Update on Community College Reserves

Jan 27, 2021 - As of June 30, 2020, systemwide reserves equated to 22  percent of annual operating expenditures, up about 0.5  percentage points from a year earlier. As Figure  1 shows, total reserves as a share of annual operating expenditures have been trending upward since 2007 ‑08.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4323

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - (The measure also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.) These funds may be used for various purposes, including constructing new buildings, renovating existing buildings, acquiring land, and purchasing equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CalPERS contribution rates increased every year from 2011‑12 through 2019‑20, rising from 18 percent to 31 percent over that period (for Miscellaneous Tier 1 state employees). In 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, the state applied certain supplemental payments towards CalPERS costs, which lowered rates to 29 percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Feb 26, 2021 - State Enacted Base Reduction to ANR Division in 2020 ‑21. The state ’s 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package reduced UC ’s base General Fund support for central services and campuses. For ANR specifically, the state reduced base General Fund support by $9. 2  m illion (12. 7  p ercent) from the 2019 ‑ 20 l evel.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4391

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 11, 2021 - In 2021 ‑22, Low-Income Students in Grades 1 Through 12 Get $500 Special Deposits. The budget provides $1.8  billion one-time federal American Rescue Plan Act funds and $92  million one-time General Fund to open college savings accounts for low-income students enrolled in grades 1 through 12 in the 2021 ‑22 school year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4461

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - The 2020 LRDP further lowered the campus ’s enrollment targets. (Unlike earlier LRDPs which tended to set annual targets, the 2020 LRDP set enrollment targets for only 2020 ‑21 and 2030 ‑31.) UC Merced fell short of its 2020 ‑21 target (9,700 FTE students) by 515 FTE  students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of Major UC Proposals

Feb 2, 2022 - Though the Legislature could consider providing more than the $12 million, such action would differ from recent state practice. The Legislature likely would want to consider providing more funding only if it were concerned about UC having over‑target enrollment in 2020‑21 and its resulting per‑student funding being too low.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4511

Redesigning California's Adult Education Funding Model

Dec 13, 2022 - The amount of adult education funding that school districts redirected for K ‑12 purposes varied considerably —from a few districts redirecting no funds to other districts redirecting all their funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4652

The 2023-24 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 8, 2023 - First, the Governor ’s budget includes an ongoing General Fund base augmentation of $2.2  million (12  percent) to “support College of the Law costs ” in 2023 ‑24. Second, the Governor ’s budget includes $3  million one ‑time General Fund for the campus ’ Urban Alchemy program, with the funds available for expenditure over the next three years  (through 2025 ‑26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4732

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - The primary reason for the decline in the tuition share is that UC generally held its tuition charges flat from 2011 ‑12 through 2021 ‑22. During this period, UC increased its systemwide tuition charges only once.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998