The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - Senate Bill 108 requires CDT to submit three separate reports regarding the middle-mile network: (1) a biannual report through September 2026 on the number of network miles constructed, leased, and purchased; the project funding encumbered and expended; and the status of last-mile project connections to the middle-mile network; (2) a one-time
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - Senate Bill 108 requires CDT to submit three separate reports regarding the middle-mile network: (1) a biannual report through September 2026 on the number of network miles constructed, leased, and purchased; the project funding encumbered and expended; and the status of last-mile project connections to the middle-mile network; (2) a one-time
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Nov 8, 2023 - Funds Middle-Mile Broadband Network Costs and Temporary State Data Center IT Service Rate Changes. Of the $389  million General Fund in 2023-24, $300  million is to fund the state ’s middle-mile broadband network, which we discuss in more detail in the “Broadband Infrastructure” section of this post.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4814

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - APS = Adult Protective Services; CFAP = California Food Access Program; Cal ‑OAR = California CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review; COLA = cost ‑of ‑living adjustment; GF = General Fund; ARPA = Advanced Research Projects Administration; LCSAs = local child support agencies; FFPSA = Family First Prevention Services Act; DDS = Department of Developmental Services; MSSP=
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448/1

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 27, 2022 - (No additional funds are appropriated for the middle-mile network in 2022-23.) Statute also requires the California Department of Technology (CDT) (in consultation with other state entities) to submit a report to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee with specific information about the middle-mile broadband network before CDT can encumber or expend any additional funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4626

California’s Strong Revenue Trends Mask Looming Budget Risk

Jan 23, 2026 - These challenges would not be short-lived either. After the dot-com bust and the Great Recession, it took four and five years, respectively, for revenues to recover. Incorporating revenue risk into the budget now, therefore, reflects prudence, not pessimism.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5104

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The department ’s Office of Information Security (OIS) operates the state ’s SOC, which continuously monitors and reacts to any threats on the California Government Enterprise Network, the state government ’s primary enterprise network.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)

Oct 27, 2021 - (A middle ‑mile network often consists of high ‑capacity fiber ‑optic cables laid over tens or hundreds of miles, for example, near the state ’s highways. Last ‑mile projects, by contrast, connect middle ‑mile networks to individual communities and their households.) $1. 05 b illion in ARP fiscal relief funds to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4448

The 2025-26 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor's May Revision

May 17, 2025 - As we discuss later in this brief, the May Revision maintains a cost ‑of ‑living adjustment (COLA) and other spending increases for schools and community colleges despite the drop in funding. Baseline Spending Higher by $12   Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5044

The 2022-23 Budget: Fiscal Outlook for Schools and Community Colleges

Nov 17, 2021 - The Legislature could increase funding for the community colleges by providing more unrestricted funding, more restricted funding for specified purposes, or more support directly to students to address living costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4473