Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Additionally, OSDS prepares and publishes various reports on DVBEs and t he state  program. How Does a Business Qualify as a DVBE? For the purposes of the state DVBE program, a “disabled veteran ” is defined as a veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service, who has a service ‑connected disability rating of at least 10  percent, and resides in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - The program only requires that the applicant has not received a California Competes tax credit for the same jobs or investment for which the grant is sough t. The determination of suitability for the grant is done alongside a more general evaluation of the application by the California Competes staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Feb 19, 2025 - The lack of information raises uncertainty that the identified savings necessarily are the result of identified efficiencies and whether t he lower spending levels will be achieved fully in the current year or ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - For example, the department oversees testing laboratories that make sure cannabis is safe for consumption, which includes reviewing license applications, conducting routine inspections, investigating complaints, taking enforcemen t actions, and conducting investigative sample analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

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

Mar 2, 2021 - While the administration committed in August 2020 t o providing monthly updates on COVID ‑19 ‑related spending, it has provided these updates less frequently. In addition, the information is not provided in a consistent format.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Additionally, t he legislation requires updated regional plans by January 31, 2026, including updates on the metrics and corresponding key actions carried out. The state could withhold additional HHAPP funds for failure to comply with regional action plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Second, the program could continue operating a t existing levels even without the proposed expansion, given the existing $4.7  million in General Fund currently is planned through 2025 ‑26 along with the $3  million in annual federal AmeriCorps funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Ideally, behavioral health services would be offered in sufficien t supply to allow for individuals to move through this continuum as their needs change. Otherwise, individuals may receive care at a higher or lower level of acuity than they need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - Chapter   469 r equired FTOs assigned or appointed prior to January 2017 t o meet the eight hour training requirement by June 2017. The Governor ’s 2021 ‑ 22 b udget proposal would fully reimburse local governments for this aspect of the mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

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

Feb 17, 2021 - DFPI began implementing S B   908 o n January 1, 2021 and is required to allow any debt collector that applies for a license prior to January 1, 2022 t o operate pending review of the application. We note that some of the oversight responsibilities specified in S B  908 for the department are similar to those specified in CCFPL.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376