The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - EDD = Employment Development Department; IT = information technology; DMS = Document Management System; ICMS/IDM = Integrated Case Management System/Integrated Data Management; SCP = Shared Customer Portal; and PAL = Project Approval Lifecycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

^[PDF] The Employment Development Department's Automation Projects

. — 1.6 0.3 0.04 1.9 Identity Management (IdM). The IdM project will implement a secure identifi cation and authentication system to provide secure access to UI services. This solution is a neces- sary precursor to several of EDD’s projects involving Web applications. 0.6 5.7 2.0 1.0 9.3 Continued Claim Certifi cation Web (CCCW).
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2010/EDD_Automation_04_29_10.pdf

^[PDF] Unemployment Insurance Automation Projects

. — 1.6 0.3 0.04 1.9 Identity Management (IdM) The IdM project will implement a secure identifi cation and authentication system to provide secure access to UI ser- vices. This solution is a necessary precursor to several of EDD’s projects involving Web applications. 0.6 5.7 2.0 $1.0 9.3 Continued Claim Certifi cation Web (CCCW) The CCCW project will allow clients to use a Web-based system to certify for benefi ts.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/socservices/2010/Unemployment_Automation_Projects_02_03_10.pdf

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

2001 Budget Analysis: School Accountability

The Academic Performance Index (API) is the cornerstone of the PSAA. Its purpose is to measure a school's academic performance and the growth in performance over time. Recently, the second annual set of API scores was released, allowing the first API growth scores to be calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_10_sch_acct_anl01.htm

^[PDF] Next Steps for Improving State Accountability for Alternative Schools

The state sets annual API “growth targets” for schools scoring below 800, produces a statewide API ranking of all schools, and develops a “similar schools” API ranking to compare demographically alike schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/edu/alt-ed/improving-accountability-051615.pdf

2001 Budget Analysis: K-12 Databases

The API Student-Level Database May Have Great Potential We withhold recommendation on the $5 million Academic Performance Index (API) database proposal because of the significant number of unanswered questions about how the API database will operate.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_12_Databases_anl01.htm

^[PDF] Improving High Schools: A Strategic Approach

This limited success also suggests that there are few other incentives com- pelling secondary and postsecondary vocational education to coordinate. An evaluation of the Tech-Prep program published in 2004 supports this conclusion.
https://lao.ca.gov/2005/high_schools/improving_hs_050905.pdf