Funding for Major Internet-Related Programs Since 2000

Feb 17, 2015 - These programs primarily help schools pay for Internet infrastructure, Internet service, devices, and equipment. The state also has provided funding for technical assistance and t he development of Internet-based tools for instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3891

Snapshot of Internet Usage in Schools

Jan 13, 2015 - Snapshot of Internet Usage in Schools January 13, 2015 Snapshot of Internet Usage in Schools Internet Usage Information Comes From Two State Databases. The state has one database (DataLINK) that periodically tracks self-reported data from schools about their Internet usage and tracks how many schools connect to the Corporation for Educational Network Initiatives in California (CENIC) backbone.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3892

An Overview of Internet in Schools

Jan 7, 2015 - An Overview of Internet in Schools An Overview of Internet in Schools Introduction As Internet usage across the nation has expanded in recent decades, the state has taken an interest in ensuring that public schools have Internet service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3893

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - The Internet obviously has been a transformative innovation for society and the economy, but early on, financial markets valued dot-com and Internet firms above what their revenue-generating capacity warranted at the time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2026-27 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 19, 2025 - For California, the dot ‑com era —when stocks rose and then fell precipitously in response to widespread adoption of the internet —offers the most salient example. The internet has proven to be a transformative technology and, yet, the stock market ’s initial reaction was clearly overly exuberant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5091

^[PDF] The Cal-Fed-Home Water Agency Act #21336

If the department pursued the development of these com- munities, the state would experience administrative costs related to the establishment of guidelines and standards for their development. Additional fiscal costs would largely depend on the number of projects that the department opted to undertake.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/2001/010279_INT.pdf

Artificial intelligence (AI) and child safety. [Ballot]

Dec 12, 2025 - Requires Schools to Ban Use of Internet-Enabled Devices During Instructional Time . The measure requires school governing boards to develop and adopt a policy prohibiting students from using all internet-enabled devices, including smartphones, during school time by July 1, 2027.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-025

Supplements E&F: California Tax Policy and the Internet

With Internet activities--like telecommunications activities--direct costs are quite difficult to determine. Telephone and Internet activities are routed through a com plex system of microwave transmissions, fiber optics, satellites, and cables which make the tasks associated with identifying the direct costs associated with a particular tr ansmission financially prohibitive.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/013100_inet_tax/013100_internet_sup3.html

^[PDF] K-12 High Speed Network

Alternative 3—Redirect up to $21 million to other education technology priorities (savings would range from zero to $21 mil- lion in Proposition 98 monies). • Submit an audit request to JLAC to determine available prior-year monies and ownership of assets. • Provide up to $21 million in budget-year monies for other high education technology priorities, such as purchasing computers, obtaining Internet connectivity, and funding online course development.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/education/2005/High_Speed_Network_041805.pdf

Supplement D: California Tax Policy and the Internet

This approach has generally met with limited success, although it may be s uccessful in narrow situations involving holding companies and “dot-com” subsidiaries. Economic Presence Theory. This theory of nexus is based on the regular and systematic direction of business efforts to a state where it has no physical presence.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/013100_inet_tax/013100_internet_sup2.html