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

Mar 2, 2021 - However, the proposed Control Section 11. 91 p rocess differs from Control Section 28. Most notably, DOF would not be required to notify the Legislature in advance of allocating federal or private funds to departments, irrespective of the amount of funding involved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - At least 91 processing departments (and, for some processes, nearly all state departments) will need to onboard to CSPS, but there is currently no information about which processing departments will be included in each of the waves.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Besides the policy rationale for following the historical CH P funding approach, the General Fund is projected to face significant out-year revenue shortfalls. For these reasons, we find the MVA to be a more appropriate fund source for these proposals in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - If security and privacy protections need to be upgraded or added on later, who will p ay for these improvements? Is There Sufficient Oversight of This Project? What policies and governance models are needed to ensure that the transition to Next Generation 911  is  successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - D CC also issues provisional licenses to certain applicants if they have submitted a completed license application and were in the process of completing local permitting processes and CEQA requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - BOE ’s overall vacancy rate in 2017 ‑ 18 —the first fiscal year under the new organizational structure —was 14  p ercent, similar to many state departments. By 2019 ‑20, the vacancy rate had grown to 32  p ercent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - Specifically, the budget includes $8. 3  m illion from the Financial Protection Fund (FPF) and 44 p ositions for DFPI in 2020 ‑21 (increasing annually to $19. 2  m illion and 90 p ositions by 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - The council ’s enabling legislation directs it to ( 1)  e ncourage artistic awareness and expression, ( 2)  a ssist local groups in the development of arts programs, ( 3)  p romote the employment of artists in both the public and private sectors, ( 4)  p rovide for the exhibition of artworks in public buildings, and ( 5)  e nsure the fullest expression of artistic potential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, lower and warmer water levels in the Sacramento River in the summers of 2014 and 2015 resulted in the death  of 95  p ercent of the river ’s juvenile winter ‑run Chinook salmon in those years —practically  eliminating two out of three existing cohorts of this endangered species.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Legislature will want to consider whether the proposal provides sufficient time for planning and whether the schools and p ublic health agencies have the capacity to effectively implement the requirements under the time lines specified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309