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

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

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

Voting in California. [Ballot]

Oct 13, 2021 - This means t hat the measure would require both phases of the internet voting system (voting over the internet at a voting location and voting over the internet outside of a voting location) to be operational within two years of voters approving the measure.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2021-012

Supplements A-C: California Tax Policy and the Internet

Supplements A-C: California Tax Policy and the Internet SUPPLEMENT A GENERAL DESCRIPTIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE INTERNET DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET The Internet had its beginnings in the late 1960s as part of a project by the Advanced Research Projects Administration (ARPA) of the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/2000/013100_inet_tax/013100_internet_sup1.html

Proposition 54 [Ballot]

Nov 8, 2016 - If Proposition  54 passes, videos of all of the Legislature ’s public meetings would have to be (1) recorded, (2) posted on the Internet within 24 hours following the end of the meeting, and (3) downloadable from the Internet for at least 20  years.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Proposition?number=54&year=2016

1999 Initiative Analysis: Fair Competition and Taxpayer Savings Initiative

Fraudulently registering to vote over the Internet or interfering with Internet voter registration or voting activity would be a crime punishable by a 16-month to three-year prison term or up to one year in jail, with an additional fine of up to $10,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1999/990841_INT.html

^[PDF] The California Internet Voting Initiative

Fraudulently registering to vote over the Internet or interfering with Internet voter reg- istration or voting activity would be a crime punishable by a 16-month to three-year prison term or up to one year in jail, with an additional fine of up to $10,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/ballot/1999/990841_INT.pdf