The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

In these short videos, Senior Fiscal and Policy Analyst Nick Schroeder  explains how  the state  funds retiree health benefits and then discusses recommendations for legislative  consideration going forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=21&videoId=141

The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background [Video]

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background March 16, 2015
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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

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

Aug 17, 2023 - (The recent funding for behavioral health infrastructure noted above is funded on a pay-as-you-go basis.) General Fund-Supported Bonds. The state traditionally has sold two types of bonds that are typically paid off from the General Fund: voter-approved general obligation bonds and lease revenue bonds approved by the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - In 2023 ‑24, 369 unique DVBEs were doing business as a prime contractor, and 220 were doing business as subcontractors, with state entities that use FI$Cal. However, the actual number of unique DVBEs with active state contracts may be higher because some departments that make significant use of DVBEs —such as the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The Property Tax Inheritance Exclusion

Oct 9, 2017 - This suggests a relationship between aging homeowners and inheritance exclusions which could lead to a rise in inheritance exclusions as homeowners get older. Significant and Growing Fiscal Cost Reduction in Property Tax Revenues .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3706

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

Mar 11, 2025 - For example, a lack of social connectedness could affect a person ’s well-being and mental health, but the proposed activities do not seem targeted around proven strategies to improve these issues. Unclear How Proposed Activities Would Address Stated Problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - OES reports that its goals for the Fund include providing support for under-resourced communities and ensuring agencies do not delay in requesting or providing mutual aid due to financial considerations, among other things.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - Goal of the Census Is to Get a Complete and Accurate Count. The Bureau ’s goal for the 2020 Census is to count everyone once, only once, and in the right place. In other words, the Bureau strives to get a complete and accurate count.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909