Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities [Publication Details]

Apr 10, 2025 - In this report, we describe how the Legislature has delegated some of its core powers to allow the Governor to exercise emergency authorities during a state of emergency. Next, we assess the degree to which this is necessary to facilitate emergency response and whether there are adequate oversight mechanisms in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5029

Improving Legislative Oversight of Emergency Authorities

Apr 10, 2025 - Authorities Generally Exercised Through Executive Orders. The Governor generally exercises these authorities by issuing executive orders. For example, in March  2023, Governor Newsom issued an executive order waiving statute to ease access to unemployment benefits for people unemployed as a result of severe winter storms that struck the state in February 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5029

The 2023-24 Budget: Governor’s Proposals for the Department of General Services

Mar 1, 2023 - Previously, OSP operated under a “just ‑in ‑time ” ordering model whereby OSP received most paper deliveries directly from the supplier within two to four weeks from ordering. However, over the past few years, OSP reports that paper supply industry consolidations, COVID ‑19 pandemic supply chain issues, and geopolitical events increased lead times for placing orders with suppliers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4724

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - . $15,770 Administers financing programs for affordable rental housing projects and first ‑time homebuyers. 44,647 Boards and Panels Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board Provides a forum to appeal Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control orders for penalties or the issuance, denial, condition, transfer, suspension, or revocation of any alcoholic beverage
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

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

Apr 3, 2025 - (These can include businesses that issue money orders and traveler ’s checks, as well as those that offer digital payments, such as PayPal and Stripe.) Credit Unions Program. Regulates, supervises, and examines credit unions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5025

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - In California, real estate salespersons and brokers, mortgage lenders, and rental property managers must have a license issued by DRE in order to do business. (Real estate salespersons, also known as real estate agents or Realtors, work with a broker.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - CMD Seeks New Classroom Building for STARBASE Los Alamitos in Order to Expand Services . CMD asserts that a new, bigger educational space could serve as many as 900 additional students annually. The department indicates that a new classroom building could accommodate approximately 50 STARBASE classes during the school year, which would effectively eliminate the typical annual program waitlist.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Consider Requiring CDT to Develop Centralized IS Training Hub for IS Compliance Certification and Education. The Legislature also might consider requiring CDT to develop a centralized IS certification and training hub that helps educate and certify all state entity IS staff on current and forthcoming state IS policies, procedures, and standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Does the department anticipate that any changes in statute or regulations will be necessary in order to achieve the identified savings? How will the identified savings affect implementation of enacted legislation?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2021-22 Budget: Peace Officer Training Mandate

Feb 4, 2021 - Such requirements include obtaining a POST certificate and completing a minimum of 40  hours of training across specified topics. State Law Increased Behavioral Health Training Requirements. Chapter   469 o f 2015 (S B  29 , Beall) increased training requirements for peace officers and FTOs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4344