Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - Unlike these programs, SNAP is an entitlement program for which funding automatically increases as more people become eligible (for example, duri ng an economic downturn). Consequently, the federal relief acts do not explicitly increase funding for SNAP, although we anticipate California will receive increased SNAP funding as the economy contracts and caseloads increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - USDA provides food for people staying in shelters, and the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) provides food assistance to low-income households affected by disasters. Additionally, schools that participate in the National School Lunch Program can serve meals at no charge to students who have been rendered homeless or who participate in D-SNAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - However, wages for entry ‑level IT specialist staff are at least 20  percent lower relative to the private sector in March  2021. Total compensation, including health care and retirement benefits, appears to be more comparable between private sector companies and state government, however.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - How these smaller en tities will separate their IS and privacy officers and programs without additional funding is unclear. Shared IS Needs Identified, but Centralized Shared Service Contracts Not Yet Available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - On April 30, 2020, the federal Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a regulation stating that PPP recipients cannot claim a deduction for expenses funded from forgiv en PPP loans. In September, the state conformed to these federal rules for the first round of PPP loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - As of 2023, STARBASE Los Alamitos had three authorized classrooms for the over 3,500 students a year who visit. However, CMD reports it cannot serve all interested students and there is currently a waitlist for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Funding another round of California Competes grants could create jobs at a time when private sector job growth has been sluggish. However, we suggest weighing the expansion of these economic development efforts against other budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - In previous years, Census workers visited every nonresponding household up to six times to complete their surveys. In 2020, the number of follow ‑up visits a household will receive will vary. The default number of visits is still six, but it could be higher or lower depending on two main factors: Availability of Administrative Data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Visit California is responsible for marketing the state as a tourism destination and is funded through a voluntary assessment on the tourism industry. Increases Visit California Transparency. The budget package requires Visit California to prepare reports for the Legislature that identify how the public funds provided for tourism marketing were used and that measure the effectiveness of those marketing activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Millions of California residents visit the coast annually to fish, swim, surf, and enjoy nature, particularly along the one‑third of the coastline owned by the State Parks system. A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575