The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - This is largely because these funding protections provide districts with more apportionment funding than they would generate based on their enrollment and other  factors. Systemwide Reserves Continue to Increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - The trend may also reflect other factors, however, such as a shift in student demand toward CTE programs. One sign that other factors may be involved is that CTE enrollment is also increasing as a share of total enrollment in other states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC Reserve Levels Generally Have Tracked With Broader Fiscal Factors. As Figure  6 shows, UC core fund balances as a share of its annual core fund expenditures have been as low as 1.8  percent in 2008 ‑09 and as high as 23  percent in 2012 ‑13.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Certain factors signal the stock market might be approaching a peak. If a stock market downturn occurs, income tax revenues would fall considerably, and the misalignment between state revenues and proposed spending would widen.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Moreover, CSU ’s allocation factors have varied from strongly linked with program objectives (for example, Pell Grant counts) to not linked (for example, providing a flat amount to every campus regardless of need or performance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - The growth is largely due to two factors. Some of the growth is at UC and CSU (11  percent increase at both segments), primarily due to their planned tuition increases. (Cal Grants provide full tuition coverage for eligible students attending these segments [as well as nontuition coverage for certain students].)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025‑26 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 20, 2024 - “Maintenance Factor ” Accelerates Growth in the Guarantee. In addition to the three main tests, the Constitution requires the state to track an obligation known as maintenance factor. The state creates maintenance factor when Test  3 is operative or the Legislature suspends the guarantee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - One factor to consider in making this decision is cost escalation. Allocating a significant portion of the available bond funds in the first year allows districts to begin projects as soon as possible, avoiding cost escalation that typically occurs due to inflation over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

The 2024-25 Budget: California Community Colleges

Feb 21, 2024 - The increase in districts ’ local reserves is the result of at least three factors. One factor is that the state notably increased community college funding during the pandemic years despite enrollment drops.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4853

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - In setting such a policy, the state could consider various factors, including the types of users making requests, the types of requests received, the complexity of received requests, and the frequency of requests from the same users.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013