The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Of the ten new projects included in the Governor ’s budget, seven are at campuses that already received Proposition  2 funding for a different project in 2025-26. While these campuses may have significant facility needs, they are likely also benefiting from certain other scoring metrics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - With this additional funding, UC likely would: Provide salary increases for nonrepresented and represented employees. We estimate each  1  percent increase in payroll would cost $55  million in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - Lower ‑income students, however, are the ones least likely to be able to attend and complete college without financial support. Program Is More Challenging to Convey and Administer Than Other State Aid Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Like many other universities (as well as public and private entities more generally), UC maintains reserves. It leaves some reserves uncommitted, such that they are available to address economic uncertainties, including state budget reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - Districts likely are drawing down these reserves to cover revenue declines in areas like parking due to campuses operating at reduced capacity. They also could be drawing down reserves in restricted programs that provide additional student and faculty support, as the need for such support likely has been amplified since the onset of the pandemic and shift to remote instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - In addition, the 2025-26 Budget Act includes $9 million to fund one or two new local library infrastructure projects (likely in the San Jose and/or Santa Cruz areas), $3.6 million for the Altadena Library District, and $2 million for the San Francisco Hillel Center (using freed-up funds from the San Diego Hillel Center project).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - After setting aside the portion dedicated for retiree health and pensions, CSU likely would use this additional funding to: Provide salary increases. The cost of a 1  percent salary increase is approximately  $59  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - This  variation likely reflects differences among campuses in the number, size, age, complexity, and location of their facilities, among other factors. For example, a large campus with older facilities and extensive research space is likely to have costlier renewal needs than a small campus with newer facilities and little research  space.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The components are: (1)  a  base allocation linked to enrollment (about 70  percent of formula funding),  (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts (about 20  percent of formula funding), and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes (about 10  percent of formula funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major UC Proposals

Feb 2, 2022 - In the report, UC estimates having a total ten ‑year capital renewal need of $12.3  billion, on top of an existing $7.3  billion maintenance backlog. (According to UC, its capital renewal need likely is higher than $12.3  billion, as the university has not yet completed its systemwide infrastructure assessments.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4511