The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Nov 14, 2025 - Chapter  622 of 2024 (AB  2508, McCarty) authorizes accounts for all foster youth in first through twelfth grade, whereas accounts previously were authorized only for foster youth in first grade. Deposits for foster youth remain set at $1,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5089

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - (This is 32  percent less than the proposed request of $566,000.) Recommend Revisiting Request for SSMI Position in the Future. SIB has already spent or is in the process of spending state funding dedicated to marketing activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - Chapter  21 of 2021 (AB  128, Ting) appropriated $439  million one-time General Fund to support local library infrastructure projects. Chapter  249 of 2022 (AB  179, Ting) appropriated an additional $50  million one-time General Fund for the same purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

The 2025-26 Budget: University of California

Feb 27, 2025 - Chapter 50 of 2013 (AB 94, Committee on Budget) established a new system for UC. Under this system, UC is authorized to sell its own university bonds and use a portion of its annual state appropriation to cover associated debt service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4998

The 2025-26 Budget: California State Library

Mar 7, 2025 - Chapter  249 of 2022 (AB  179, Ting) appropriated $2  million one-time General Fund to the City of San Diego for the construction of the Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center. Though the center has been constructed, the State Library indicated the center ultimately was unable to accept the funding and withdrew its request.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5013

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Higher Education

Oct 19, 2023 - In a May early action budget decision, the state enacted Chapter  5 of 2023 (AB  111, Committee on Budget) related to how certain forms of financial aid are treated for state personal income tax purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4809

UC Merced at 20: Campus Developments and Key State-Level Takeaways

Nov 7, 2024 - In contrast to this trend, aggregate tuition and fee revenue over the past decade has been 11  percentage points lower at UC Merced than the average of other UC campuses without a medical center (21  percent compared to 32  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4937

Evaluation of the California Community College Teacher Credentialing Partnership Pilot Program

Mar 29, 2023 - This traditional pathway is offered at 32 public universities (all California State University [CSU] campuses and all University of California [UC] general campuses) and about 50 private (mostly nonprofit) universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4755

Update on Student Housing Assistance

May 7, 2024 - UC  reports campuses are budgeting 32  percent of basic needs funding for staffing —the largest category of budgeted expenses. Based on campus spending plans, program staff have a variety of roles, including managing basic needs programs, operating basic needs centers (including food pantries), and providing case management to students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4898

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes $11.7  million one-time General Fund to trial courts for the implementation of the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (Chapter  37 of 2020 [AB  3088, Chiu]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309