The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - Major New Control Sections in the Spending Plan This section describes the major new control sections in the 2021 ‑22 Budget Act . The first three —Control Sections 11.91, 11.95, and 11. 96 —provide the administration with additional flexibility to expend state and federal funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2021-22 Budget: Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Spending Authorities

Mar 2, 2021 - The first component of Control Section  11.91 authorizes DOF to shift the $1. 4  b illion proposed for COVID ‑19 ‑related activities during the budget year. Specifically, DOF would be able to transfer funds between the nine departments with COVID ‑19 allocations, as well as to three departments without such allocations —the Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research, the Emergency Medical Services Authority, and the Military Department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Statewide Information Management Manual (SIMM) Section 5300. SIMM contains CDT ’s procedures as well as forms, instructions, and templates for compliance with IS and IT policies in SAM. In this report, we focus on two SIMM sections: SIMM 5305 —the Risk Register and POAM —and SIMM 5330 ‑ B —IS and Privacy Program Compliance Certification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - (For a detailed discussion of these two control sections, refer to our February 2025 post, The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies [Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12] .) Both control sections assumed that savings would materialize from an internal administrative exercise coordinated by DOF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12. The 2024-25 budget included two control section —Control Section 4.05 and Control Section 4.12 —that were assumed to reduce ongoing state expenditures. Below, we discuss the assumptions around these two ongoing efforts to achieve operational efficiencies in the 2025-26 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure 1 Savings in Governor ’s 2025 ‑26 Budget Lower Than Assumed in Enacted 2024 ‑25 Budget (In Billions) Savings Assumed in 2024 ‑25 Budget State Departments Savings Identified in January 10, 2025 Report a State Departments $1.5 $2.5 a The report also identified savings resulting from trial courts; however, these savings are not the result of Control Section 4.05 and so are
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - Figure 4 Nearly 500 FFA Grant Applications Totaling More Than $4.5 Billion Applicants Estimated Total Project Costs (In Millions) Total Funding Amount Requested (In Millions) Percent of Total Funding Amount Requested a AT &T Gateway Cities Council of Governments 1 The City of Huntington Park 1 $7,041 $4,550 a The percentages of total funding amount requested may not add up to 100
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2022-23 Budget: Secretary of State Request to Waive Business Filing Fees

Feb 7, 2022 - Specifically, (1)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12186, subsections (c), (d), (e), or (f), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, (2)  filing fees pursuant to Section 12188, subsections (b) or (c), of the Government Code shall not be required to be paid to the Secretary of State, and (3)  filing fees
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4516

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

Feb 27, 2026 - The  Legislature then enacted Chapter  926  of  2014 (S B  1211 ,  Padilla), which directed OES to develop a plan and time line for testing, implementing, and operating a Next Generation 911 system, including text ‑to ‑911.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - This brief is provided in response to provisions of S B  588 that direct our office to review the DVBE program. Specifically, S B  588 directs our office to provide information on: Noncompliance Reporting.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095