The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CalEPA = California Environmental Protection Agency; CalFire = California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection; CalRecycle = California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery; CARB = California Air Resources Board; ZEV = zero ‑emission vehicle; CCC = California Conservation Corps; CEC = California Energy Commission; CNRA = California Natural Resources Agency; DFW = Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/7

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - Two other requests propose funding for the same type of IS software: California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) and Department of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) Separation of IS and Privacy Officer Roles and Responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - Moreover, costs to administer the program also make up a small component of the growth listed above. Difficult to Account for Interaction Effects. It is important to note that some of these components may be interactive, making it difficult to conclusively attribute a portion of the growth to one specific component.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Higher estimates for personal income taxes and corporation taxes each account for a bit under half of this difference, with the small remainder attributable to a variety of other revenues. This improves the budget ’s bottom line.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 21, 2025 - Over $2  billion of California ’s annual TANF grant is generally spent on CalWORKs (the remainder helps fund aid for some low-income college students and various, small human services programs). To receive its annual TANF grant, the state must spend a maintenance-of-effort (MOE) amount from state and local funds to provide services for families eligible for CalWORKs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5086/2

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - CDT = California Department of Technology; IBM = International Business Machines Corporation; and GB = gigabyte. CDT, however, suggests that some of the benefits of State Data Center services (such as continuous information security and service desk support) and other differences between state ‑hosted and vendor ‑hosted services make direct rate comparison difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This accounts for 926.7 positions spread across the following departments: Office of Inspector General, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Pesticide Regulation, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Food and Agriculture, and Department of Veteran Affairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Classify each processing department based on its total estimated number of FTEs (including from non-processing departments) into one of five classifications: (1) “micro ” with 25-100 FTEs, (2) “small ” with 101-800 FTEs, (3) “medium ” with 801-8,000 FTEs, (4) “large ” with 8,001-17,000 FTEs, and (5) “mega ” with 17,001 or more FTEs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - A relatively small proportion of year-over-year General Fund growth is the result of a number of new or expanded activities , some of which are discussed in greater detail below. Projects Caseload to Continue Growing Rapidly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/1

The 2024-25 Budget: Preliminary May Revision Analysis for CalWORKs

May 29, 2024 - California receives $3.7  billion in TANF funds annually, over $2  billion of which is spent on CalWORKs (the remainder helps fund aid for some low-income college students and various, small human services programs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4911