The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

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The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background [Video]

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The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As displayed in Figure  1, the types of costs for which CHP is requesting additional funding represent equipment and activities that support the basic, core functions of the department. These include costs related to vehicles, weapons, technology, and utilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 27, 2026 - If security and privacy protections need to be upgraded or added on later, who will p ay for these improvements? Is There Sufficient Oversight of This Project? What policies and governance models are needed to ensure that the transition to Next Generation 911  is  successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

2017-18 Budget: Control Section 4.11—Position Transparency

Mar 24, 2017 - Each department ’s budget display in the Governor ’s 2018 ‑19 budget should inform the Legislature how DOF derived the displayed position authority. LAO Recommendation Amend Budget Bill Language to Enhance Oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3633

The 2019-20 Budget: May Revision Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 17, 2019 - These surpluses are significantly larger than those displayed by the administration in its multiyear estimates. The administration ’s estimates of the operating surplus are in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4050

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - RRF and SVOG Did Not Display as Strong of a Correlation With Metro Size. We also examined whether state tax relief associated with the two other main federal programs —RRF and SVOG —displayed a correlation with the size of the metropolitan area in which businesses were located.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Mar 18, 2025 - If the Legislature approves this proposal, we recommend adding explicit requi rements to assess a grant applicant ’s inability to use tax credits. California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Feb 24, 2025 - To inform this decision, the Legislature could direct OES and local law enforcement to provide their perspectives in spring budget hearings on the key weaknesses of the LEMA system that are best ad dressed through state reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982