The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Even the segment-specific work b eing done to improve learning outcomes is likely to have broader and more integrated results than Learning Lab ’s projects. This is because work being done within a segment is more likely to affect an entire department, campus, or even the whole segment (through initiatives like CSU ’s GI 2025).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2021-22 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 8, 2021 - The work group identified several policy objectives, including ( 1) s implifying the program to make it easier for students to navigate; ( 2) e xpanding eligibility for low ‑income students; and ( 3) a ddressing the total cost of attendance, including nontuition costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4355

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - In negotiating salary increases with their local unions, districts typically account for a number of factors, including the COLA the state is providing for apportionments, changes in housing and other costs for employe es, salary competitiveness, and the need to address non ‑salary cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2024-25 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 29, 2024 - The  state  also provides a limited number of competitive awards (13,000 new awards annually) to students who do not qualify for an entitlement award —typically older students attending four ‑year universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4865

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The  2024 ‑25 budget redirected $60  million from the Strong Workforce Program (SWP) toward the Rebuilding Nursing Infrastructure Grant Program, a new initiative that awards competitive grants to districts to develop or expand nursing programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - In 2023, the Chancellor ’s Office awarded the juvenile justice funds through a competitive process. Of the 47 colleges that applied, 44 colleges received awards of $312,500 annually through 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2021-22 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 16, 2021 - These spring plans should ( 1)  i dentify the amount of federal relief funds that colleges intend to use for student aid, ( 2)  e stimate the number of students likely to receive federal emergency grants, ( 3)  d escribe the methods colleges are using to distribute funds among students, ( 4)  e stimate the amount of aid a student is likely to receive, and ( 5)  i dentify students ’ remaining financial needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4372

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Instead, its budget change request focused on addressing the departme nt ’s shortfall in OE &E funding, which is largely driven by inflationary pressures. Though CSAC provided documentation showing how OE&E costs have been increasing, it did not include detail on how additional funding would be allocated to cover both rising OE&E costs and staffing shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - According to UC, the workforce hubs would be selected through a competitive process based on their ability to leverage outside funding, collaborate with regional non ‑UC workforce entities, and address specific regional climate ‑related workforce needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - Because the new program eliminates the need for competitive awards at CCC, trailer legislation reduces the number of new competitive awards available each year from 41,000 awards for students attending all segments to 13,000 awards for students attending segments other than CCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461