The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - The Commission found that only the portion of Chapter  469 adding Penal Code Section 13515.28 (the requirement for FTOs to complete at least eight hours of crisis intervention training) imposes new state ‑mandated activities and costs on local governments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

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

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 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 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

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - The purpose of California’s DVBE program, as outlined in state law, is to “address the special needs of disabled veterans seeking rehabilitation and training through entrepreneurship and to recognize the sacrifices of Californians disabled during military service.”
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Paragraph (f) was added to Government Code Section 11549.3 to require every state agency as defined in Government Code Section 11000 not subject to Section 11549.3(b) (that is, nonreporting entities) to implement policies, procedures, and standards that adhere to FIP S 199 and 200, and NIST SP 800 ‑53, Revision 5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - It could also result in the loss of some of the money already spent in their development, such as funds spent on train ing staff who might need to be rehired and retrained if the programs were delayed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - The California Military Department (CMD) Offers a STARBASE Program at the Joint Forces Training Base Complex in Los Alamitos . California has several STARBASE programs directly facilitated by CMD, some of which are located on CMD military facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - In September 2020, the Legislature instituted the Main Street Small Business Tax Credit, which provides income or sales tax credits to firms with 100 or fewer employees that added jobs in the second half of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452