The 2022-23 Budget: California State Library

Feb 18, 2022 - The document directs each of the State Library ’s bureaus and sections (such as the California History Section or the Witkin State Law Library) to identify their top assets for digital preservation each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4549

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - This income level equates to roughly the top 90th percentile of households in California (meaning only about one in ten households makes above that level). Lastly, under the revamped program, students at private universities remain ineligible for MCS awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

Addressing Capital Renewal at UC and CSU

Jan 5, 2023 - At both segments, the renewal needs emerging each year are on top of large backlogs of deferred maintenance projects. UC estimates it has a $7.3  billion backlog associated with its academic facilities and infrastructure, while CSU estimates it has a $6.5  billion backlog.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4657

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The Legislature has historically made this a top CCC  budget priority because it helps districts address increases in their core operating costs and, in turn, maintain the quality of their instructional programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - It  opened in Berkeley in 1907, relocated to Oakland in 1922, and opened a second campus site in San Francisco in 1996. Serving as a two ‑campus institution for more than two decades, CCA is currently transitioning down to a one ‑campus institution, retaining only its San Francisco site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Consistent with historical legislative practice, as well as current practice for CCC, we recommend the Legislature fund enrollment growth at CSU and UC apart from and on top of any base increase, as doing so provides greater transparency and accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Based on the system ’s most recent five-year capital outlay plan, these sites have a combined 87  million square feet of building space. This includes academic space (such as classrooms, laboratories, and libraries) as well as nonacademic space (such as parking structures, bookstores, and cafeterias).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - (Adult schools typically are located at their own sites —separate from, but sometimes adjacent to, other schools in a district.) Funding for adult schools was based on average daily attendance (ADA), with one ADA equivalent to 525 instructional hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - Based on the meetings and site visits we conducted for this report, however, relatively few counselors advise incarcerated students, and these students typically do not have access to trained tutors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library

Apr 19, 2023 - Currently, 186 library jurisdictions with 1,127 sites (including central libraries and their branches) are op erating in California. Local libraries provide various services that are influenced by the characteristics of their communities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4761