The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - CCC faculty receive a certain number of flex days so they can take time outside of teaching to pursue professional development activities, including developing new course designs, tools, and materials.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - This policy has also contributed to increased spending, but less so than the tuition  increases. Spending on Capital Renewal Has Been Increasing at Same Rate as Overall Budget. The main way CSU pays for large state ‑approved capital projects is by issuing university bonds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - We  think doing so is particularly important given the state ’s recent experience with GI 2025, which had multiple objectives. Under GI 2025, CSU came close to meeting some objectives but remained far from meeting others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - As of the Governor ’s budget, all but two of these projects were scheduled to complete working drawings in 2026-27, with the remaining projects expected to do so by August 2027. Assuming no project delays emerge this spring, we have no concerns with the proposed funding for these continuing projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - To do so, the state is using a General Fund cash loan to cover the payments to students. This approach only works if the state is in a strong cash position. If the state ’s cash position weakens, which has happened during previous fiscal downturns, the state could find that internal borrowing is no longer an option.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Although the state is not statutorily required to provide a COLA for apportionments, it has a long ‑standing practice of doing so when Proposition  98 funds are available. (In contrast, the state is statutorily required to provide a COLA for the LCFF for school districts.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Consistent with historical legislative practice, as well as current practice for CCC, we recommend the Legislature fund enrollment growth at CSU and UC apart from and on top of any base increase, as doing so provides greater transparency and accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2023-24 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Jan 31, 2023 - The proposed funding delays and cost shifts (for example, with certain CSU and UC capital projects) provide General Fund savings in 2023 ‑24, but they do so merely by shifting costs out one or more years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4664

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - The proposed trailer bill language retroactively reestablishes the special fund as of January 1, 2025, so there would be no lap se in deposits. (The state has continued to collect civil appellate filing fees.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - The deposits are invested so they have the potential to grow over time. Once the child goes to college, the funds in their CalKIDS account can be spent on qualified higher education expenses —generally tuition and related fees, books and supplies, room and board, and computer equipment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035