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

Feb 23, 2010 - (Since most inmates are transferred out of state involunt arily, the program would likely cease to exist if CDCR could only transfer inmates on a voluntary basis.) Housing inmates in other states —especially states located thousands of miles away from California —raises a number of concerns regarding the ease of access to these institutions for inmates ’ families and the public.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/126

Restructuring California's Adult Education System [Publication Details]

Dec 5, 2012 - Restructuring California's Adult Education System [Publication Details] Video Description: A century and a half after the founding of adult education in the state, we find that the system faces a number of major problems and challenges, including: (1) an overly broad mission; (2) lack of clear delineations between adult education and collegiate coursework at community colleges;
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2672

Shift certain offenders from state prison to county jails.

May 27, 2010 - The administration estimates this would reduce the state prison population by 10,600 inma tes in 2010-11 and generate $244 million of savings. Beginning in 2011-12, the state would establish a public safety block grant program for counties to be funded using about one-h alf of the state ’s prior fiscal-year savings from this shift.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/254

Governor’s May Revision proposals

May 23, 2011 - Coordinating the project with the state ’s other transportation systems is an important aspect of system development. Reject the $500,000 augmentation for the outreach and communications contract. In our report, we recommend not funding any contracts until HSRA has renegotiated the terms of the project with the federal government and reevaluated how to proceed based on criteria that considers, in part, the state ’s best interests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/440

Transfer cost of the California Law Revision Commission to the Legislature's budget.

Apr 19, 2010 - The three categories of costs proposed to be transferred to the Legislature are: State Capitol Repairs and Maintenance . The Governor 's proposal would eliminate the $5.4 million General Fund budget in the Department of General Services (DGS) for State Capitol repairs and maintenance and require the Legislature t o cover all of these costs instead.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/200

Dental Hygiene Committee—course review.

Mar 6, 2015 - The Governor ’s budget proposes one permanent Staff Services Analyst position and $86,000 ongoing from the State Dental Hygiene Fund (funded through fees paid by licensees) to review and approv e courses related the specific activities authorized under Chapter 662.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/829

Safety and Security in State Hospitals

May 22, 2011 - The administration proposes an increase of $9.5 million General Fund and requests 78.0 positions to implement safety and security measures at Napa State hospital, Metropolitan Sta te hospital, and Patton State hospital.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/433

The 2013-14 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 15, 2013 - In this report, we review the Governor’s 2013-14 budget proposals for criminal justice programs, including the judicial branch, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Board of State and Community Corrections, and the Department of Justice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2687

Establishment of a new state agency, the California Agency on Service and Volunteering.

May 5, 2010 - The Legislature established the agency level of government in statute to encompass major state functions —generally with thousands of employees —related to core state responsibilities, such as prisons, business and transportation, health and human services, and state administration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/79

The 2018-19 Budget: California's Fiscal Outlook

Nov 15, 2017 - The near-term budget outlook is positive. Under our current estimates, the state would have $19.3 billion in total reserves (including $7.5 billion in discretionary reserves) at the end of 2018-19, assuming the Legislature makes no additional budget commitments. The Legislature can use discretionary resources to build more budget reserves, increase spending, and/or reduce taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3718/1