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

Feb 16, 2017 - Since 2013-14, state law has required that any excess property tax revenue COEs collect beyond their LCFF allotments be transferred to trial courts. This excess property tax revenue offsets state support for trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - Historically, the state deferred many mandate reimbursements to cities, counties, and special districts. Proposition  1A (2004) required the state to either (1) appropriate funds in the budget bill to pay outstanding claims for a mandate, or (2) suspend or repeal the mandate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - Regardless of the administration ’s ultimate decision on the transfer amount, the Legislature could chose to provide additional funding to the programs funded by the SNSF. How to Pay for SNSF Deposit in 2016–17?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - For example, cities have complete control on how they use the share of their fine and fee revenue that is deposited into their General Funds and are not required to report to the Legislature on how such monies are used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

The 2012-13 Budget: Managing Ongoing Reductions to the Judicial Branch [Publication Details]

Apr 13, 2012 - To the extent the Legislature approves the Governor's proposal, ongoing solutions should be identified and implemented in 2012–13, particularly since recent transfers and loans from branch special funds have greatly reduced the fund balances available as a potential budget solution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2615

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

State Could Save More on Foreign Prisoner Transfers [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2005 - State Could Save More on Foreign Prisoner Transfers [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/1259

Update California: California's 1994 Crime Rate [Publication Details]

Aug 1, 1995 - The California Department of Justice (DOJ) recently released the state's 1994 crime statistics, which show that reported crime in California hit a ten-year low in 1994. In this issue of Cal Update, we discuss the 1994 crime rate, the long-term trends in the rate, and changes in crime rates among the state's larger cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3085

Proposition 172—How Did it Affect Spending for Public Safety [Publication Details]

Jun 9, 1994 - On November 2, 1993, California voters enacted Proposition 172, which established a permanent statewide half-cent sales tax for support of local public safety functions in cities and counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/216

AIDS Education in Correctional Facilities: A Review [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1990 - This report is submitted in response to Chapter 1579, Statutes of 1988 (Senate Bill 1913, Presley).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/382