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

Feb 9, 2022 - To increase awareness about the program and to recruit volunteers, California Volunteers would develop a robust marketing campaign using social media platforms, such as Facebook and Ring Neighborhoods, and provide communications support to neighborhood leaders. $1.5   Million for Digital Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This change is estimated to reduce state r evenues by $135  million in fiscal year 2025-26 and $85  million annually thereafter. Excludes Wildfire Settlements From State Income Taxation. The budget package provides a blanket exemption for settlements related to any wildfire occurring between tax years 2021 and 2029.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Mar 18, 2025 - The NSTC is a cooperative public-private effort to advance semiconductor research and development (R &D). Natcast is the nonprofit organization in charge of the NSTC. Natcast Currently Relies on Federal Funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Some of these conditions attempt to align the forthcoming May Revision budget proposal (which we discuss later) with the project cost documents o r incorporate additional information that is only available once the primary vendor contract is awarded (such as updated project management and testing plans).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - Our concerns with the Governor ’s proposal to extend DREOA for COVID ‑ 19 r esponse are reflective of the larger problems associated with the state ’s existing emergency spending authorities overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - Specifically , Chapter  469 directed POST to require that FTOs have at least eight hours of crisis intervention behavioral health training by June 2017 o r within 180 days of assignment or appointment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - In addition, because the department is still in the process of drafting S B   908 r egulations, it had to make assumptions about the level of staff time and resources needed to license and regulate debt collectors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

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

Aug 17, 2023 - RAND r ecommends that efforts to address the shortfall in adult beds be designed with this particular problem in mind. Study Did Not Estimate Need for Beds for Children and Adolescents. The RAND researchers did not include children and adolescents in the scope of their analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The budget includes proposals for two new business tax credit  programs: Climate Change Research and Development (R &D) Credit. This new credit would be available to companies headquartered in California that are spending on R &D activities related to mitigating climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492