January 2025
Changes in California State University General Fund Spending
Reflects Governor's Budget Proposals, 2025-26 (In Millions)
2024-25 Revised Spending | $5,531a |
Ongoing Spending | |
Pension cost increase | $136 |
Retiree health benefit cost increase | 41 |
Capital Fellows | 1 |
CENIC cost increaseb | — |
Drug testing devices at campusesc | — |
Base reduction | -375 |
Subtotal | (-$197) |
One-Time Adjustment | |
Restoration of one-time 2024-25 base reduction | $75 |
Remove 2024-25 one-time funding | -5 |
Subtotal | ($70) |
Total | -$127 |
2025-26 Proposed Spending | $5,403 |
a Includes a one-time base reduction of $75 million. | |
b The 2021-22 budget agreement included a five-year plan for covering higher CENIC charges. The annual funding increase in 2025-26 is $158,000. After accounting for increases provided the previous four years, ongoing funding for this purpose has been raised by $846,000 over the baseline 2020-21 level. | |
c Budget proposes $345,000 ongoing General Fund to support the costs of recently chaptered legislation that requires CSU to provide drug testing devices at every on-campus health center. | |
CENIC = Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California. |