Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - The latest revision to NIST SP 800 ‑53 is Revision 5. As with FIPS, reporting entities follow many state IS policies, procedures, and standards based on NIST SP 800 ‑53, while nonreporting entities are required by A B  2135 to follow Revision 5 of NIST SP  800 ‑53  and all successor publications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2023-24 Budget: California Volunteers Proposed Program Expansions

Mar 1, 2023 - Second, the program could continue operating a t existing levels even without the proposed expansion, given the existing $4.7  million in General Fund currently is planned through 2025 ‑26 along with the $3  million in annual federal AmeriCorps funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4723

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - CDTFA runs three tobacco-focused programs: The Cigarette and Tobacco Tax Program administers a $2.87 per pack tax on combustible cigarettes and a 53  percent tax (adjusted annually) on the wholesale cost of other tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

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

Mar 2, 2021 - While the administration committed in August 2020 t o providing monthly updates on COVID ‑19 ‑related spending, it has provided these updates less frequently. In addition, the information is not provided in a consistent format.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4393

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - In January 2019, Governor Newsom signed an executive order ( EO N-04-19 ) directing CDT and the Department of General Services to develop new procurement approaches that defined a problem for bidders to solve and asked them to demonstrate their ability to solve it through demonstrations, proofs of concept, and prototypes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The estimated total project cost is $53  million. Construction is scheduled to begin in November 2025 and expected to be complete by January 2028. Proposition  4 (2024). The budget package allocates funds authorized by Proposition  4, which provided $10  billion in bond funds for activities designed to increase the state ’s resilience to the impacts of climate change.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Additionally, OSDS prepares and publishes various reports on DVBEs and t he state  program. How Does a Business Qualify as a DVBE? For the purposes of the state DVBE program, a “disabled veteran ” is defined as a veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service, who has a service ‑connected disability rating of at least 10  percent, and resides in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Cannabis Control—Legal and Administrative Hearing Costs

Mar 4, 2024 - For example, the department oversees testing laboratories that make sure cannabis is safe for consumption, which includes reviewing license applications, conducting routine inspections, investigating complaints, taking enforcemen t actions, and conducting investigative sample analysis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4869

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Additionally, t he legislation requires updated regional plans by January 31, 2026, including updates on the metrics and corresponding key actions carried out. The state could withhold additional HHAPP funds for failure to comply with regional action plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - Chapter   469 r equired FTOs assigned or appointed prior to January 2017 t o meet the eight hour training requirement by June 2017. The Governor ’s 2021 ‑ 22 b udget proposal would fully reimburse local governments for this aspect of the mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344