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 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - Unclear Why the Department Is Unable to Use Salary Savings. Data do not seem to support the department ’s explanation for why it is unable to use salary savings to cover some costs as it has in the past.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The administration anticipates that the entire $20  million appropriation will be used over the course of the contract. Work With DHCS Is Delayed Due to Federal Changes. BCG is just starting its work at DHCS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - These resources were used to establish the LEMA Assistance Fund, which provides state funding to local law enforcement agencies when they use the state ’s mutual aid system. These funds, which OES limits to emergency events that meet certain criteria (such as lasting more than 12 hours), may be used to pay for responding officer overtime, housing, and other specified costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

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

Mar 18, 2025 - If the Legislature approves this proposal, we recommend adding explicit requi rements to assess a grant applicant ’s inability to use tax credits. California Regional Initiative for Social Enterprises Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - For state entities using the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal), such notifications occur automatically, with 3,070 issued in 2024. It is unclear how consistently state entities not using FI$CAL are issuing notifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Mar 7, 2025 - (The project added California State University as a mega processing department for this analysis because, although they are not a civil service state department, their payroll is processed by the current USPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $5  million one-time General Fund in 2025-26 to undertake expansion activities aimed at adding ten campus partners and 500 additional students for the subsequent year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015