The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - However, the administration indicates that the work could have other benefits, such as improving the quality of health care or reducing unnecessarily bureaucratic processes, thereby freeing up staff time to address other workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - (The administration indicates it may request that the Legislature take early budget action on the current-year proposal.) As shown in Figure  1, the proposal includes funding for ten categories of activities, with the three largest relating to vehicles (insurance, new vehicle purchases, and fuel).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

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

Feb 27, 2026 - OES, in February 2026, indicated that it would deploy statewide Next Generation 911 services in three phases. Phase One. In February 2026, OES reports it will execute an interim contract to move the dispatch centers that are currently using regional Next Generation 911 networks for voice calls to a statewide provider within 90  days.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

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

Feb 25, 2025 - In addition, the administration indicates that HCD potentially could be restructured as part of a reorganization process, with more information to be included in the reorganization plan. Administration Indicates Reorganization Will Improve State ’s Focus on Key Issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Many of the departments we communicated with indicated that they have begun implementing at least some of the operational changes that would be necessary to achieve the identified savings in the current fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

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

Apr 3, 2025 - A DFPI fund condition report provided to the Legislature on February 25, 2025 indicates that the Financial Protection Fund will become insolvent toward the end of 2025-26 and face growing deficits in future years as shown in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - The department indicates that a new classroom building could accommodate approximately 50 STARBASE classes during the school year, which would effectively eliminate the typical annual program waitlist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

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

Feb 24, 2025 - In particular, OES indicates the LEMA Assistance Fund ’s reimbursement process was specifically designed to ensure that approved invoices are paid comparatively quickly to minimize the time agencies must wait for reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

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

Mar 11, 2025 - The CSU system indicates it has thousands of service-learning courses where students are able to volunteer with local organizations while receiving academi c credit. Such efforts exist at the other public higher education segments too.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The office indicates that the primary goal of this initiative is to “strengthen and coordinate the administration ’s efforts to help communities identify pathways to social connectedness and engagement. ” According to the administration, the funding will be used primarily for developing and implementing a branding public awareness campaign for existing state programs, including programs operated by California Volunteers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081