The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Facilities in that category do support instruction in physical education, music, theater, and other programs. Nonetheless, they differ from the instructional spaces the state has traditionally prioritized for bon d funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - Although GovOps has no particular expertise in education matters, the administration indicates it might make a better place for Learning Lab than LCI because of its emphasis on interagency collaboration and technology.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - The remaining programs serve various purposes ranging from faculty support to information technology. Our EdBudget table, California Community Colleges Categorical Programs , lists all of these programs and their associated ongoing funding level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

The 2026-27 Budget: Higher Education Overview

Feb 5, 2026 - Moreover, UC and CSU already are in the midst of making their admission decisions for the 2026 ‑27 academic year based upon the enrollment expectations set in the 2025 ‑26  Budget  Act . Both segments, particularly CSU, still have options for managing their 2026 ‑27 enrollment levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5112

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - The state pays costs for the employer contribution associated with CSU’s 2013‑14 payroll level. CSU pays the employer contribution for any payroll growth above that level. The state adopted this arrangement in 2013‑14 to provide CSU with a stronger fiscal incentive to contain staffing costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - Under the Governor ’s budget, the state would continue to make two additional out ‑year funding commitments to UC. The state would commit to providing UC with a one ‑time back payment of $241  million in 2027 ‑28 to address the base increase that it did not receive in 2025 ‑26, followed by a $144  million ongoing increase in 2028 ‑29, reflecting the remaining 3  percent base increase from the postponed 2025 ‑26 compact  payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2026-27 Budget: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 17, 2026 - This income level equates to roughly the top 90th percentile of households in California (meaning only about one in ten households makes above that level). Lastly, under the revamped program, students at private universities remain ineligible for MCS awards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5127

The 2026-27 Budget: Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education

Mar 25, 2026 - Under this time line, the administration estimates BPPE would make annual payments of $1.9  million from 2026-27 through 2031-32, with those payments totaling $11.5  million (including interest) across the six-year period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5169