The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, Chapter  466 increased law enforcement reporting requirements by requiring each state and local agency that employs law enforcement officers report annually to DOJ on all stops conducted by its officers for the preceding calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

The 2023-24 Budget: Supplemental Security Income/State Supplementary Payment (SSI/SSP) Program

Feb 24, 2023 - The SSI/SSP caseload grew at a rate of less than 1  percent each year between 2011-12 and 2014-15. Beginning in 2015-16, however, SSI/SSP caseload began to slowly decline at an average rate of 1.5  percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4707

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control [Publication Details]

Feb 24, 2023 - In this post, we assess and make recommendations on the Governor’s budget proposal to (1) provide additional resources to the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to support its licensing, enforcement, education, and grant programs and (2) transfer to the ABC Fund $48.5 million General Fund over three years that was previously appropriated to the department for a fee waiver program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4705

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs Organizational Improvement Office

Feb 24, 2023 - Currently, 11 boards and bureaus are projected to have special funds become insolvent in 2024-25. Although DCA is working with these boards and bureaus to bring their funds into balance (such as through annual savings or fee increases through the regulatory or legislative process), additional expenditures that are passed to the boards and bureaus through the pro rata place additional pressure on these funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4704

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Feb 24, 2023 - The Governor ’s budget proposes 16 new permanent positions in 2023- 24 —increasing to 19 positions in 2024- 25 —to support ABC ’s licensing, enforcement, and education program. The proposed budget includes $2.8  million from the ABC Fund in 2023- 24 —increasing to $3.2  million annually in 2024- 25 —to support these positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4705

The 2023-24 Budget: Proposed Reauthorization of AB 8 Vehicle Fees

Feb 24, 2023 - The Governor proposes to extend authorization for the sunsetting A B  8 fees from January 1, 2024 through 2035. Because these fees are constitutionally a tax, the extension would need to be approved by a two ‑thirds vote of the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4708

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Data used to identify districts for differentiated assistance is typically released by the end of the calendar year. Data must be released by December 1 in 2023. Deadline slowly moved up, such that in 2026 data must be released by October  15.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4700

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

Feb 23, 2023 - Various changes that the California Department of Co rrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) —which operates state prisons —has made over the years to implement Proposition  57 have caused temporary increases in the PRCS population.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Equity Multiplier and Accountability Proposals [Publication Details] Description: This brief provides an overview and analysis of the Governor's proposals to (1) provide ongoing funding for the highest-poverty schools and (2) make several changes to the system of transparency and accountability.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4700

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - For example, because it was a priority for the Attorney General at the time, DOJ established the Bureau of Children ’s Justice in 2014 ‑ 15 —to focus on legal workload related to children (such as school discrimination) —using one ‑time settlement revenues and existing positions redirected from the Public Rights Division.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701