^[PDF] The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

CDT = California Department of Technology; IBM = International Business Machines Corporation; and GB = gigabyte. 2 0 2 2 - 2 3 B u d g e t S e r i e s 5 state IT policies and procedures to information security updates to state middle-mile broadband network developments.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2022/4552/CDT-022222.pdf

^[PDF] The Role of the State in Delivering Improved Outcomes Through Realignment

.  IBM “Making Change Work” 2008 Study.  Total Success Is Not Common. Interviews with 1,500 project leaders in private and public organizations found that nearly 60 percent of them did not implement major organizational change within planned time, budget, and quality constraints.  What Makes Change Successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/state_admin/2011/Deliver_Outcomes_03_30_11.pdf

^[PDF] THE UTILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY IN CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNMENT

That is, IBM-compatible computers have -36- operating systems that are different from those used by Honeywell, Sperry Univac, Control Data and others. Operating systems can also vary within the line of computers offered by a single manufacturer.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/1983/07_the_utilization_and_management_information_processing_technology.pdf

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/852

How Have Past Stock Market Downturns Affected Income Tax Revenue? [EconTax Blog]

Mar 9, 2026 - By most measures, the global financial crisis was more severe than the dot-com crash. The state 's unemployment rate, for example, peaked at 7 percent following the dot-com crash but reached nearly double that during the financial crisis and remained elevated for much longer.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/article/Detail/852

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - CDT = California Department of Technology; IBM = International Business Machines Corporation; and GB = gigabyte. CDT, however, suggests that some of the benefits of State Data Center services (such as continuous information security and service desk support) and other differences between state ‑hosted and vendor ‑hosted services make direct rate comparison difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

2001 Budget Analysis: School Accountability

The Academic Performance Index (API) is the cornerstone of the PSAA. Its purpose is to measure a school's academic performance and the growth in performance over time. Recently, the second annual set of API scores was released, allowing the first API growth scores to be calculated.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_10_sch_acct_anl01.htm

^[PDF] Next Steps for Improving State Accountability for Alternative Schools

The state sets annual API “growth targets” for schools scoring below 800, produces a statewide API ranking of all schools, and develops a “similar schools” API ranking to compare demographically alike schools.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2015/edu/alt-ed/improving-accountability-051615.pdf

2001 Budget Analysis: K-12 Databases

The API Student-Level Database May Have Great Potential We withhold recommendation on the $5 million Academic Performance Index (API) database proposal because of the significant number of unanswered questions about how the API database will operate.
https://lao.ca.gov/analysis_2001/education/ed_12_Databases_anl01.htm