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

Feb 20, 2025 - Department of Defense-authorized educational program designed to provide elementary- and secondary-aged students with supplemental education in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art and design, and mathematics (STEAM).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Among other things, OSDS certifies DVBE vendor eligibility; manages and responds to complaints of program noncompliance, fraud, and abuse; provides education, training, and support to DVBEs; and provides guidance to state entities to help them meet their 3  percent participation goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Final Year of Funding for California Education Learning Lab. The budget package includes a final year of funding totaling $5.5  million from the General Fund for the California Education Learning Lab, with the intention to eliminate the program beginning in 2026-27 (which will achieve $4  million in ongoing savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - Higher Education Relief Funds Most Higher Education Funds Will Be Allocated to Institutions by Formula. Of the $30.8  billion in Education Stabilization Funds, $14  billion is designated for higher education institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - California Volunteers also gives campuses funding for some education award coverage. All Fellows receive at least a portion of their education award from their campus upon completion of their service hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Cal Facts 2018 [Publication Details]

Dec 6, 2018 - With a state as big, as populous, and as complex as California, quickly summarizing how its economy or state budget works is impossible. Instead, Cal Facts is a visual guide—using a variety of different charts—to the state's economy, revenues, and major program trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3905

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - New industries now under department oversight include those providing private postsecondary education financing and debt relief. Debt Collector Program. Chapter  163 of 2020 (SB  908, Wieckowski) requires DFPI to establish a regulatory and licensing system to oversee debt collectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Feb 25, 2025 - However, most perform a similar function: the licensing and regulation of various occupations and businesses, as well as the provision of services to consumers (such as consumer education and complaint response).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - This post provides an overview of information security (IS) proposals in the Governor’s 2023-24 budget, including our assessment and recommendations across the proposals and specific to the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748