The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Court Security Funding for Counties

Jan 25, 2017 - (This would result in a full-year implementation of $560,000 in 2018 ‑19.) At this time, the administration has not identified which trial courts will gain or lose judgeships. Lack of Justification for Additional Funding Absent information on which courts will be losing or receiving judgeships, it is difficult for the Legislature to determine whether trial court security levels are actually increasing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3538

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate

May 27, 2016 - Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years. State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the commission as part of our annual analysis of the proposed state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3478

Sheriff Court-Security Services Mandate [Publication Details]

May 27, 2016 - Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years. State law further requires our office to analyze any new mandates identified by the commission as part of our annual analysis of the proposed state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3478

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 22, 2016 - Specifically, the Receiver should provide by April 1 (1)  an updated estimate of current –year monthly pharmaceutical expenditures and (2)  an updated estimate of the pharmaceutical CPI for the remainder of the current –year and the budget –year based on the most recent projections available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - Of the $26.9  million in court costs identified by the administration, our analysis finds that $25  million is for workload associated with resentencing hearings that occurred in 2014 –15 . As noted previously, we believe that a more reasonable way to calculate net savings in a given fiscal year is to account for all costs and savings incurred within that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - (We would note that the number of reviews conducted —and the fiscal years examined —in a given year varies by county and court.) Of this amount, about $48  million was related to instances where counties did not remit sufficient revenue to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Under these bills, the department will have five years to commit Proposition  1E funds and three additional years to spend the funds, after which time the authorization to use the funds will expire. Cap-and-Trade Additional Cap-and-Trade Expenditures Expected to Be Part of Future Legislation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2015-16 Budget: Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 20, 2015 - This is an increase of $306 million, or about 2 percent, above estimated expenditures for the current year. In the report we provide an analysis of the Governor's budget proposals for state criminal justice departments and programs, including for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the judicial branch, various local public safety programs, and the Department of Justice.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3181

Default Prove-Up Process, Chapter 193, Statutes of 2011 (AB 110, Blumenfield) [Publication Details]

Jul 18, 2014 - Default Prove-Up Process, Chapter 193, Statutes of 2011 (AB 110, Blumenfield) [Publication Details] Default Prove-Up Process, Chapter 193, Statutes of 2011 (AB 110, Blumenfield) Format: PDF Description: In recent years, various concerns have been raised regarding the state’s “default prove-up process”—a trial court process related to certain civil cases involving the collection of debt.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3047

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

Feb 15, 2013 - It contains few major proposals for the judiciary or corrections compared with recent years when the state budget included significant budget cuts to programs, as well as major policy changes. In total, the Governor's budget provides $13.2 billion for criminal justice programs in 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2687