The 2017-18 Budget: The State Controller’s Office Unclaimed Property Program

Feb 24, 2017 - LAO Assessment Without a Change in Law, Additional Funds Will Likely Be Necessary in Future Years. The proposed level of resources appears to be insufficient to both maintain existing workload and to fully address the workload backlog.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3584

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - From the increased amount of credits, $75  million is for recurring television series and $15  million is for television series that relocate to California from other states. The budget package also places new limits on the total amount of credits any one recurring television series may receive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions 90 $6,314.1 For a variety of reasons, we do not reflect certain capital outlay projects in the figure or linked table. Specifically, to avoid double counting previously provided funds or because specific data are not available, we do not include projects for which funding is: (1)  continuously appropriated, such as some bond
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Accordingly, to fully assess the value of the contract, the Legislature will need a clear and comprehensive understanding of its likely outcomes. Are the Activities in Line With Legislative Priorities for the Programs?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Feb 27, 2026 - The  Legislature then enacted Chapter  926  of  2014 (S B  1211 ,  Padilla), which directed OES to develop a plan and time line for testing, implementing, and operating a Next Generation 911 system, including text ‑to ‑911.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - These projected out-year shortfalls likely will make it challenging for the account to fund core expenses such as CHP salaries and could increase pressure to raise fees on drivers. For this reason, every new expenditure from the account —especially those that are comparatively large —should be well justified and clear a high bar for approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 11, 2026 - By the end of this period, the number of cases CCAP is likely to receive annually on an ongoing basis should be clearer. We further recommend that the Legislature direct CCAP to provide an updated workload justification for each CCAP position.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Third, the budget is currently balanced, but only because the Legislature took significant actions last year —nearly all of which involved one ‑time uses of funds, like reserve withdrawals, temporary revenue augmentations, and reductions in temporary spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - One historical challenge for programs like the state’s DVBE program, which directs procurement contracts to certain types of vendors, is preventing ineligible vendors from participating. Ineligible participation can range from the inadvertent failure to comply with state law and policy (such as failing to submit correct paperwork), to program abuse (such as substituting a DVBE
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - For IS proposals that request a large number of positions in 2023-24, we recommend the Legislature consider phasing in some number of positions in acknowledgement of the longer recruitment and hiring time lines for IS staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748