Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Many Proclamations Stay Open for at Least a Few Years. A total of 242 of the 295 states of emergency proclaimed between the beginning of Governor Schwarzenegger ’s term in November  2003 through December 2024 had been terminated by the end of 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - The revised 2024-25 budget provides DFPI with $177  million —almost exclusively from four special funds, which themselves are largely funded by revenue from regulatory fees, licenses, and permits —and 878.3 positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - Last Year State Policy Makers Agreed to DRE Fee Increases. In 2022, an independent assessment of DRE ’s finances found a structural imbalance between costs and revenue. In response, the Legislature enacted budget trailer legislation —Chapter  41 of 2024 (SB  164, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) —as part of the 2024-25 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

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

Mar 18, 2025 - To receive state funding, ESEs provide training and paid employment to qualified indi viduals, including homeless individuals, formerly incarcerated individuals, and youth who are neither working nor in school.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Mar 11, 2025 - Students (known as Fellows) are able to participate in multiple cohorts, but they are limited to no more than four years in the program. As Figure  2 shows, the number of applicants exceeded 10,000 in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Mar 7, 2025 - The $40.4  million balance is expected to be used in 2024-25 for any remaining planning activities and to start development and implementation of the project. Provisional budget bill language in the 2024-25 Budget Act also makes available an additional $10.4  million for development and implementation costs in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure  2 below provides a breakdown of available funding in 2024-25 by current IT project, non-IT project, and supporting function. Figure 2 Available Funding for EDDNext Costs in 2024 ‑25 (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext [Publication Details]

Feb 25, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext [Publication Details] HTML Description: The post assesses the adminstration's 2025-26 proposal for the fourth year of information technology (IT) modernization at the Employment Development Department (EDD).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4985

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure 1 California ’s Seven State Agencies Vary in Size 2024 ‑25 Enacted Budget (Dollars in Thousands) State Agency Business, Consumer Services and Housing 3,443,387 161,995 a State funds include General Fund, special funds, and bond funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - Governor ’s Proposal Reappropriation of 2024-25 Unspent Budget Authority . The Governor ’s 2025-26 budget requests that $22  million General Fund originally appropriated in 2024-25 be reappropriated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982