The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package removes both (1)  savings and loans, and (2)  banking or financial business from the list of QBA from tax year 2025 onwards. The administration estimates this change will increase revenues by $330  million in fiscal year 2025-26, decreasing slightly to $270  million by 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - Second, it requires that people are generally given the option of treatment in lieu of incarceration in county jail or state prison. Accordingly, the number of people that reach prison under Proposition  36 for drug possession is likely to be substantially smaller than the number of people that were sentenced to prison for drug possession prior to the passage of Proposition  47.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget includes $ 250  m illion General Fund in 2020 ‑ 21 —with a plan to allocate an additional $ 750  m illion in future years —to establish a new loan program at the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I ‑Bank).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - The budget provides a $17.3  million one-time loan from the School Land Bank Fund (rather than from the General Fund as initially proposed by the Governor) to continue implementation of the California Early Earthquake Warning System, which is a system intended to provide the general public, businesses, and other entities with advance warning of earthquakes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor's State Office Building Proposal

Feb 9, 2016 - Finally, it should evaluate the various funding options for achieving the sequencing plan —such as buying existing nonstate buildings, building new space, or leasing additional space —and provide recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - Figure 10 Estimated Costs of Some Possible Options a ( Dollars in Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - One option for a formula allocation wou ld be to base each county ’s maximum share of funds on the overall county felony supervision population. A county would then receive an award for each evidence-based practice it uses, up to this maximum.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - However, because the administration has not yet engaged stakeholders in developing a specific plan, it is unclear if this option was considered. Moreover, SQRC has many other existing nonstate ‑run rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - Even though interest rates are relatively high right now , if interest rates come down in the future, the state typically has the option of effectively refinancing at a lower interest rate. Specify Fund Source for Bond Debt Service Payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - The Legislature has multiple options for expanding access to UC. One option is to encourage UC to achieve additional instructional efficiencies. In a May 2015 agreement with the Governor, UC committed to implementing a number of changes to its academic programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349