The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The Legislature authorized the funding for the contract with the expectation that costs of up to $20  million could yield up to $2  billion General Fund savings annually by 2028-29. The contract is now in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies [Publication Details]

Mar 10, 2026 - The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies [Publication Details] The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies Format: HTML Description: The 2025-26 budget appropriated up to $20 million to the Department of Finance (DOF) to contract with a consulting firm to assist and advise DOF in creating efficiencies through process improvements in state government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5156

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

Feb 27, 2026 - As originally envisioned, California ’s approach for a Next Generation 911 system involved breaking the state up into four regions with a single statewide vendor serving as a back ‑up. These four regions are each served by a regional network service provider (or regional vendor) that is responsible for providing services to connect every dispatch center within the region of the Next Generation 911 network they are responsible for.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - The budget includes $1  million from the General Fund for CHP to identify suitable parcels for replacing up to three field offices and to develop studies for those sites. CHP Enhanced Radio System (CHPERS) Tower and Vault Replacement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package includes up to $20  million for DOF to enter into one or more new contracts to implement operational improvements that allow the state to reduce state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Chapter   80 of 2020 (S B   588 , Archuleta) —which, among other things, directs state entities to withhold up to $10,000 from the final payment otherwise due to a prime contractor if that prime contractor does not certify various pieces of DVBE ‑related information.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

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

Mar 18, 2025 - Natcast plans to ramp up the facility ’s design and prototyping work over time, once it renovates the facility to enable those types of activities. Governor ’s Proposal $25  Million for Semiconductor Design Facility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Feb 24, 2025 - OES indicates that reimbursements have picked up recently as more agencies become familiar with the program. At an estimated $4.5  million through February 19, 2025 —reimbursement rates appear on track to be higher in 2024-25 —but still well below authorized levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Any level above zero is up to the discretion of the Legislature. Recent budgets have set the SFEU between $3.5  billion and $4  billion. The Governor proposes a $4.5  billion SFEU balance for the end of 2025 ‑26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Mar 11, 2025 - College Corps provides each participating college student with up to $10,000 of financial aid for completing 450 hours of community service. The program currently partners with 45 campuses and serves about 3,400 students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015