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

Feb 27, 2026 - How Do the Options Compare? How do different options compare on parameters such as cost, effectiveness of addressing the problems encountered to date, and length of time to decommissioning of the legacy 911 system?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

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

Feb 11, 2026 - Thi s report should also include a comparative analysis showing how CCAP ’s caseload, tasks, positions, salaries, and budget compares to similar entities in state government, including ABCAB and any other state entities CCAP considers appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5119

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Although, as we understand it, many of the changes are unlikely to require law changes and may be more administrative in nature, the Legislature should have a high-level understanding of how those changes may impact programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Proposals

Feb 20, 2022 - However,  for the search and rescue teams and training proposal, absent justification for increasing the cost of training, we recommend providing only the funding for the local search and rescue teams and mobile training exercise reimbursements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4551

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - How Much State Funding Goes to DVBEs? The state awarded $743  million across 20,838  contracts to DVBEs in 2023 ‑ 24 —or 4.6  percent of the $16  billion total reported contract dollars in that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Some nonreporting entities were unaware of how to achieve compliance with state IS policies, procedures, and standards, and requested that CDT provide certification and education opportunities to help existing IS and IT  staff learn how to improve their compliance efforts and train others.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Subsidized employment programs (often known as transitional employment) aim to increase employment among target populations by simultaneously (1)  providing training and job search services to workers and (2)  prioritizing jobs for participants or lowering costs through employer subsidies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

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

Mar 7, 2025 - The Legislature will need to understand and monitor how DARTs and other change management activities are preparing departments for adoption of a new payroll system. 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: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - Specifically, we are uncertain how the administration is defining and evaluating Californians ’ “sense of belonging, ” which makes determining how to assess and respond to such a potential challenge exceptionally difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - In this report, we describe the core constitutional powers of the Legislature, how the Legislature has delegated some of these powers to allow the Governor to exercise emergency authorities during a state of emergency, and how these authorities have been used over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029