The Definition of Qualified Capital Outlay for the State Appropriations Limit

Feb 18, 2022 - However, we would not consider purchases of equipment or personal property that do not improve the underlying asset excludable. Such purchases include, for example, furniture and computers. Similarly, we would not consider operations costs (that do not improve an asset) as excludable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4547

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Given the state ’s interest in ensuring that law enforcement officers do not engage in racial and identity profiling and addressing it when they do, we recommend funding this mandate. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - We recommend the Legislature reject the proposed equipment and operating cost augmentations, as we do not find them to be well justified. We recommend the Legislature approve the capital outlay projects, but switch their funding source from the General Fund to the MVA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Transportation

Apr 5, 2022 - These higher standards likely will require using more complex forecasting da ta, based not solely on historical flooding patterns, but also informed by changing and anticipated conditions. Existing Materials Likely Will Not Meet the Demands of Changing Conditions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4576

The 2023-24 Budget: State and Federal One-Time K-12 Funding

Mar 10, 2023 - December 2026. a a School districts that do not submit a final expenditure report must return all funding to the state. Limited Information Regarding How Much State Funding Has Been Spent. Given that most of the one-time state programs do not yet have expenditure reports available or were just recently enacted, the state will not know for some time how funding has been spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4734

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Add Support Staff and Equipment to Expand Tele ‑Mental Health. The Governor ’s proposal includes $8.9  million General Fund in the budget year, growing to $13.5  million in 2027 ‑28 and declining to $12.8  million in 2028 ‑29 and ongoing to add support staff and equipment to facilitate the conversion of the on ‑site positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - These costs would come primarily from buying equipment and having sufficient on site medical assistants. CDCR, in coordination with CalHR, may need to use pay differentials for those who work inside prisons so that such providers have an incentive to remain on site.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

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

Feb 27, 2026 - Call Handling Equipment —This equipment enables a dispatch center to receive, process, and dispatch IP ‑based emergency communications. California Effort to Develop and Deploy Next Generation 911 Dates to at Least 2010.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Permitting Support at the State Water Resources Control Board

Mar 2, 2026 - By contrast, dredge/fill certifications only require public notice of an application and do not require responses to comments. SWRCB indicates that the vast majority of dredge/fill projects do not receive public comments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5144

The 2026-27 Budget: California Community Colleges

Mar 5, 2026 - Similar to the other education segments, community college districts have faced recent increases in costs for health benefits, insurance, equipment, supplies, and utilities. Health benefits are the largest of these remaining cost pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5150