The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization State Board of Equalization Background Restrictions Imposed in 2017 Changed BOE ’s Hiring Process. In 2017, the administration and the Legislature responded to the State Board of Equalization ’s (BOE) organizational problems with major actions, including: Loss of Delegations From Department of Human Resources (CalHR).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Advantages to the bidder include bid price adjustments (in the case of lowest price contracts) or point increases (in the case of contracts awarded based on scoring crite ria). For example, in contracts awarded based on the lowest price, a bidder’s “price” can be adjusted downward for the purpose of awarding the contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Feb 11, 2026 - CCAP Has More Resources Than the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board (ABCAB), Which May Have the Larger Workload. ABCAB and CCAP perform broadly similar functions. Specifically, they are both impartial appellate bodies designed to review licensing decisions made by a separate licensing department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

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

Jan 13, 2025 - We understand that while the administration indicates it will provide this payment in the future—after the final calculation of the minimum funding requirement—it also has not scored this future obligation in its multiyear budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 27, 2026 - Although the state has a 911 Adv isory Board, its role with respect to OES and the 911 system is only advisory. Similarly, as a telecommunications project and not an information technology project, Next Generation 911 is not subject to the typical CDT Project Approval Lifecycle (or PAL) process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Promotes public awareness and understanding of the risks, rules, and rights related to the collection, use, sale, and disclosure of information, including as these relate to the rights of minors. $15,770 Administers financing programs for affordable rental housing projects and first ‑time homebuyers. 44,647 Boards and Panels Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - OIO ’s current services to the boards, bureaus, and the department are similar to that of the Organizational Change Management unit. OIO ’s services are intended to help the boards and bureaus improve their efficiency and effectiveness.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure at May Revision

May 23, 2024 - The elimination of this proposal is scored as one of the solutions to the budget problem facing the state in 2024 ‑25 and projected budget deficit in 2025 ‑26. However, the May Revision does maintain the $250  million General Fund included in CDT ’s state operations budget in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4906

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - In response to the budget problem, one of the actions taken as part of the 2020 ‑21 Budget Act was to suspend the CalSTRS board ’s authority to increase the state ’s Defined Benefit Program contribution rate in 2020 ‑21 (in other words, the board ’s vote to increase the state ’s rate did not go into effect).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Some departments are identified as having no identified General Fund savings (for example, Department of Technology and the State Auditor), others are around the statewide average of 2  percent (for example, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Department of Finance, and Secretary of State), others are identified at or near the full 7.95  percent savings target (for example,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975