The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Background In this section, we provide background on the State Library ’s operations and funding, along with describing how local libraries are funded. State Library Oversees Both State Activities and Local Assistance Programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - For the CalKIDS program to expand college access, families need to know about the funds deposited into their child ’s account and how funds can be used. Thus, marketing and outreach activities are central to the success of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - In addition, it does not specify how the Chancellor ’s Office is to allocate the funds among interested colleges, including how much grant funding each college would be eligible to receive. The administration indicates that the Chancellor ’s Office would have flexibility to make these types of decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - 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 2025-26 Budget: College of the Law, San Francisco

Mar 10, 2025 - In 2024 ‑25, state support makes up one ‑third of CLSF ’s core funding, compared to just over one ‑fifth a decade ago. Meanwhile, tuition and fee revenue, which accounted for over three ‑quarters of CLSF ’s core support a decade ago, now makes up about two ‑thirds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 6, 2025 - Though the universities indicate they are still considering how they would respond to funding deferrals, they have identified the kinds of actions campuses could take in response to reductions in their state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4957

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

Trends in Higher Education: Facilities [Publication Details]

Apr 30, 2025 - This is the final brief of a six-part series covering higher education trends in California. This brief focuses on higher education facilities. The brief includes key issues for the Legislature to consider as it makes related policy and budget decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5037

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Legislature Decides How to Allocate Proposition 98 Funding. Once the state has calculated the guarantee, the Legislature decides how to allocate the available funding among school and community college programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Moreover, specific budgetary conditions occurring this year —including legislative action taken last year to withdraw more in reserves this year —make interpretation of the budget position more complex.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951