The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - Such funds are remitted to the state by counties that collect more property tax than state law allows them to spend on education . This reduction is $12.9 million greater than the revised 2021-22 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Increased State Involvement Despite primarily being a county responsibility, the state has increased its involvement with the indigent defense system in recent years by providing funding and requiring certain assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - These task forces are supported by state, local, and federal funds, with each task force participant ’s employing agency typically paying for their participant ’s salary and associated costs. For example, the state typically pays for the salary and associated costs (such as equipment) of the DOJ commander.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Justice Proposals

Feb 11, 2022 - Additionally, BFS operates the state ’s DNA laboratory as well as the state ’s criminalistics training institute. BFS Funding Sources. BFS receives support from various sources, but primarily from the DNA Identification Fund —a state special fund that receives criminal fine and fee revenue —and the state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4527

The 2022-23 Budget: Monitoring Correctional System Staff Misconduct Investigations

Feb 9, 2022 - In 2018, in response to concerns raised by inmates ’ rights attorneys, the Secretary of CDCR requested that OIG review the quality of inquiries into inmate allegations of staff misconduct at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) in Soledad.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4520

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor's Proposals for CDCR Operations

Feb 8, 2022 - State law requires state agencies to purchase products and services offered by CalPIA whenever possible. Accordingly, the majority of goods and services produced by CalPIA are sold to state departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4517

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - When partial payments are collected from an individual for criminal fines and fees levied by the courts, state law specifies the order in which partial payments are to be allocated to various state and local funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - Assessment It appears that POST staff have done a notable amount of research into how best to structure and implement the decertification program required by S B  2 , such as by meeting with similar agencies in other states to review various models for administering similar programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget [Publication Details]

Jan 13, 2022 - On January 10, 2022, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4492

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Legislature could use the funding it frees up from funding fewer proposals to address district cost pressures (such as rising pension costs), or it could set this funding aside in the Proposition  98 Reserve for future allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492