Reimbursements to counties for detaining parolees who violate the terms of their parole.

Mar 5, 2010 - Consequently, starting in 2007-08, CDCR has not been able to pay all its reimbursement claims each year and has carried forward into future fiscal years unpaid claims. For examp le, at the end of 2007-08, $26.2  million in claims were unpaid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/118

Proposed funding of $500,000 ($250,000 General Fund) related to cash management, financial reporting, and actuarial advisory support.

Mar 3, 2010 - The SCO should be able to use existing staff and available resources to manage its cash management responsibilities throughout the year. Especially in light of the state ’s fiscal condition, we recommend denying this request for additional resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/148

Funding for legal services.

Mar 3, 2010 - Interim Authority Justified for Only One Year. The administration proposes that the additional authority over spending for legal services be delegated to DOF for an indefinite period of time, perhaps several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/143

The 2010-11 Budget: Transportation [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2010 - We recommend the Legislature (1) reduce Caltrans' capital outlay support (COS) staffing by about 1,500 (and $200 million a year) to align with actual workload if Caltrans does not provide workload justification for its COS budget; (2) reject the Governor's request to appropriate $3.45 billion in future federal transportation funds for public-private partnerships because this
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2214

Inmate mental health care staffing.

Feb 26, 2010 - In addition, we recommend that the Legislature require the department to report at budget hearings on the level of mental health staffing that would be needed in t he budget year based on the preexisting SAM, updated as necessary to reflect any new workload requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/138

Activation of the Northern California Reentry Facility.

Feb 26, 2010 - Among other changes, AB 900 authorized $2.6 billio n in lease-revenue bonds to construct up to 16,000 beds at “secure reentry facilities ” —with up to 500 beds each —for inmates within one year of being released from custody prior to parole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/45

Reimbursements to counties for detaining new prison commitments.

Feb 23, 2010 - However, the department started to receive invoices from counties seeking reimbursement in the current year. The department reports a backlog of $1.5 milli on in claims from counties for holding new prison commitments during the period of August 5, 2009 through October 2, 2009.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/120

Funding for trial court operations.

Feb 23, 2010 - Nevertheless, it is clear that, together with the TCTF fund balance, more than sufficient resources are available in the budget year to allow a continuation of the $100  million one-time unallocated reduction made to the courts in the current year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/121

Governor proposes to increase funding for the Charter School Facility Grant program by $18.4 million. Augmentation intended to convert the funding structure of the program from reimbursements to grant

Feb 23, 2010 - Governor proposes to increase funding for the Charter School Facility Grant program by $18.4 million. Augmentation intended to convert the funding structure of the program from reimbursements to grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/124

California Out-of-State Correctional Facility (COCF) program.

Feb 23, 2010 - The department calculated the necessary overtime costs for 2010-11 using an average of $25 per inmate for institutional processing (which, for 2,336 inmates, would total $58,400) , with an additional $9,600 allocated to provide security coverage during the medical screenings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/126