The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - For example, the budget subcommittees could (1)  ask questions to better understand the potential benefits of using a contractor to identify efficiencies as opposed to directing departments to develop them, (2)  ask for an update on the work with CDCR and The State Fund given that the activities will have likely progressed somewhat since February, and (3)  probe
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Mar 7, 2025 - Questions for the Legislature to ask include: How will SCO and CalHR work with DARTs to ensure their department ’s business processes align with the new requirements and technical implementation of CSPS?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Figure 2 Questions for Legislative Committees to Ask Affected Departments and the Department of Finance (DOF) Budgeting Methodology What information from departments did DOF review to arrive at the identified savings?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - In particular, we offer background information; comments on revenue trends, CDTFA ’s enforcement activities, and the AB  3218 budget change proposal (BCP); and questions that budget subcommittees may wish to ask about these issues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2025-26 Budget: Office of Emergency Services—Request for Reappropriation of Law Enforcement Mutual Aid Fund Resources

Feb 24, 2025 - Given the slow start —but apparent increase in reimbursements this year —the administration is essentially asking to extend the pilot phase and give the program more time to mature. Program Structure Might Not Align With Key Problem It Was Designed to Solve.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4982

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - While changes in project allocations and scope may be warranted, they also raise questions about how appropriations the Legislature is asked to approve are ultimately calculated, allocated, and spent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project [Publication Details]

Mar 7, 2025 - This post provides issues for legislative consideration, as well as questions for the Legislature to ask, ahead of an expected May Revision budget proposal to fund development and implementation of the California State Payroll System information technology project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

Apr 3, 2025 - In 2024, DFPI asked an independent accounting firm to conduct a fiscal and cost study of its programs. The resulting report identified a structural deficit dating to 2020-21 caused by both cost and revenue factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

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

Aug 17, 2023 - The Legislature may wish to ask the administration how the beds funded by the bond would address these particular challenges. Weighing Proposal Against Other Funding Priorities No One “Right ” Level to Spend on Infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Funding to Address Homelessness

May 12, 2018 - Asking Voters to Approve No Place Like Home. In 2016, the Legislature created the No Place Like Home (NPLH) program to construct and rehabilitate permanent supportive housing for those with mental illness who are homeless.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3831