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

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 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - In identifying possible revenue options, the law library might want to examine the types of users making requests, the complexity of the requests it receives, and the frequency of requests from the same users.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2025-26 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2025 - By making the sharing of student data easier, this project is intended to streamline certain systemwide reporting processes. It is also intended to enable the development of data analytics tools, such as timelier enrollment and student outcomes dashboards, which the Chancellor ’s Office indicates could improve decision ‑making and student support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5005

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: California Student Aid Commission

Feb 28, 2025 - Next, we analyze these proposals and make associated recommendations. Background CSAC ’s Mission Is to Administer State Financial Aid Programs. CSAC administers certain state financial aid programs and provides related technical assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4994

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

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