The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - After all of these actions, the reserve would have a balance of $4.1   billion at the end of 2026 ‑27. Governor ’s Budget Creates Proposition   98 Settle ‑Up Obligation. As we discuss in The 2026‑27 Budget: Proposition 98 Guarantee and K‑12 Spending Plan , the Governor’s budget appropriates $5.6 billion less for schools and community colleges in 2025‑26 than the estimated minimum guarantee in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - As discussed in The 2026‑27 Budget: Overview of the Governor’s Budget , the administration’s revenue estimates over the budget window are $42 billion higher than previous budget‑act assumptions and almost $30 billion higher than our November 2025 estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - In the November 2024 election, voters approved Proposition  2, a state general obligation bond that provides $1.5  billion for community college facilities. (The measure also provides $8.5  billion for K-12 school facilities.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

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

Jan 13, 2025 - In total, the Governor ’s budget assumes that state operations costs are reduced by $2.1  billion ($1  billion General Fund) in 2024 ‑25 and $2.6  billion ($1.4  billion General Fund) in 2025 ‑26 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - This increase brings total Cal Grant spending to $2.8  billion —reflecting a 9.5  percent increase over the revised 2024-25 level. This growth rate is notably higher than the ten-year historical average of 3.6  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - As  of November 2024, UC identified backlogs of $12  billion in state ‑supported seismic safety projects and $9.1  billion in state ‑supported capital renewal projects. Student Financial Aid and Other Cost Pressures Also Exist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - UC, however, is carrying an estimated capital renewal backlog of $9.1   billion. When projects are not done on time, project costs can increase in the future and the likelihood of programmatic disruptions due to failing building components increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

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

Nov 20, 2024 - Under our outlook, the guarantee in 2025 ‑26 is $1.5  billion (1.3  percent) above the 2024 ‑25 enacted budget level. In addition, $3.7  billion in funding is freed ‑up from the expiration of various one ‑time costs and other formula ‑driven adjustments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4940

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - CSU is carrying an estimated capital renewal backlog of $8.6  billion. If funding is not directed to address this backlog, more projects will be delayed and costs likely will increase as building components degrade further and lead to more significant facility issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We Estimate the Governor Solved an $18   Billion Budget Problem. We estimate the Governor ’s budget addressed an $18  billion budget problem. This is somewhat lower than the $22  billion budget problem the administration has referenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662