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

Feb 11, 2026 - Thi s report should also include a comparative analysis showing how CCAP ’s caseload, tasks, positions, salaries, and budget compares to similar entities in state government, including ABCAB and any other state entities CCAP considers appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - In  particular, we recommend directing OES to provide an analysis of options, including the statewide approach, the regional approach, and a third approach (such as a hybrid). This analysis should compare the options based on the key parameters described above (such as cost and effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date) as well as any others deemed relevant by O ES.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - BCG is expected to conduct a detailed analysis of financial data for hospitals across the state to identify how different hospital payment models create incentives for hospitals. This work would be expected to serve as a basis for developing recommendations to reduce state costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - As we discuss in this analysis, the 2025-26 Governor’s Budget now assumes that a lower level of savings and positions reduction will be achieved in 2024-25 and ongoing. The comments, analysis, and recommendations portions of this analysis generally pertain to the effects on state departments and excludes the effects on the universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Analysis Target Populations Have Real but Varying Needs. While characteristics of CA RISE participants are not available, data from LA:RISE show that likely participants have difficulty maintaining stable employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Stage 2 Alternatives Analysis. The project evaluates a number of solutions using market research, and then identifies a recommended solution with a preliminary baseline project cost, schedule, and scope.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of several of the Governor ’s major proposals related to  DGS. Deferred Maintenance and Direct Digital Control Upgrades Background DGS Owns and Maintains Buildings Across the State .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - At the time of this analysis, however, specific details regarding various aspects of the proposal have not been provided by the administration, which can make it difficult for the Legislature to adequately review their merits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Current Non ‑IT Projects Description Forms Redesign and Research/Analysis This project seeks to categorize, analyze, and prioritize program forms for improvement and/or re ‑design by creating a inventory of current forms for design work that is part of the proposed ICMS/IDM IT project, and making forms more usable through business process improvements and use of customer analytics data by, for example, using fewer questions and/or simpler language.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985