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

Feb 27, 2026 - Additionally, Next Generation 911 systems can be used to automatically re ‑route 911  calls to other dispatch centers, which can help with high call volumes during natural disasters, large emergencies, or major events; or if one or more dispatch centers stop operating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Identifying efficiencies can be a worthy endeavor in any year; however, it is particularly important to minimize unnecessary or duplicative spending in times like the present when the state faces a projected structural budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - These constraints can significantly narrow the number of qualified parcels, meaning the process of identifying and acquiring new sites for CHP office replacements can be difficult. We therefore find the Governor ’s proposal for a $1  million supplemental appropriation for CHP to undertake these efforts to be justified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Established as a three-person panel by Proposition  64 (2016), the purpose of CCAP is to provide cannabis licensees and applicants with an impartial appellate body that can review licensing decisions made by DCC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - These categories are not exclusive and can overlap. More Serious Instances of Program Abuse Have Typically Occurred in One of Two Ways. There are two primary means by which vendors may engage in program abuse or fraud.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Accordingly, in many cases, the deliberative approach typical of legislative decision ‑making can be impractical and the Governor can be better positioned to take decisive action. This is compounded by the fact that the Legislature goes into recess for a few months each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

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

Feb 25, 2025 - The executive reorganization process can be used to transfer, consolidate, or eliminate agencies and programs. The process can also be used to establish new agencies to perform the functions of existing entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

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

Mar 18, 2025 - To understand program impacts and to prioritize future investments, employm ent opportunities can be randomly offered to eligible participants when there are more candidates than jobs available. Using program and state administrative data, third-party evaluators can then follow both participants and randomly rejected candidates to determine whether the program improves outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Taxpayers utilizing this option receive credits that can be claimed against their income taxes. For many taxpayers, this election also has the effect of reducing their federal taxes. The budget package (1)  extends the PTET through tax year 2030, and (2)  allows taxpayers to make a late prepayment for tax years 2026 onward, subject to a 12.5  percent reduction in the corresponding credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 24, 2025 - This will ensure the Legislature can make an informed decision about what the goals for the program should be and help it eventually assess whether the program should be maintained on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982