To meet the constitutional deadline, the legislature has until midnight tonight to pass a "budget." The Senate version of what is currently under consideration can be found at the link below:
https://sbud.senate.ca.gov/system/files/2026-06/legislatures-version-of-the-budget-summary.pdf
You will note, if you go to that link, that the higher ed proposals deal with the community colleges for the most part, not with UC.
The Assembly version has more detail. See:
Below is the summary for UC:
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University of California
• Provides $254.3 million ongoing General Fund for the fifth and final year of the Governor’s Compact funding of the UC. Also includes $96.3 million for partial funding of the fourth year, as expected based on the 2025 budget agreement.
• Extends the repayment of a one-time 3 percent funding reduction of $129.7 million included in the 2025 budget by one year from 2026-27 until 2027-28.
• Maintains a 2025 Budget Act agreement to defer the 2025-26 compact’s $240.8 million ongoing General Fund to support a 5% base increase until 2027-28. As part of the deferral arrangement, the state would plan to provide UC with one-time back payments in 2026-27 and 2027-28.
• Maintains a 2024-25 Budget Act agreement to defer $31 million ongoing General Fund to continue the 5-year program to replace nonresident students with California students at the Berkeley, Los Angeles and San Diego campuses until 2027-28.
• Provides $1.5 million General Fund to support the First Star Academy Youth Cohorts at UC campuses, as proposed in the May Revision.
• Includes $9 million one-time to continue the Cal-Bridge program.
• Adds $750,000 one-time for the ENLACE program.
• Provides $3.4 million one-time for the University of California Menopause Centers of Excellence.
• Includes $5 million one-time for the UCLA Center for Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy.
• Adds $3.6 million one-time to expand Prime RX program at UC San Diego.
• Appropriates $1.8 million one-time to UC Berkeley for the ACCESS optometry program.
• Includes $3 million one-time to UC San Diego for a workforce development initiative.
• Adds $6.5 million one-time to UC for the Voting Right’s Program.
• Provides $6.5 million one-time to UCLA for the Ralph J. Bunche Center
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In essence, various pet programs are listed for additional funding. Various deferrals continue. As noted in prior postings, even if a budget is passed, revisions are possible as the Democratic legislative leaders continue to negotiate with the governor.
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