The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - According to the department, this estimate is based on the fact that Texas currently licenses roughly 7,000 debt collectors and the assumption that California would have at least the same number of debt collectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

COVID-19 Disaster Declarations and Funding Implications

Mar 24, 2020 - A major disaster declaration was also made to facilitate assistance to a Texas community affected by an explosion at a fertilizer plant. (In addition to the declarations under the Stafford Act, President Trump has also made declarations under the Public Health Service Act and National Emergencies Act in response to COVID-19.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4210

Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future - Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future [Video]

At the same time, as Sisney discusses, the Legislature may have to identify new fundi ng soon to address substantial unfunded liabilities in the teachers ' and University of California retirement systems, among others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=74

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Although there were variations in the provisions contained in the various agreements, generally, the agreements sought to achieve budgetary savings by (1) essentially holding flat salary costs through Personal Leave Program 2025 and (2) suspending the employer and, in most cases, employee contributions to prefund retiree health benefits for at least two years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - Although many of these sites have taken measures to limit associated nutrition effects (for example, by allowi ng children to pick up meals from school each day or delivering meals to seniors in their homes), these efforts likely have limits (such as reaching families who lack transportation to and from school or reaching seniors when sufficient volunteers are unavailable).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - The hearings also can be used to set expectations of DOF so that the Legislature can hold DOF accountable whenever it identifies the specific savings by funding source and program. Ask Each Department Questions to Better Understand Identified Savings and Their Effects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - State law limits the ability of those who do not hold an annual license from appealing DCC decisions. For  example, those denied a provisional license are not entitled to a hearing before OAH. The 2018 ‑19  Budget Act included 26  permanent positions and $11.5  million from the Service Revolving Fund on a two ‑year basis for cannabis workload at OAH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

Key Differences Between Recent Medical Cannabis Laws and Proposition 64: A Preliminary Review

Dec 20, 2016 - Limits on a licensee holding state licenses in multiple categories Generally, may hold state licenses in no more than two license categories. May hold state licenses in multiple license categories (with certain exceptions).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3517

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - State law limits the ability of those who do not hold an annual license from appealing DCC decisions. For example, those denied a provisional license renewal are not entitled to a hearing before OAH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - Clearly establishing who is responsible for a program would better enable the Legislature and the public to hold that person or entity accountable for meeting clearly defined outcome-orientated goals and performance standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987