LAO Publications

In this report, we describe the impact of Proposition 47 on state corrections, state courts, and the county criminal justice system, as well as the Governor’s budget proposals related to the proposition.
https://lao.ca.gov/publications?page=44&year=0&publicationType=0

LAO Publications

In this report, we describe the impact of Proposition 47 on state corrections, state courts, and the county criminal justice system, as well as the Governor’s budget proposals related to the proposition.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications?page=44&year=0&publicationType=0

Realignment of Parole Could Improve Public Safety and Help Address Budget Shortfall [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2008 - We propose a nearly $500 million realignment of responsibility for supervision of low-level criminal offenders from the state parole system to county probation. Funding for parole realignment would come from a reallocation of waste and water district property taxes, city Proposition 172 sales taxes, and vehicle license fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1740

^[PDF] Overview of Criminal Fine and Fee System

As a result, collection programs may be operated by both courts and counties. Programs can collect the amount owed themselves as well as contract with private collection vendors or the Franchise Tax Board (FTB) Court-Ordered Debt Collection Program. „ Various Collection Tools Employed.
https://lao.ca.gov/handouts/crimjust/2021/Criminal-Fine-and-Fee-System-Overview-051321.pdf

Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog]

Mar 6, 2020 - Cannabis Tax Revenue Update [EconTax Blog] Seth Kerstein In November 2016, California voters approved Proposition 64 , which legalized the nonmedical use of cannabis. The state levies two excise taxes on cannabis: a retail excise tax and a cultivation tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/LAOEconTax/Article/Detail/441

Overview of the 1999-00 Governor's Budget

Proposition 98 allocations (includes local property tax revenues) to K-12 schools total $32.8 billion in 1999-00. This represents an increase of $1.5 billion over the current-year estimate. The budget effectively augments these res ources by $191 million, for a total of almost $1.7 billion, through various program redirections (discussed in more detail below).
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/011599_budget_brief.html

^[PDF] UPDATE

Generally, each dollar of additional prop- erty tax revenue received by school districts saves one dollar of state General Fund money. It is possible that even more property tax rev- enues for school districts may be identified by the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/cal_update/mar_99_calupdate.pdf

march update

Generally, each dollar of addi tional property tax revenue received by school districts saves one dollar of state General Fund money. It is possible that even more property tax revenues for school districts may be identified by the May Revision.
https://lao.ca.gov/1999/cal_update/mar_99_calupdate.html

^[PDF] Maximizing State Benefits From Public-Private Partnerships

Under this authorization, as well as that provided in related follow-up legislation, Caltrans built ten miles of tolled express lanes in the median of the existing State Route (SR) 91 in Orange County.
https://lao.ca.gov/reports/2012/trns/partnerships/P3_110712.pdf

The 2023-24 Budget: Multiyear Budget Outlook

May 23, 2023 - When combined with slightly smaller increases in the local property tax portion of Proposition  98, overall growth in school and community college funding would average around 4.6  percent annually. Operating Deficits Average $18   Billion Annually Under LAO Estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4772