Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In such cases, the vendor represents their business as both owned and operated by one or more service ‑disabled veterans when both conditions have not actually been met. The second occurs when prime contractors claim to be doing a stated amount of subcontracting with a DVBE when they are not.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2018-19 Budget: Review of Fair Political Practices Commission Budget and Workload

May 7, 2018 - The FPPC was able to provide us some additional data, but—as we discuss later—key workload metrics for the largest division currently do not exist. The act directs the Legislature to appropriate as many resources “as may be necessary to carry out the provisions” of the act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3822

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Pay-As-You-Go. Under the pay-as-you-go approach, the state funds infrastructure up front through direct appropriations of tax and fee revenues. Pay-as-you-go spending from special funds makes up a significant share of the state ’s infrastructure spending, primarily in the transportation sector.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems - Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems [Video]

Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems - Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems [Video] Search LAO Videos Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems November 11, 2009 In this four-minute video, analyst Erika Li summarizes the LAO report Try Before You Buy: Expanding Multi–Stage Procurements for Large IT Systems .
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=60

The 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12186, subsections (c), (d), (e), or (f), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, (2)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12188, subsections (b) or (c), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, and (3)  filing fees pursuant to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - All reporting entities must follow IT procurement processes as delineated in these sections of the Public Contract Code, while some nonreporting entities also follow these processes. Other nonreporting entities have more flexibility in their IT procurement processes and/or do not use CDT and/or DGS for their  procurements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

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

Feb 20, 2025 - Given the state ’s current fiscal position —with a budget that is only roughly balanced in 2025-26 and notable deficits projected in the out-years —the state does not have capacity for projects that expand services, which this proposal is designed to do.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Due to increases in health premiums and the number of retirees receiving the benefit, the state ’s pay-as-you-go costs for this benefit increase each year. The budget assumes that the state ’s pay-as-you-go costs in 2019-20 will be $2.2  billion General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - …However, Data Do Not Support This Assertion. We have two concerns with the rationale CHP provided for its request. Cited Cost Increases Are Not Out of the Ordinary. The department has always faced costs related to inflation, replacement of old equipment, and increases in gas prices —these are not anomalous events.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - In zip codes that have a higher representation of Black residents, 32  percent of businesses are in these service ‑oriented industries. The figure is 35  percent for zip codes that have a higher representation of Hispanic/Latino residents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824