The 2025-26 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Despite the notable increase in its authorized permanent positions over the past ten years and the associated funding increases, CSAC believes it has inadequate funding to fulfill its current workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - To balance the 2024-25 budget, the state authorized reductions in most agencies ’ state operations funding. Specifically, most agencies were subject to reductions of up to 7.95  percent, in addition to having certain vacant positions eliminated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Under this system, UC is authorized to sell its own university bonds and use a portion of its annual state appropriation to cover associated debt service. Since this new system has been in place, the state has given UC authority to finance $4 billion in facility projects using university bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - State law authorizes the Chancellor ’s Office to designate up to 5  percent of program funding for program administration, development, and accountability. The Chancellor ’s Office is required to report on December 31, 2023 and every two years thereafter on colleges ’ efforts to serve currently and formerly incarcerated students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

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

Mar 10, 2025 - The school now is requesting that the state authorize an additional $151  million for the project. With the additional funding, the school indicates it could provide the original 257 beds, plus an additional 23 new beds, at below market rents, while also reducing rents among its existing housing stock (of 437 beds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5014

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - In California, counties, cities, special districts, and joint powers authorities can operate local public libraries. Usually the local government operator designates a central library to coordinate activities among all the library branches within a jurisdiction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

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

Nov 7, 2024 - The third project, authorized by Chapter  50 of 2023 (S B  117 , Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review), is an intersegmental student housing project involving UC Merced and Merced College. It cost a total of $100  million (all state support).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - Lastly, the Governor ’s budget proposes to authorize a new permanent tribal and rural library programs consultant supported with existing federal funding. Recommend Modifying Governor ’s Budget Plan for the State Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - Pilot Authorized Community Colleges to Serve as Points of Access to Online Teacher Preparation Programs. In 2018, the Legislature authorized a pilot seeking to increase individuals ’ access to teacher preparation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program [Publication Details]

Mar 29, 2023 - This statutorily required brief evaluates the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program, which the Legislature authorized in 2018 and funded in the 2019-20 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4755