The 2017-18 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 17, 2017 - In January 2015, the administration informed the Legislature of its intent to cancel the contract with Accenture after Release 2 due in large part to rising project costs, which had grown to $96  million for Releases 1 and 2 alone.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3570

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 29, 2021 - Requires HCFC to allocate no more that 40  percent of this allocation to a county. CoCs. $240  million to CoCs based on each COCs share of the state ’s total 2019 point-in-time homelessness count. Requires HCFC to allocate no more than 40  percent of this allocation to a CoC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4468

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - The Commission estimates that the initial state cost of claims from local governments related to the mandate since 2016 c ould range between $2. 5  m illion and $5. 3  m illion. Additionally, the Commission estimates that the annual costs for the mandate going forward could range between $324,000 and $ 2  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344

The 2018-19 Budget: Census Outreach

Mar 8, 2018 - Governor ’s Proposal Governor Proposes Providing $40  Million Over Three Years for Census Outreach. The administration proposes providing $40  million and 22 limited-term positions to support the Complete Count Committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3780

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

Feb 27, 2026 - It was expected that the Next Generation 911 system would be fully implemented in 2022 and that the five ‑year cost to develop the system would be $132  million, with ongoing operational costs of $40  million annually beginning in 2022 ‑23. 2019 —Revenue Increased, Text ‑to ‑911 Required, and State Contracts Signed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

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

Mar 17, 2023 - According to CDT and the Department of Finance (DOF), 40 budget proposals in the Governor ’s 2023-24 budget are related to IT project proposals (Figure  2). These proposals request a total of $641  million ($432  million General Fund) and 275.2 positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals [Publication Details]

Mar 6, 2026 - In this post, we assess the Governor's California Highway Patrol budget proposals for (1) equipment and operating costs and (2) capital outlay projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - As shown in Figure  2, the department ’s uniformed officer vacancy rate including temporary positions, is still well above the pre-pandemic levels. Specifically, while the vacancy rate was 2.8  percent in 2019, it then rose to over 9  percent in 2021, and remained at 6.6  percent as of 2024, per the most recent data available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - In June 2025, the administration estimated that this endeavor would result in annual General Fund savings of $500  million in 2025-26, growing to roughly $2  billion General Fund annually by 2028-29.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - The approved baseline cost of the CSPS IT project is about $1.2  billion, of which roughly 60  percent (or $700  million) is General Fund and 40  percent (or $450  million) is from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund —a fund that recovers the costs incurred by certain agencies and departments for services shared by nearly all departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011