Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Specifically, 36 states limit the amount of time states of emergency can be open before the Governor or Legislature must act to renew them —ranging from 15 days to six months. For example, Florida state law requires a state of emergency to expire after 60 days unless renewed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

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

Mar 7, 2025 - (For more information about the TFC/MyCalPAYS project, please see the appendix to our March  19, 2014 report — The 2014-15 Budget: 21st Century Project Update .) In 2016, SCO—together with CalHR, which supports state human resources (HR) and labor relations policies and practices—started planning the current effort, the CSPS IT project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - As part of the expansion, the program would support approximately 500 additional Fellows, for a total of 4,000 Fellows (a 15  percent increase). The additional slots would include 250 slots for students with less financial need.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

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

Feb 19, 2025 - There likely will be insufficient time for the subcommittees to discuss each identified saving with departments between May 14 (when the May Revision is released) and June 15 (when the Legislature approves a budget).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975