The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - County Office of Education Offset of Trial Court General Fund Support Background County Offices of Education (COEs). Each of California ’s 58 c ounties has a COE. COEs oversee the budgets and academic plans of school districts within their jurisdictions, operate certain alternative schools, and provide various optional services to school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4703

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - For example, with respect to the California Department of Education (CDE) Bus Driver Training Program, the Legislature could direct the department to reduce specific expenditures (such as no longer providing lodging for program participants) or to operate the program more cost ‑effectively (such as by increasing class size).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - This 2011 realignment shifted responsibility for funding sheriff-provided trial court security costs from the state to the counties. This included a shift of state tax revenues to the counties to finance this new responsibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, 12 counties and 8 cities operate and fund their own laboratories and conduct such testing. ( We note that local agencies also contract with private or other governmental laboratories for services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education. The budget package also inc reases, as of June 30, 2020, the amount each trial court is able to retain as reserves from 1  percent to 3  percent of its prior-year operating budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2017 - The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3567

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Shifts Some County IHSS Costs to General Fund, Potentially Addressing Some State ‑County Cost ‑Sharing Issues. The budget proposes a number of changes to the mechanism by which the state provides counties with funding for IHSS costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Since that time, the state implemented various policy changes —such as shifting responsibility for various felony populations from the state to the counties through the 2011 realignment —that significantly reduced the prison population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - For example, wage theft ‑related legal action can address business practices (such as employee misclassification or tax evasion) that are harmful to workers. DOJ has provided sufficient workload justification for these proposals that suggests additional resources appear to be needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701