The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - The Chancellor ’s Office may designate up to 50  percent of state funding each year for life safety projects, though the amount needed to fund all project proposals in this category is typically much lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - By the May Revision, the Legislature w ill have finalized data on the price index typically used to calculate the COLA rate. At that time, it will also have better information on state revenues, which will in turn affect the amount of funding available for ongoing Proposition  98 augmentations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - The Chancellor ’s Office may designate up to 50  percent of state funding each year for life safety projects, though the amount needed to fund all project proposals in this category is typically much lower.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2021-22 Budget: University Capital Outlay

Mar 5, 2021 - The Merced project ’s size and complexity may be a factor that is driving up costs for these initial phases. Figure 3 UC Proposes Much Larger Building at Merced Than at Riverside Assignable Square Feet
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4395

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major UC Proposals

Feb 2, 2022 - These  backlogs can build up over time, especially during recessions when campuses sometimes defer maintenance projects as a way to help them cope with state funding reductions. UC Has Been Developing a Better Estimate of Its Maintenance Backlog.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4511

The 2023-24 Budget: University of California

Feb 15, 2023 - To date, UC has not provided documentation identifying how those additional costs would be covered for these ne w projects. Little Information Is Available on the Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy (Institute).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4684

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

Mar 26, 2021 - At a minimum, we recommend the Legislature request: ( 1)  m arket research that evaluates available technical solutions for the system and estimates the one ‑time and ongoing project costs based on system requirements, ( 2)  a schedule for completion of project activities, and ( 3)  w orkload justifications for the requested GovOps positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4409

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Furthermore, the Legislature could have different priorities —for example, prioritizing compensation increases, enrollment growth, or the building up of UC ’s reserves for economic uncertainties differently than the Board of Regents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - First implemented in 2014 ‑15, students with household incomes of up to $100,000 could have 40  percent of their tuition covered (when combined with all other public financial aid). Tuition coverage was graduated downward as household income rose, with students receiving 10  percent tuition coverage at $150,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - For 2024-25, the budget package provides an additional $78  million from the previously enacted level that year —bringing MCS spending up to $1  billion General Fund ($636  million ongoing and $368  million one time).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089