The 2019-20 Budget: Department of State Hospitals

Feb 13, 2019 - Based on research conducted at DSH ‑Patton, the department estimates that roughly 25  p ercent of patients admitted would need an in ‑depth neuropsychological evaluation after receiving an initial screening from their unit psychologist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3936

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - In the absence of a plan, we encourage the Legislature take one ‑time action this year utilizing existing state mechanisms to support local efforts to address homelessness. Provide Grants to Local Governments Similar to Prior Years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - The proposal includes $3. 4  m illion for this aspect of the mandate based on the initial claims filed by local governments, which covers three fiscal years. The annual cost of this aspect of the mandate is difficult to estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

The 2019-20 Budget: Increasing Compliance With Unclaimed Property Law

Mar 15, 2019 - One way to limit the resources required would be to roll out the amnesty period at different times for different industries (say, one year for the service industry, a second year for the financial industry, and so on).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3978

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - Specifically, the administration would have access to nearly unlimited funding in the budget year while having minimal requirements to notify the Legislature when funds are accessed and no requirement to report on how funds are actually spent on the state ’s COVID ‑ 19 r esponse.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2020-21 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 7, 2020 - Starting in 2017 ‑18, the Arts Council awarded each of these districts $5,000 stipends per year for two years as an incentive to participate in the pilot. To date, the Arts Council has spent roughly $300, 000 t o fund these stipends and has incurred costs related to program support, development, and evaluation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4148

The 2020-21 Budget: Reinventing the Department of Business Oversight

Feb 26, 2020 - Given Uncertainty, Inadequate Rationale for Funding Out ‑Year Increases. The Governor proposes to ramp ‑up staffing over a few years. For example, in 2020 ‑21, the Governor proposes 44 p ositions, growing to 72 i n 2021 ‑22 and 90 i n 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4181

Main Types of Disasters and Associated Trends

Jan 10, 2019 - Frequency of Severe Fires Has Increased in Recent Years. As shown in Figure  7, the majority of the largest and most destructive (as measured by structures destroyed) fires in state history have taken place within the past 20 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3918

The 2019-20 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Mar 5, 2019 - Require CDFA to Report at Budget Hearings on Current ‑Year Expenditures. We recommend the Legislature require CDFA to report at budget hearings on projected spending in the current year on ACP and HLB suppression and eradication activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3958

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - This net change primarily reflects increased funding to establish a new grant program (discussed in more detail below) and other budget adjustments (such as the expiration of funds provided in prior years).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337