The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - Lastly, the Governor ’s budget proposes to authorize a new permanent tribal and rural library programs consultant supported with existing federal funding. Recommend Modifying Governor ’s Budget Plan for the State Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - As a group, represented employees (including various other staff positions and union ‑represented academic employees) saw their salaries increase by 6.7  percent each year over the last ten years. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Last Year, State Began Funding Program in Arrears. The state also adopted a new budgetary approach for the MCS program last year. Under the new budgetary approach, the state began funding the MCS program one year in arrears.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - The last time the Legislature adjusted these fees was during BPPE ’s 2016 sunset review, when it changed the structure of the annual licensing fee, among other changes. Those changes were fully implemented by July 1, 2018.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Counter to last year ’s budget agreement, the Governor proposes $4  million ongoing General Fund in 2026-27 to retain Learning Lab. (This is $1.5  million less than Learning Lab received in 2025-26.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CSU has raised tuition three times over the last decade and has increased SUG spending to account for those associated increases. Starting in 2022 ‑23, the state requires CSU to also increase SUG spending for enrollment growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2021-22 Budget: “Cradle to Career” Data System

Mar 26, 2021 - The planning facilitator —which OPR selected to be WestEd, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco —convened the first work group planning meeting in January 2020. The Legislature received the first required work group report on December 31, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Of these proposals, we first recommend prioritizing the repayment of the deferral adopted in last year ’s budget. This would restore the state ’s community college apportionments payments to their regular schedule and reduce future cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - (That category similarly accounted for a large share of the new projects approved last year, including eight gymnasiums.) Facilities in that category do support instruction in physical education, music, theater, and other programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - During the pause, we recommend setting the nonresident undergraduate cap for the Berkeley, Los Angeles, and San Diego campuses at their respective shares in 2024‑25—the last year the state provided associated funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112