Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Division of Rehabilitative Programs Television (DRP ‑TV). The state provided $3.5  million one ‑time funding for equipment in 2016 ‑17 and provides about $400,000 ongoing funding for DRP ‑TV, which is a closed ‑circuit platform that delivers 24/7 televised programming content.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package increases the annual allocation of credits available under the Film and Television Tax Credit from $330  million to $750  million. This increase applies to version 4.0 of the program from fiscal years 2025-26 through 2029-30 and is estimated to reduce state revenues by $209  million per year by 2028-29, and more than this in subsequent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision State Project Infrastructure Fund LAO Bottom Line. The Governor ’s May Revision proposes to deposit an additional $630  million General Fund into the continuously appropriated State Project Infrastructure Fund (SPIF).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - In May 2023, Governor Newsom convened an advisory council to recommend changes at SQRC in line with the California Model framework as a pilot to potentially be scaled up. In January 2024, the advisory council released a report containing 44 recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - Construction of Sacramento Office Buildings: Richards Boulevard, Bateson, and Unruh Projects LAO Bottom Line. The Governor ’s budget includes $29.6  million from the General Fund for the initial planning phase —known as the performance criteria phase —for three capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under our revenue estimates, this allows the state to maintain a positive operating surplus so that risks to the bottom line, such as revenue reductions and changes in federal policy, are less likely to result in budget deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - This report presents our office’s initial assessment of the Governor’s Budget. The budget’s position continues to be positive. With $20.6 billion in discretionary resources available, the Governor’s budget proposal reflects a budget situation that is even better than the one our office estimated in the November Fiscal Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - The resulting ZNE components of the project had an estimated discounted payback period of about 40  y ears, which the department estimated was in line with their expected useful life. Despite Value, Departments Have Not Been Doing Cost ‑Benefit Analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711