Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - This helps the state catch vendors who might be misleading state procurement officials into thinking a DVBE subcontractor is involved in the bid when the DVBE is unaware they have been named. Substitution Limitations seek to prevent prime contractors from replacing a DVBE subcontractor named in a bid with a different vendor after winning the contract.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2021-22 Budget: California Arts Council

Feb 1, 2021 - How Would the Matching Requirement Work? At this time, there is very little information available on how the proposed matching requirement would work. This includes who would provide the match and how much of a match would be required.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4337

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - In addition, the 2021 ‑22 spending plan includes budget-related legislation that provides the programs above broader eligibility for the use of funding and temporarily waives requirements that counties provide matching funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - The statutory proposal defers to the administration key decisions such as whether matching funds or real property should be required as a condition of receiving grants for behavioral health facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Budget-related legislation directs the California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) to make changes to the California Dream for All program, a shared appreciation loan program for first-time homebuyers, intended to better target loans to people who could not purchase a home otherwise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - The  proposal includes eight network coordinators who would support local farm to school planning and implementation, and eight marketplace specialists who would establish connections between schools and local producers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Given the timing, the Legislature could review the reorganization plan this year and then the budget year could be used to carefully put together funding proposals and plans that match the Legislature ’s and administration ’s final vision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - An exact match between the Proposition  19 workload and the resources available for redirection seems like a highly improbable coincidence. We suggest that the Legislature consider ways to compel the administration to provide more information and better justifications for its proposed appropriation for BOE.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - Recommendations Reduce Funding and Positions to Match Current Levels on a Limited-Term Basis. We recommend that the Legislature reduce the proposed funding and positions to match the current authorized levels of $894,000 and five positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request

Feb 11, 2026 - The 2026-2027 Budget: California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request California Cannabis Control Appeals Panel Permanent Funding Request Background California Cannabis Appeals Panel (CCAP) Hears Cases Brought by Licensees Who Object to Decisions Made by the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119