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: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Savings Proposals Generates $1.6 Billion School and Community College Settle‑Up Obligation in 2024‑25. The Governor’s budget proposes providing $1.6 billion less in total funding for schools and community colleges than the estimated constitutional minimum funding level for 2024‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - We recommend the Legislature require CDT and DOF to provide these options by the end of the calendar year to inform the 2024-25 budget process. Consider Phasing in Number of Positions for Larger IS Proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Moreover, in some cases, the savings that departments have identified for 2024-25 cannot be repeated in the future. For example, multiple departments identified that the savings they identified in 2024-25 were one time in nature (contributing to the decline in savings from 2024-25 to 2025-26).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - As noted, CDFA is required to provide a report to the Legislature in January 2024, in time to inform the 2024 ‑25 budget package. Should the Legislature wish to consider providing additional funding for the program in 2023 ‑24, it could request a status update from the department on program demand and outcomes next year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

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: 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 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - This grant program received $1.44  billion to provide states with annual allocations for five calendar years to support the implementation of their digital equity plans. Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

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