Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - The remaining 53  states of emergency declared since October 30, 2015 that were still open on December 31, 2024 had been open for an average of about two years —ranging from a couple weeks to over nine years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals

Feb 14, 2017 - This amount would be in addition to a total of $45.5  million projected to be loaned from the General Fund in 2015 ‑16 and 2016 ‑17, including the loans authorized under MCRSA ($10  million), the 2016 ‑17 Budget Act ($30.5  million), and Proposition  64 ($5  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3556

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities [Publication Details]

Apr 10, 2025 - In this report, we describe how the Legislature has delegated some of its core powers to allow the Governor to exercise emergency authorities during a state of emergency. Next, we assess the degree to which this is necessary to facilitate emergency response and whether there are adequate oversight mechanisms in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5029

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

Feb 27, 2026 - In 2015, the Legislature directed the Office of Emergency Services (OES) to develop a plan for transitioning to Next Generation 911. Initially, OES adopted a regional approach for the project consisting of four regional networks and a single statewide back ‑up provider, intended to enhance resiliency of the system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - The act suspends student payment on federal student loans held by ED for six months (through September 30, 2020). These loans will not accrue interest during this period. The act also suspends collections for loans in default.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - (We note that in addition to departmental budgetary savings noted above, Control Section 4.05 also reduced state General Fund expenditures at the university systems.) 2025-26 Budget Act Authorized Up to $20  Million for Contract Initially Estimated to Achieve $2  Billion General Fund Annual Savings Across Three Departments by 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount reflects the remainder of the original $68  million that the 2022-23 Budget Act provided for this initiative. The 2025-26 Budget Act shifts the initiative from the State Library to DGS, with the intent to expedite its administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - The department also indicates that courts have com plained about the quality of the work carried out by some clinicians. Reduces Quality of Care. This workload takes away time clinicians could otherwise spend treating their patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details]

Aug 20, 2025 - Overview of Major Impacts of H.R. 1 – One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5067

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723