The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Because the funds were restricted to that one project, the City of San Diego cannot award the funding to a different project. The Department of Finance has not yet indicated whether or when it would act to recapture the associated $2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Alternatively, CSAC could take more time to examine where its workload gaps are most pronounced and submit a new budget change request for the 2026 ‑27  budget  cycle. Request for CISO Is Reasonable, Recommend Approving.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - For example, the Legislature may want specific examples of how near real ‑time data is needed for state decision ‑making. Real ‑time data likely is most useful at the local level, where it could help instructors and counselors better support specific students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - Under the program, SIB opens college savings accounts and makes deposits for eligible children (discussed in more detail below). The deposits are invested so they have the potential to grow over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

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

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 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Sep 11, 2024 - This program provides scholarships to students in teacher preparation programs who commit to working at a priority school (a school where at least 55  percent of students are low-income, English learners, or foster youth).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4926

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 - If UC and CSU were to continue growing without additional funding, they effectively would be covering the associated costs by making further programmatic adjustments, such as even larger class sizes.
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