| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| AAB | Approved as Budgeted |
| AB | Assembly Bill |
| ACA | Assembly Constitutional Amendment |
| ACR | Assembly Concurrent Resolution |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADA | Average Daily Attendance |
| ADM/EC/IT | Administration, Employee Compensation, and Information Technology Unit, Finance’s |
| AE Positions | Administratively-established Positions |
| AG | Attorney General |
| AJR | Assembly Joint Resolution |
| A-Pages | Another term used for the Governor’s Budget Summary document |
| APBM | Assistant Program Budget Manager |
| APMT | Assistant Program Manager Team |
| ARF | Architectural Revolving Fund |
| AWRTFY | Available Without Regard to Fiscal Year (“continuous appropriation”) |
| BA | Budget Act |
| BAA | Budget Administration Adjustment (also a BR or EO) |
| BAG | Budget Analyst Guide |
| BBA | Baseline Budget Adjustment |
| BBL | Budget Bill Language |
| BCP | Budget Change Proposal |
| BF | Bond Funds |
| BI or BIP | Business Intelligence Publisher (type of report in Hyperion) |
| BL | Budget Letter |
| BOS | Budget Operations Support Unit, Finance’s |
| BR | Budget Request (in Hyperion) |
| BR | Budget Revision |
| BSO | Business Services Office, Finance’s |
| BU | Business Unit |
| BY | Budget Year |
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| CalHR | California Department of Human Resources |
| CAP | Corrective Action Plan |
| CAP | Cost Allocation Plan |
| CAPOFF | Capitol Office |
| CEA | Career Executive Assignment |
| CCR | California Code of Regulations |
| CDT | California Department of Technology |
| CFR | Code of Federal Regulations |
| CIAP | Changes in Authorized Positions (a display in the budget galley) |
| CM | Cash Management Unit, Finance’s |
| CMIA | Cash Management Improvement Act |
| C/O | Carryover (of an appropriation balance) |
| CO | Capital Outlay |
| COA | Chart of Accounts |
| COBBA | Capital Outlay Baseline Budget Adjustment |
| COBCP | Capital Outlay Budget Change Proposal |
| COCP | Capital Outlay Concept Paper |
| COLA | Cost of Living Adjustment |
| COOP/COG | Continuity of Operations/Continuity of Government |
| COR/GEN | Corrections/General Government Unit, Finance’s |
| CPB | Continuity Plan for Business |
| CS | Control Section (of Budget Act) |
| CSA | Central Service Agencies |
| CSA | California State Auditor |
| CSCRF | Central Service Cost Recovery Fund |
| CSL | Current Service Level |
| CSPS | California State Payroll System |
| CY | Current Year |
| DAA | Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments (a display in the budget galley) |
| DBA | Detailed Budget Adjustments (a display in the budget galley) |
| DGS | Department of General Services |
| DOF | Department of Finance (Finance) |
| DRU | Demographic Research Unit, Finance’s |
| EBR | Enrolled Bill Report |
| ECP | Enrollment, Caseload, and Population |
| ENY | Enactment Year (formerly Year of Appropriation) |
| EO | Executive Order |
| ER | Economic Research Unit, Finance’s |
| ESU | Education Systems Unit, Finance’s |
| ETHLL | Energy, Transportation, Housing, Local Government, and Labor Unit, Finance’s |
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| FAWS | Financial Analysis Worksheets (for IT projects) |
| FBA | Finance Budget Analyst |
| FBS | Final Budget Summary (published by Finance) |
| FCB | Final Change Book (published by Finance) |
| FCS | Fund Condition Statement (fiscal statement in the budget galley) |
| FF | Federal Funds |
| FFACT | Federal Funds Accountability and Cost Tracking Unit, Finance’s |
| FFY | Federal Fiscal Year |
| FI$Cal | Refers to the system (Financial Information System for California) |
| FISCal | Refers to the Department of FISCal |
| FIW | Fiscal Impact Worksheet (for Capital Outlay) |
| FL | Finance Letter |
| FM | Finance Memo |
| FO | Financial Operations Unit, Finance’s |
| FPE | Finance Program Evaluator |
| FR | Financial Reporting (type of report in Hyperion) |
| FSC | FI$Cal Service Center |
| FSCU | Fiscal Systems Consulting Unit, Finance’s |
| FTE | Full-Time Equivalent (Positions) |
| FY | Fiscal Year |
