Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - However, wages for entry ‑level IT specialist staff are at least 20  percent lower relative to the private sector in March  2021. Total compensation, including health care and retirement benefits, appears to be more comparable between private sector companies and state government, however.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - How these smaller en tities will separate their IS and privacy officers and programs without additional funding is unclear. Shared IS Needs Identified, but Centralized Shared Service Contracts Not Yet Available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

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

Feb 20, 2025 - As of 2023, STARBASE Los Alamitos had three authorized classrooms for the over 3,500 students a year who visit. However, CMD reports it cannot serve all interested students and there is currently a waitlist for the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Funding another round of California Competes grants could create jobs at a time when private sector job growth has been sluggish. However, we suggest weighing the expansion of these economic development efforts against other budget priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Visit California is responsible for marketing the state as a tourism destination and is funded through a voluntary assessment on the tourism industry. Increases Visit California Transparency. The budget package requires Visit California to prepare reports for the Legislature that identify how the public funds provided for tourism marketing were used and that measure the effectiveness of those marketing activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Millions of California residents visit the coast annually to fish, swim, surf, and enjoy nature, particularly along the one‑third of the coastline owned by the State Parks system. A recent scientific  study  by United States Geological Survey researchers predicted that under scenarios of three feet to six feet of sea‑level rise, up to two‑thirds of Southern California beaches may become completely eroded by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - The council ’s enabling legislation directs it to ( 1)  e ncourage artistic awareness and expression, ( 2)  a ssist local groups in the development of arts programs, ( 3)  p romote the employment of artists in both the public and private sectors, ( 4)  p rovide for the exhibition of artworks in public buildings, and ( 5)  e nsure the fullest expression of artistic potential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

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

Mar 17, 2023 - Figure 2 Governor ’s 2023 ‑24 Budget IT Project Proposals a (In Millions) Enterprise Data to Revenue Project 2 135.0 Statewide Correctional Video Surveillance Continuation 87.7 Electronic Adjudication Management System Modernization 21.1 Heavy ‑Duty Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Per SB 210 14.1 Uniform Fiscal System Modernization and the Consumer Electronic Records Management System
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - The department might consider other factors when setting service rates such as how costs are distributed across state en tities (for example, to equitably distribute costs across entities with different budgets) and how simple the billing for, and collection of, revenues is for the department and state entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - For example, CESA authorities have been used to issue executive orders: Requiring the public —except for those working in critical infrastructure sectors —to stay at home to reduce the spread of the virus during the COVID ‑19 pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029