The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - If security and privacy protections need to be upgraded or added on later, who will p ay for these improvements? Is There Sufficient Oversight of This Project? What policies and governance models are needed to ensure that the transition to Next Generation 911  is  successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - DVBE ‑certified vendors receive the following financial and competitive advantages in the state procurement process: DVBE Option —The DVBE option is a procurement process that, under specified conditions, allows state entities to contract directly with a certified DVBE for goods and services without going through the typical competitive bidding process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2025 - As required by Chapter 80 of 2020 (SB 588, Archuleta), this brief reviews California’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) program. Specifically, it focuses on policies and practices designed to prevent program abuse and noncompliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Moreover, given the scale of the state’s projected budget shortfall in the coming years, the option of relying upon the General Fund or other special funds to help cover the MVA expenditures will be challenging.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - In doing so, we recommend that the Legislature weigh all its options ranging from letting the plan proceed as budgeted to rescoping or directing the administration to terminate the contract. If Legislature Moves Forward With the Contract, Require Quarterly Updates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - If the Legislature approves this proposal, we recommend adding explicit requi rements to assess a grant applicant ’s inability to use tax credits. California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - One option for policy makers would be to reduce these costs, chiefly by reducing staffing or by delaying the implementation of (or eliminating) costly new programs that are not yet collecting sufficient revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Paragraph (f) was added to Government Code Section 11549.3 to require every state agency as defined in Government Code Section 11000 not subject to Section 11549.3(b) (that is, nonreporting entities) to implement policies, procedures, and standards that adhere to FIP S 199 and 200, and NIST SP 800 ‑53, Revision 5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

State Archives: Limited Space for a Growing Collection

Jan 8, 2018 - This estimate includes the scanning of a physical document in addition to cataloging the record and adding key words that make a document searchable. Need for a New Building Could Be Eliminated or Significantly Delayed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3730