Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - The  Governor ’s proclamation is filed with the Secretary of State and publicly posted on the Governor ’s and Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services ’ (OES) websites. (CESA establishes OES as the state entity responsible for overseeing the state ’s response to emergencies.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

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

Apr 3, 2025 - However, the accounting firm ’s evaluation of DFPI ’s established programs found an additional $30  million in unfunded balances across established subprograms that are not in the administration ’s proposed bill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Mar 18, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development The 2025-26 Budget Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development The Governor ’s budget includes several proposals under the Governor ’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal January Budget Projected a Negative Fund Balance at End of 2025-26. The Governor ’s proposed budget includes $70  million for DRE in 2025-26. This amount reflects an increase of $2.8  million (about 4  percent) from the revised 2024-25 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - MCS awards are available to help cover a student ’s total cost of attendance, both for Cal Grant recipients and higher-income resident students enrolled in a UC, CSU, or CCC bachelor ’s degree program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Background CSPS IT Project Will Replace State ’s Aging Payroll Systems. The state ’s current payroll system —known as the Uniform State Payroll System (USPS) —is an amalgam of 12 different systems, all of which are aging and some of which were developed nearly 50 years ago.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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

Feb 25, 2025 - BCSH ’s Budget. Figure  2 shows that the Governor ’s 2025-26 proposed budget would provide $3  billion (all funds) for BCSH, of which $531  million is General Fund. Special funds provide a significant share of funding for BCSH ’s business- and consumer services-related functions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - One recommendation (of many related to EDD ’s outdated technology) was to restart the proposed Benefit Systems Modernization (BSM) IT project —the predecessor to EDDNext —using an incremental and iterative approach to address critical areas of need in the department ’s technology portfolio.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Reappropriation of 2024-25 Unspent Budget Authority . The Governor ’s 2025-26 budget requests that $22  million General Fund originally appropriated in 2024-25 be reappropriated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs The 2025‑26 Budget CDTFA ’s Tobacco Programs In this post, we provide information to support the Legislature ’s oversight of the Department of Tax and Fee Administration ’s (CDTFA ’s) tobacco programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966