| GAAP | Generally Accepted Accounting Principles |
| GB | Governor’s Budget |
| GC | Government Code, California |
| GF | General Fund |
| GFU | General Fund Update |
| GOARs | Governor’s Office Action Requests |
| GO Bonds | General Obligation Bonds |
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| HHS | Health and Human Services Unit, Finance’s |
| HR | Human Resources |
| ICRP | Indirect Cost Rate Proposal Plan |
| IPOR | Independent Project Oversight Report (for IT projects) |
| IR | Investable Resources Unit, Finance’s |
| IS | Information Services |
| IT | Information Technology |
| ITCU | Information Technology Consulting Unit, Finance’s |
| IVV | Independent Verification and Validation (for IT projects) |
| JLBC | Joint Legislative Budget Committee |
| LA | Local Assistance |
| LAO | Legislative Analyst’s Office |
| LCB | Legislative Counsel Bureau |
| LDU | Learning and Development Unit, Finance’s |
| LG | Local Government |
| LIS | Legislative Information System (a Finance system) |
| LT | Limited Term |
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| MBR | Mission Based Review |
| MCO | Minor Capital Outlay |
| MIRS | Management Information Retrieval System (SCO system for personnel data) |
| MM | Management Memo |
| MR | May Revision |
| MSA | Merit Salary Adjustment |
| MSF | Manual of State Funds |
| NASBO | National Association of State Budget Officers |
| NGCF | Non-Governmental Cost Fund |
| OAU | Oversight and Accountability Unit, Finance’s |
| OCIO | Office of the Chief Information Officer |
| OE&E | Operating Expenses and Equipment |
| OPEB | Other Post-Employment Benefits |
| ORF | Office Revolving Fund |
| OSAE | Office of State Audits and Evaluations, Finance’s |
| OSP | Office of State Publishing |
| OST | Out-of-State Travel |
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| P98 | Proposition 98 |
| PAL | Project Approval Lifecycle (for IT projects) |
| PBM | Program Budget Manager |
| PDR | Project Delegation Request (for IT projects) |
| PE | Preliminary Estimates |
| PFA | Plan of Financial Adjustment |
| PIER | Post Implementation Evaluation Report (for IT projects) |
| PIT | Personal Income Tax |
| PMIA | Pooled Money Investment Account |
| PMIB | Pooled Money Investment Board |
| PORC | Projects of Regional Concern |
| PPBA | Principal Program Budget Analyst |
| PRA | Public Records Act |
| PSR | Project Status Report (for IT projects) |
| PWB | Public Works Board |
| PY | Past Year |
| PY | Personnel Year |
| RANs | Revenue Anticipation Notes |
| RAU | Research and Analysis Unit, Finance’s |
| RWAs | Revenue Anticipation Warrants |
| RECO | Natural Resources, Environment, and Capital Outlay Unit, Finance’s |
| Regs | Regulations |
| RFP | Request for Proposal |
| RTL | Revenues, Transfers, and Loans |
| RTU | Revenue and Taxation Unit, Finance’s |
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| SAL | State Appropriation Limit |
| SAM | State Administrative Manual |
| SB | Senate Bill |
| SBFR | Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee |
| SCA | Senate Constitutional Amendment |
| SCR | Senate Concurrent Resolution |
| SCO | State Controller’s Office |
| SF | Special Fund |
| SFBA | Staff Finance Budget Analyst |
| SFEU | Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties |
| SLAA | State Leadership Accountability Act |
| SMIF | Surplus Money Investment Fund |
| SO | State Operations |
| SPB | State Personnel Board |
| SPP | Savings Plus Program |
| SPP | Supplemental Pension Payment (SB 84) |
| SPR | Special Project Report (for IT projects) |
| SRL | Supplemental Reporting Language |
| STO | State Treasurer’s Office |
| S&W or 7A | Salary and Wages |
| SWCAP | Statewide Cost Allocation Plan |
| S1BA | Stage 1 Business Analysis (for IT projects) |
| S2AA | Stage 2 Alternative Analysis (for IT projects) |
| S3SD | Stage 3 Solution Development (for IT projects) |
| S4PRA | Stage 4 Project Readiness and Approval (for IT projects) |
| TBL | Trailer Bill Language |
| UCM | Uniform Codes Manual |
| YOA | Year of Appropriation |
| YOB | Year of Budget (also known as Funding Fiscal Year) |
| YOC | Year of Completion |