The 2022-23 Budget: CCC Chancellor's Office Staffing

Mar 29, 2022 - Chancellor ’s Office documentation provided to our office shows that the agency already assigns two staff to overseeing those issues. Given the Governor ’s proposal appears to duplicate already authorized and assigned positions, we recommend the Legislature reject these proposed positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4579

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - Similar impacts might be expected for any state agency that employs a large staff and constructs new facilities. For example, the move or expansion of a large state department (such as the Employment Development Department or California Environment Protection Agency) or a large new courthouse also would translate into higher employment and more construction activity in the selected area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - As part of the sunset review, the state could approve fee increases to ensure the regulatory agency can cover its costs and be fiscally solvent in the years to come. Introduction Post Focuses on BPPE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education [Publication Details]

Mar 25, 2026 - This post assesses the Governor’s proposal to provide a General Fund appropriation for the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education, a regulatory agency within the Department of Consumer Affairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5169

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Governor ’s Proposal Governor Proposes Retaining Learning Lab and Shifting to Government Operations Agency (GovOps). Counter to last year ’s budget agreement, the Governor proposes $4  million ongoing General Fund in 2026-27 to retain Learning Lab.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The law library staff assist both state agencies and the public with research. Based on se lf-reported data from 2023-24, roughly half of the library ’s users were from state agencies while the other half of users were from the general public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Like many other state agencies, the largest component of UC ’s budget is employee salaries and benefits (comprising 74  percent of its core expenditures in 2023 ‑24). UC has more control than most state agencies, however, over its compensation costs, partly because most of its employees (nearly 80  percent) are not represented by a labor union.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - In  contrast to some state agencies, the universities have a fiscal advantage in having access not only to state funding but also considerable nonstate funding. With CSU and UC set to raise tuition charges in 2026 ‑27, each segment will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in new tuition revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - To balance the 2024-25 budget, the state authorized reductions in most agencies ’ state operations funding. Specifically, most agencies were subject to reductions of up to 7.95  percent, in addition to having certain vacant positions eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The task force consisted of 26 members representing CCC and its external stakeholders, including workforce agencies, industry, and labor. The task force developed a series of recommendations for improving CTE in several key areas, including funding, regional coordination, outcomes data, curriculum, and faculty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098