The 2022-23 Budget: Vote by Mail Ballots: Prepaid Postage

May 13, 2022 - Chapter 120 of 2018 (AB 216, Gonzalez Fletcher) requires elections officials to include on the return envelope prepaid postage so that the voter does not pay for USPS to deliver the ballot to the elections official.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4596

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Initially, the use of DREOA for each emergency is limited to 120  days following the Governor ’s declaration of the emergency. However, the Governor can extend the use of DREOA for emergency ‑related activities in 120 ‑day increments —even if the proclaimed state of emergency has ended.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Since the Governor ’s proposal would provide $60  million for grants, compared to $120  million in prior iterations, the cap on individual awards would be $18  million, down from $36  million. There have been several grant awards made previously in excess of this amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - The department also indicates that courts have com plained about the quality of the work carried out by some clinicians. Reduces Quality of Care. This workload takes away time clinicians could otherwise spend treating their patients.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

The 2019-20 May Revision: Considerations for the Revised Housing and Homelessness Plan

May 13, 2019 - Specifically, we were concerned by the new state housing tax credit program targeting relatively higher-income households and the expanded housing production loan program for households with incomes up to 120  percent of area median income.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4045

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Creates New $120  Million California Competes Grant Program. The budget provides $120  million General Fund for a new California Competes Grant Program. This grant program will be similar to the tax credit program described above, except that qualified applicants will be able to indicate that they would prefer a grant to a tax credit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Proposed Changes to Veterans Home in Yountville

Mar 6, 2018 - Funding for the veterans homes primarily comes from the General Fund (proposed to be $352  million in 2018-19), which is partially offset by federal funds and member fees (estimated to be $120  million total in 2018-19).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3771

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 17, 2017 - For each school, this includes (1) 120 hours for reading policies and procedures and writing a report summarizing findings, (2)  16 hours for presenting at committee and board meetings, and (3) 16 hours for a site visit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3570

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - (Very-low income is defined as less than 50 percent of an area ’s median income, low income 50 percent to 80 percent, moderate income 80 percent to 120 percent, and above-moderate income more than 120 percent.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470