Assessment of CSU’s Graduation Initiative 2025

Dec 10, 2025 - Without required reporting on how much campuses are spending on particular GI 2025 activities and how many and which students are using them, the Legislature cannot know which activities are most cost ‑effective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5099

The 2021-22 Budget: University Capital Outlay

Mar 5, 2021 - The administration, in turn, is required to submit to the Legislature a letter by February 1 t hat identifies the projects it preliminarily approves for each segment. State law requires the administration to provide a final approval letter to the Legislature no sooner than April 1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4395

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - For example, the Long Beach, Northridge, and Pomona campuses are all working with Jovenes, Inc., an organization that provides support services to youth exper iencing homelessness in Los Angeles County.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2026-27 Budget: California Education Learning Lab

Mar 25, 2026 - As a final note, if the Legislature wanted to prioritize certain types of intersegmental efforts, it could direct the recently created California Education Interagency Council (which has representatives from each of the three segments as well as other workforce training providers) to look for these opportunities using federal, philanthropic, or corporate dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5171

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - For example, these types of facilities can generate revenue from activities such as athletic events and concerts. Recommendation Consider Directing Chancellor ’s Office to Adjust Scoring System. The Chancellor ’s Office ’s scoring system has significant implications for which projects receive state funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: University of California

Feb 26, 2026 - For example, earmarking around 10   percent of a base increase would allow UC to undertake some capital renewal projects while still retaining the preponderance of any base increase for other spending priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5143

The 2021-22 Budget: UC Programs in Medical Education

Feb 26, 2021 - As Figure  3 shows, 96 students would be in two new PRIME programs focused on American Indian/Alaska Native issues and Black health issues. The remaining 16 students would be across five of the existing PRIME programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4389

The 2026-27 Budget: California State University

Feb 24, 2026 - In 2020‑21 and 2021‑22, the state applied certain supplemental payments towards CalPERS costs, which lowered rates to 29 percent. Since then, rates have generally stabilized around 32 percent. Spending Increases for Financial Aid Are Primarily Due to Tuition Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5142

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - For example, the state i ncreased funding for the Student Equity and Achievement Program by $24  million (5  percent) in 2021 ‑22 and another $25  million (5  percent) in 2022 ‑23. Figure 5 Certain Categorical Programs Have Received a COLA in Recent Years 2019 ‑20
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150

Assessment of the Strong Workforce Program

Dec 10, 2025 - Beyond employee compensation, the next largest expense type for the local share is capital outlay, which typically consists of purchasing equipment and renovating applied learning spaces. For the regional share, a notable amount of funding goes toward “other ” expenses, common examples of which include professional development, program marketing, labor market research, software licenses, and other contracted services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5098