The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - BSCC = Board of State and Community Corrections; CDE = California Department of Education; JC = Judicial Council; DOJ = Department of Justice; and OES  =  Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services. Chapter  231 Requires Start-Up Loan for CDTFA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details]

Feb 13, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4964

The 2025-26 Budget: Child Welfare

Feb 13, 2025 - Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) is a series of state legislation enacted over the past decade making fundamental changes to the way the state cares for youth in the foster care system. As part of implementing CCR, the state developed a new foster care maintenance payment rate structure to replace the previous age-based and group home rate structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4962

The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library [Publication Details]

Apr 19, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library [Publication Details] Description: This brief analyzes the Governor’s budget proposals for the California State Library. Specifically, it covers the Governor’s proposals relating to the California History Room, Witkin State Law Library, and State Library audit program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4761

The 2023-24 Budget: California State Library

Apr 19, 2023 - The State Library ’s main state ‑level functions are (1)  serving as the central library for state government; (2)  collecting, preserving, and publicizing state literature and historical items; and (3)  providing specialized research services to state agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4761

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California

Jan 28, 2025 - The SFEU is the state ’s discretionary budget reserve of the General Fund. Authority to Access Any Available State Funds. Upon the Governor ’s declaration of a state of emergency, existing state law also gives the Governor the authority to spend any available state funds to respond to the emergency.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4952

Frequently Asked Questions About Wildfires in California [Publication Details]

Jan 28, 2025 - This post answers commonly asked questions related to wildfires in the state of California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4952

The 2025-26 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 12, 2025 - Because this is a somewhat new activity, however, the state still lacks information regarding how effective this strategy is at mitigating the threats that higher temperatures pose to public health, particularly compared to other approaches the state could take with the same objectives.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4958

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12) [Publication Details]

Feb 19, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4975

Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - Budget Included State Operations Resources for DHCS to Contract With a Third ‑Party Administrator (TPA). Of the original $2.2 billion total allocated to BHCIP, about $80 million is expected to be allocated for state administration of the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954