The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Current Non ‑IT Projects Description Forms Redesign and Research/Analysis This project seeks to categorize, analyze, and prioritize program forms for improvement and/or re ‑design by creating a inventory of current forms for design work that is part of the proposed ICMS/IDM IT project, and making forms more usable through
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Notably, reported state contract dollars —both going to DVBEs and overall —reversed this general trend and decreased between 2022 ‑23 and 2023 ‑24. OSDS largely attributes this year ‑over ‑year decrease to a statewide expenditure reduction directive issued by the Department of Finance in December 2023 that was intended to help address the fiscal difficulties facing the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Feb 11, 2026 - Funding for CCAP was reauthorized twice (in 2020-21 and 2023-24), each time on a three-year, limited-term basis. The revised 2025-26 budget for CCAP includes $3.4  million CCF and 13 positions. Provisional Licensees Did Not Have Appeal Rights, Which Contributed to Dearth of Cases Between 2017-18 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

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

Feb 27, 2026 - The Legislature may wish to consider whether ongoing oversight might be appropriate even after the new system is operational, and if so, what form that oversight shoul d take. One option for determining what form the oversight could take would be to request the Little Hoover Commission to assess California ’s governance model for Next Generation 911 and provide the Legislature with recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - For example, previous budgets provided funding to CHP for similar purposes in 2017-18, 2022-23, and 2023-24. CHPERS Project Is Already Underway, Meets Public Safety and Radio Communications Needs. The Legislature approved the CHPERS project in 2006-07 to enhance the interoperability of CHP ’s radio communications system among public safety agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Specifically, the Legislature will want to ensure that it understands the assumptions that form the basis of the administration ’s estimates to ensure that they are realistic. As previously discussed, the state has a history of assuming ambitious savings targets and failing to achieve them.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Mar 18, 2025 - The administration ’s bid for the DCF included other forms of support as well. For example, GO-Biz and the University of California Office of the President will maintain an ongoing collaborative relationship with Natcast, including convening quarterly meetings at the DCF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Mar 11, 2025 - In 2023-24, 750 students participated in the DSIG program. CSAC shared that the program is currently undersubscribed. Of the $7.5  million provided for the program in 2023-24, $4.5  million (60  percent) went unspent for that purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Sep 16, 2022 - The vast majority of spending is General Fund, including $2  billion in emergency spending related to rental assistance that is funded through the California Emergency Relief Fund and $500  million is in the form of tax credit authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4622

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - This debt service reserve guarantee is intended to function as a form of credit enhancement for the eligible debts associated with a financed broadband infrastructure project. BEAD Program NTIA Notified California of $1.86   Billion Program Allocation in June 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867