The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Similar to the other education segments, community college districts have faced recent increases in costs for health benefits, insurance, equipment, supplies, and utilities. Health benefits are the largest of these remaining cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Anecdotally, it has allowed districts to combine their resources for various purposes, including equipment and software purchases, marketing campaigns, curriculum development, and professional development.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment. The measure does not specify how the funds are to be allocated among these specific purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - In addition, other similar grant opportunities exist that do not require state funding. Relative to the Governor ’s budget, this recommendation results in $4  million ongoing General Fund savings. By reducing ongoing spending, this recommendation helps the state address its projected out-year deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Base increases help the segments with their core operating costs —notably employee salaries; health benefits; pensions; and non ‑personnel costs, including debt service, utilities, equipment, and  supplies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Under the revamped program, students still do not have to demonstrate financial need. Moreover, students still are subject to the original income and asset cap rules. In 2025‑26, the maximum annual household income for dependent students to qualify for an MCS award is $234,000 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - However, as discussed earlier, how several augmentations within the proposed package would fit within the structure of existing workforce de velopment programs is unclear. Accordingly, new workforce development programs may need to be created to administer some of the funding in this proposed package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Once the child goes to college, the funds in their CalKIDS account can be spent on qualified higher education expenses —generally tuition and related fees, books and supplies, room and board, and computer equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - As a result, community college districts are likely to continue feeling pressure to provi de their employees with salary increases. This is particularly true in districts that report having challenges recruiting faculty and other staff due to less competitive salary levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Some faculty do not feel comfortable or do not want to work inside a prison. In addition, many prisons are in rural areas of the state with relatively small pools of individuals who are qualified to teach postsecondary courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913