30, 2022 - The  Governor ’s ongoing cybersecurity components include (1)  creating statewide cybersecurity teams, (2)  funding a system ‑level entity that oversees both local colleges and the statewide cybersecurity teams, and (3)  providing two new positions at Chancellor ’s Office.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4582

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

Mar 2, 2021 - Students would work in research teams, overseen by one faculty mentor and one industry mentor. Students would also take coursework related to their projects. To be determined. Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society Up to 150 Undergraduate and graduate students from Berkeley, Davis, Merced, Santa Cruz, and Riverside. 25 ‑30 research teams annually, each comprised of 2 ‑5 participants, would conduct projects on various topics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4394

The 2021-22 Budget: Various CSU Proposals

Mar 9, 2021 - The program team intends to explore several potential funding sources to cover the ongoing costs of the initiative, including private funds from the technology industry and core operations funds at demonstration sites.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4399

The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - The proposal also would augment the existing Digital Concierge Services team, accelerating the team ’s time line to complete active projects and expanding the number of new projects it can undertake.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549

The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library

Apr 19, 2023 - Currently, auditing is overseen by the State Library ’s executive management team, with certain tasks delegated to supervisors and line staff. While the State Library has seen a large increase in one ‑time funding for local assistance programs, the bulk of this funding must be spent by June 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4761

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - All five positions initially swept were IT positions, primarily on CSAC ’s application development team. CSAC notes that these positions were vacant given recruitment and budget challenges. Proposals Governor Proposes Unallocated Augmentation for CSAC ’s State Operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Higher Education Proposals

May 10, 2022 - The Golden State Awards initiative would support at least 20 awards to individuals or teams at or associated with the public higher education segments who have developed or are developing innovative practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4594

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - For example, these courses commonly include practice and conditioning time for intercollegiate athletics teams, as well as fitness courses. Rationale for Certain Scoring Metrics Is Unclear. Although the new scoring system includes several relevant scoring metrics, it also includes a couple of metrics for which the rationale is less clear.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The State Library notes that given the small size of its security team, it will prioritize upgrading its cybersecurity defense systems in the short run. It n otes that putting up an upgraded firewall will be the most effective action that can be immediately taken to prevent cyberattacks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013