The 2016-17 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 22, 2016 - Governor ’s Proposal Shift GCP to DGS. The Governor ’s budget proposes to shift the GCP from VCGCB to DGS. As part of this shift, the budget transfers nine positions and $1.2  million in funding authority to DGS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3362

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

Feb 27, 2026 - Available Information Leaves Key Questions Unanswered. While OES has provided high ‑level descriptions of its plans, it has not presented critical details to the Legislature, leaving key questions unanswered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Key reciprocity partners include the City and County of Los Angeles and many California utility companies. How Many DVBEs Are There in California? As of June 2025, California had 2,118 certified DVBEs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - We conclude by providing key considerations for the Legislature when evaluating the Governor ’s proposal when it is received in the Spring. Background State Agencies California ’s Agencies Perform a Number of Functions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - Program Structure Might Not Align With Key Problem It Was Designed to Solve. The LEMA Assistance Fund program has minimal statutory guidance on what its goals are, the problems it seeks to address, and how it should be structured.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - Over the last few years, two key measures of the licensing program ’s enforcement activities have declined. The number of inspections conducted in 2022-23 and 2023-24 was 52  percent lower than in 2020-21 and 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

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

Apr 3, 2025 - Direct Department to Provide Key Information on Plans to Address Solvency of the Programs Not Included in the Fee Proposal. We recommend that the Legislature direct DFPI to report in spring budget hearings key information on its plans to fully fund the programs and subprograms that are not included in the Governor ’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2020-21 Budget: Reinventing the Department of Business Oversight

Feb 26, 2020 - Should Key Details Be Specified in Statute or Determined by Department? The proposed language would provide DFPI authority to determine many key details —such as which entities to register, the levels of the fees to charge them, and what constitutes an abusive practice —through the regulation process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4181

The 2020-21 Budget: Governor’s Proposal to Transfer the Seismic Safety Commission

Feb 12, 2020 - Proposal Has Several Key Strengths … We find that the Governor ’s proposal has some key strengths. In particular, we find that the proposal would likely address the administration ’s concerns identified above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4158

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - Specifically, the administration has been unable to adequately respond to the fo llowing key questions: Who Would Administer the Grant? At the time of this analysis, the administration has not specified who would administer the new grant program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337