The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Though the upfront costs can be high, the federal and state governments tend to value R &D given that so many people potentially can benefit from new discoveries and technologies. Moreover, climate change R &D could be viewed as particularly warranted in California because the state has set its own GHG reduction goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - The supplemental rate for nonresident undergraduates (which is in addition to the base rate for resident students) is set at $39,270. The supplemental rate rises by $1,668 (4.4  percent) from 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - As Figure  3 shows, the Governor also proposes to continue funding for all 29 capital outlay projects initiated in 2025-26. The Governor ’s budget includes $709  million Proposition  2 bond funds for the construction phase of these projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - As Figure  3 shows, salaries and benefits (including retirement benefits, health care benefits, workers ’ compensation, and unemployment insurance) accounted for more than 80  percent of district spending in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2016-17 Budget: Higher Education Analysis

Feb 26, 2016 - Requires Districts to Complete Self –Assessments of Their Programs. The Governor proposes to require community colleges to assess their basic skills efforts using a specified tool. Trailer legislation in 2007 –08 required that each college commit to conducting a self –assessment as a condition of receiving Basic Skills Initiative funding that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3372

The 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - The Board of Directors oversees the school ’s finances and makes key decisions, such as setting employee compensation levels. The board also sets the school ’s tuition levels and enrollment targets. The school ’s main academic offering is a Juris Doctor (JD) program, the most common degree students pursue to enter the legal field.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - The Legislature can still plan, establish performance goals, set spending priorities, make appropriations, support enrollment growth, and monitor the segments ’ outcomes —all without a Governor ’s compact.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - As Figure  1 shows, expenditures from the BPPE Fund have exceeded revenues annually beginning in 2014-15. This trend is counter to the typical expectation that regulatory agencies ’ fees cover their costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169

California Community Colleges—Managing Cash in a Time of State Payment Deferrals

Dec 18, 2020 - Legislature Would Need to Act Soon Should It Choose Midyear Option. The Legislature would need to take budget action in January 2021 since the first payment deferral is set to begin in February 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4307