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

Mar 11, 2025 - CSAC regularly interacts with campus financial aid offices in the administration of state fin ancial aid programs. California Volunteers has created its own staff and infrastructure to support College Corps, which largely operates outside this existing higher education system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - This was intended to help FTOs better train new officers on how to effectively interact with individuals with mental illness or intellectual disability. Chapter  469 also directed POST to require that at least four hours of existing FTO training requirements address this topic and to evaluate whether additional training on this topic is needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - Conclusion The pandemic has disrupted the lives and livelihoods of millions of Californians and continues to take the lives of thousands of Californians each month. In the spring of 2020, the Legislature faced an unprecedented challenge to respond to the pandemic and adopt a budget in the face of unprecedented economic uncertainty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - Available research also indicates that experiencing homelessness may lead some individuals to develop or exacerbate existing behavioral health issues due to the chronic stress of living without stable housing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Specifically, the funding would support Adult Residential Facilities and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly —often jointly referred to as board and care facilities or assisted living facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - In this report, we describe how the Legislature has delegated some of its core powers to allow the Governor to exercise emergency authorities during a state of emergency. Next, we assess the degree to which this is necessary to facilitate emergency response and whether there are adequate oversight mechanisms in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Some members receive a modest hourly stipend or annual living allowance (depending on the terms of their program) and other benefits, such as health insurance during their service and funds to help pay for college.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Another option the Legislature could consider, particularly for smaller nonreporting entities with fewer procurement staff but consistent interaction with DGS for routine IT purchases, is to request that CDT and DGS evaluate their current division of IT procurement responsibilities and identify opportunities to streamline routine IT procurements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Other Relief Grants $150  Million for Grants to Performing Arts and Other Live Events Operators. The budget includes $150  million General Fund one time to establish the California Venues Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452