An Overview of Federal Higher Education Relief

Apr 28, 2020 - CARES Act Also Temporarily Modifies Rules for Programs Supporting Minority-Serving Institutions. During the COVID-19 outbreak, the CARES Act allows ED to waive certain requirements related to determining eligibility and grant amounts for programs supporting minority-serving institutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4225

The 2020-21 Budget: The Governor’s Homelessness Plan

Feb 11, 2020 - Requests Legislature Take Early Action on Proposal. The Governor requests the Legislature take early action on this component of the budget so that the administration can expedite its implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4152

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

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - (See our recent post for more information on how COVID-19 relief actions have affected UI.) Existing Income Support and Wage Replacement Programs Have Limited Reach. Although caseloads in many cash assistance programs tend to grow as overall economic conditions decline (for example, CalWORKs served approximately 70  percent more households during the Great Recession than it does today), none is designed to have a universal reach.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

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

May 12, 2018 - This level of funding serves only a portion of the state ’s homeless population. For example, building enough supportive housing to serve the state ’s entire homeless population likely would require several billion dollars.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3831

Federal Assistance for Businesses Affected by COVID-19

Apr 3, 2020 - In December 2020, H.R. 133 created the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program and provided initial funding of $15  billion. The ARP provided an additional $1.3  billion to allow SVOG recipients to also apply for second draw PPP loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4215

The 2025-26 Budget: CDTFA’s Tobacco Programs

Feb 14, 2025 - For example, when CDTFA seizes a retailer ’s noncompliant products, this counts as one seizure, regardless of the total amount of product seized. Can the administration provide workload measures that account for some of these limitations?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4966

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—California State Payroll System

May 14, 2018 - SCO states that hiring technical staff can be difficult, and once qualified staff are hired, training them to fully understand the complexities of the legacy system can take up to t hree years. As such, improving the usability of the system could improve the work experience for SCO staff and potentially create efficiencies that reduce training time or staff resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3836

Understanding the Veterans Services Landscape in California

Jan 17, 2017 - By law, all Proposition  41 funds must be used to serve veterans and their families, and at least 50  percent of the funds must serve veterans with extremely low incomes (which HUD defines each year by region).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3525

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Two key factors are: Slowing Economic Growth. There are several signals that the economy may be cooling. For example, housing markets have been stagnant, job growth is down, and trade activity is slowing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135