Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Figure  3 shows the distribution of the 36 states by the amount of time in which their Governors or Legislatures must act. At the federal level, the National Emergencies Act (NEA) was enacted in 1976 to rein in presidential emergency powers and provides that a national emergency will end automatically after one year unless the President publishes a notice of renewal in the Federal Register.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities [Publication Details]

Apr 10, 2025 - In this report, we describe how the Legislature has delegated some of its core powers to allow the Governor to exercise emergency authorities during a state of emergency. Next, we assess the degree to which this is necessary to facilitate emergency response and whether there are adequate oversight mechanisms in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5029

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Workstream 4: DHCS —Medicaid Program Integrity. BCG is expected to develop and pilot an analytical model that could save money in Medi-Cal by detecting pre-payment fraud, reducing improper claims, and flagging areas of possible waste and abuse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount reflects the remainder of the original $68  million that the 2022-23 Budget Act provided for this initiative. The 2025-26 Budget Act shifts the initiative from the State Library to DGS, with the intent to expedite its administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2017-18 Budget: The Governor's Cannabis Proposals

Feb 14, 2017 - Figure 4 Marijuana Control Fund (MCF) Fund Condition ( In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/publications/report/3556

An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - In federal fiscal year (FFY) 2019 ‑20, students at California institutions are receiving an estimated $8.5  billion in federal loans, $4  billion in Pell Grants, $108  million in Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, and $136  million in Federal Work-Study funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

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

Feb 27, 2026 - The additional amount that would be needed depends on many different variables, including: (1)  the extent to which the state is able to incorporate the existing Next Generation 911  components deployed under the regional approach, (2)  how quickly it can decommission the legacy 911 system, (3)  the cost of the interim contract and solutions, and (4)  the time (and cost) of building out and deploying the new statewide  system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - ABCAB receives 20 to 35 appeals per year, in contrast to a projected 4 to 6 cases for CCAP. The 2026-27 proposed budget for ABCAB includes $1.4  million from Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Fund —which is about half the amount proposed for CCAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

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 - Figure 4 Eligibility of Six Currently Engaged Projects for PMO Services if Under New Eligibility Policy a Non ‑Reportable IT Projects
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723