The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - This fee-funded program is a key element of the Master Settlement Agreement that California and 45 other states reached with the four largest cigarette manufacturers in 1998. The California Electronic Cigarette Excise Tax Program administers a 12.5  percent tax on retail sales of e-cigarettes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Some nonreporting entities were unaware of how to achieve compliance with state IS policies, procedures, and standards, and requested that CDT provide certification and education opportunities to help existing IS and IT  staff learn how to improve their compliance efforts and train others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

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

Feb 27, 2026 - How Do the Options Compare? How do different options compare on parameters such as cost, effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date, and length of time to decommissioning of the legacy 911 system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

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

Feb 11, 2026 - Thi s report should also include a comparative analysis showing how CCAP ’s caseload, tasks, positions, salaries, and budget compares to similar entities in state government, including ABCAB and any other state entities CCAP considers appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Although, as we understand it, many of the changes are unlikely to require law changes and may be more administrative in nature, the Legislature should have a high-level understanding of how those changes may impact programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - How Much State Funding Goes to DVBEs? The state awarded $743  million across 20,838  contracts to DVBEs in 2023 ‑ 24 —or 4.6  percent of the $16  billion total reported contract dollars in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Feb 9, 2022 - Further, expanding the number of FG and SC service opportunities likely would be consistent with the state’s Master Plan for Aging by increasing the number of opportunities to volunteer. California Climate Action Corps Funding for AmeriCorps Grant Cycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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

Mar 7, 2025 - The Legislature will need to understand and monitor how DARTs and other change management activities are preparing departments for adoption of a new payroll system. Questions for the Legislature to ask include: How will SCO and CalHR work with DARTs to ensure their department ’s business processes align with the new requirements and technical implementation of CSPS?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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

Mar 11, 2025 - Specifically, we are uncertain how the administration is defining and evaluating Californians ’ “sense of belonging, ” which makes determining how to assess and respond to such a potential challenge exceptionally difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Jan 10, 2021 - For example, how would the administration implement and continue to refine CalAIM in coordination with other major statewide planning initiatives, including the Master Plan for Aging, the Behavioral Health Task Force, and other state efforts related to homelessness?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309