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 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - Study Concluded That DFPI Needs $193.2  Million in Additional Funding for Certain Established and New Programs Through 2027-28. The independent accounting firm ’s report estimated that the department requires an additional $80.4  million through 2027-28 to support 8 of 13 established programs and subprograms, as well as an estimated $112.8  million through 2027-28 for its three new programs, for a total of $193.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Feb 11, 2026 - ABCAB receives 20 to 35 appeals per year, in contrast to a projected 4 to 6 cases for CCAP. The 2026-27 proposed budget for ABCAB includes $1.4  million from Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Fund —which is about half the amount proposed for CCAP.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2021-22 Budget: Funding for Debt Collector Licensing and Regulation

Feb 17, 2021 - For example, based on various assumptions about the amount of time aspects of the licensing and examination process take, DFPI estimates it will need 17 financial institutions examiners in 2021 ‑22 (increasing annually to 28 e xaminers by 2023 ‑24).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4376

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - CDTFA ’s estimated cost to implement AB  3218 and SB  1230 is $3.3  million in 2024-25, $5.5  million per year in 2025-26 and 2026-27, and $3.1  million in 2027-28 and ongoing. The new laws create penalties that could raise revenue to offset some of these costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For each workstream, the contract outlines a series of deliverables or milestones that the contractor would be required to meet over the course of a 28-week period as well as the amount of payment it would receive in exchange for doing so.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - New York —The Service ‑Disabled Veteran ‑Owned Business program participation goal in New York is set at 6  percent. Washington —In Washington, state agencies have been charged with meeting a 5  percent veteran ‑owned business participation goal overall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The state must submit a five ‑year action plan to NTIA no later than  August  28. State ’s Program Allocation Expected by End of June. NTIA will announce each state ’s program allocation from the BEAD program by the end of June.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2025 - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details] Description: As required by Chapter 80 of 2020 (SB 588, Archuleta), this brief reviews California’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5095

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - For example, when CalSTRS’ investments fail to return 7 percent in a given year (for example, actual returns are 6 percent), CalSTRS experiences an actuarial loss. Normal Cost of Benefits . For CalSTRS, the normal cost of a member’s Defined Benefit Program benefits is the annual cost applied to each year of the member’s service that is necessary to adequately fund the benefits over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400