Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Over 1.2  million veterans —about 8  percent of the total U.S. veteran population —call California home. Approximately 380,000 California veterans (about 30  percent) have a service ‑connected disability, which is defined as a disability that was caused (or made worse) by military service.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2025 - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details] Description: As required by Chapter 80 of 2020 (SB 588, Archuleta), this brief reviews California’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5095

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - Funding for CCAP was reauthorized twice (in 2020-21 and 2023-24), each time on a three-year, limited-term basis. The revised 2025-26 budget for CCAP includes $3.4  million CCF and 13 positions. Provisional Licensees Did Not Have Appeal Rights, Which Contributed to Dearth of Cases Between 2017-18 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

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

Apr 3, 2025 - The independent accounting firm ’s report estimated that the department requires an additional $80.4  million through 2027-28 to support 8 of 13 established programs and subprograms, as well as an estimated $112.8  million through 2027-28 for its three new programs, for a total of $193.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Feb 17, 2021 - To support the implementation of CCFPL, the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget package provided four ‑year, limited ‑term support. 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 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - In July 2020, the Governor formed a strike team to address the delays and in September 2020, the strike team released its assessment of the department ’s challenges in administering the UI program and its recommendations to solve them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - The Governor ’s proposed 2021 ‑22 appropriation for BOE is $31. 8  m illion — 30  p ercent higher than the amount spent in 2019 ‑20. At the same time, the Governor ’s proposal holds BOE ’s position authority constant at 192. 6 p ositions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In a November 2022 referendum, voters approved Chapter  34 of 2020 (SB  793, Hill), which bans most sales of flavored tobacco products. ( “Flavored ” refers to non-tobacco flavors, such as menthol cigarettes or fruit-flavored e-cigarettes.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This amount includes $10  million for Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup security costs, $10  million for Family Justice Centers, and $8  million to the City of Los Angeles for fire engine purchases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - (For more information about each of the new programs, as well as existing programs and services that received ad ditional funding, refer to our February 8, 2021 budget and policy post — The 2021‑22 Budget: California Department of Technology .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452