The California Department of Finance has launched a new searchable Web page where users can find Budget Change Proposals (BCP) submitted by state agencies and departments.
Last fall Techwire first reported that the department planned to go live with the website in 2016, the first time BCPs have been put online in a single location.
A BCP is a “is a proposal to change the level of service or funding sources for activities authorized by the Legislature, or to propose new program activities not currently authorized,” according to the department. BCPs sometimes include information about funding proposals for new and existing technology projects.
On the Department of Finance’s new Web page for BCPs, users can search by department name or four-digit organizational code, and view BCPs by department or alphabetically.
For example, according to the database, the California Department of Technology has submitted four BCPs for 2016-2017: 11 positions and $1,572,000 in budget authority from the Technology Services Revolving Funding for a Security Compliance Audit Program; $83,000 in budget authority for final transfer of the Public Safety Communications Office to the California Office of Emergency Services; 12 permanent staff positions and $1.7 million for project oversight activities of reportable IT projects; and technical adjustment related to shifting 50 employees.
Legislation last year introduced by Assemblymember Jay Obernolte, R-Big Bear Lake, would’ve mandated posting BCPs online, but the governor vetoed the bill, citing the new Department of Finance Web page as the reason. The legislation was supported by the California Manufacturers and Technology Association and other business groups.
