CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

Preliminary Assessment of Significant Changes to State's Technology Project Approval and Oversight Processes

Apr 29, 2025 - Also, PDL appears to measure success based on state entities receiving business value from projects, as opposed to PAL which emphasizes completion of system requirements. While business value may be a better measure of success, it is unclear at this time exactly how business value is defined and/or determined by the administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5034

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Mar 7, 2025 - To help with business process changes and staff trainings, CSPS anticipates that a significant amount of change management will be necessary. (Change management is how a department prepares for and implements the business processes, functionalities, and other changes that come from a new IT system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2024-25 Budget: IS and IT Project Proposal Tables

Feb 9, 2024 - However, this request for funding to cover credit card processing fees and M &O costs might relate to DCA ’s other business modernization efforts identified as proposed or approved IT projects (such as BMC2). e ABC completed the design, development, and implementation of the BizMod ‑RBS IT project, so there is no open CDT project number.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4836

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

Jan 10, 2021 - Small Business Assistance Worth Considering. Recent federal business assistance, while considerably larger than proposed state assistance, is not well targeted to the most impacted businesses. Because of this, immediate state action on the $550  million for small business grants, which are targeted at impacted businesses, is worth considering.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Budget: California State Payroll System IT Project

Feb 2, 2021 - The proposed CSPS IT project is in the Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis, which requires entities that propose projects to conduct market research and identify av ailable technical solutions to the business needs they identified in the Stage  1 Business Analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4339

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - Assessment Governor ’s Budget Proposals Raise Questions About CDT ’s Business Model for Providing IT Services. One of CDT ’s main responsibilities is to provide IT services to state entities. These proposals, however, raise some questions about CDT ’s business model for providing IT services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - The PAL process divides state IT project approval into four stages: (1)  business analysis, (2)  alternatives analysis, (3)  solution analysis, and (4)  project readiness and approval. Each stage in the PAL process requires entities to submit an associated planning document to CDT for its approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 21, 2022 - State administrative funding generally increases or decreases in line with projected caseload changes but does not automatically increase alongside the cost of doing business. (Existing statute requires a forthcoming revision to this funding formula, with 2022-23 budget-related legislation requiring the revised formula to be in place beginning in 2023-24.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4640/3