California Budget

There is a lot to celebrate about the 2021-22 California state budget agreement, from historic investments in college affordability to expansions in low-income Californians’ health care access and more resources to tackle homelessness.

A coalition of 30 diverse organizations representing higher education advocacy, civil rights and social justice, business and workforce, and student leadership, express their appreciation to state leaders for historic investments in college affordability – and entitlement Cal Grants for community college students in particular – in the 2021-22 California budget agreement.

The California State Legislature and Governor Newsom reached agreement on a 2021-22 state budget that includes historic investments in state need-based financial aid that TICAS and other advocates have long championed.

Coalition letter from over 20 diverse organizations respectfully urging Governor Newsom and legislative leadership to include the legislative budget committees’ historic investments in Cal Grants in the final 2021-22 California budget.

Assembly Floor Alert from diverse coalition of over two dozen organizations in support of AB 1456 (Medina, McCarty, Leyva), the Cal Grant Reform Act, as amended April 12, 2021.

Over 20 organizations respectfully urge Legislative budget chairs to make targeted and equitable investments in state financial aid in the 2021-22 California State Budget.