The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This is less than the $106  million the trial courts could have retained under the current 3  percent cap. Background Judicial Branch Has Extensive Facility Needs. The judicial branch currently manages around 430 facilities across all 58 counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - For example, the Alameda Superior Court is allowing members of the public to conduct record searches between 8:30 A.M. and 3:00 P.M. However, access is limited to one or two people in the clerk ’s office at a time and computer use is limited to 15 minutes per person.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - Specifically, between June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2019, the inmate population declined from about 162, 400 t o 125,500 ( 23  p ercent) and the parolee population declined from about 90, 800 t o 50,800 ( 44  p ercent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Figure 3 Summary of Judicial Council Cost ‑Benefit Analysis Findings One ‑on ‑One Assistance
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, the California Department of Health Care Access and Information in 2022 estimated that there would be a shortage of psychiatrists and behavioral health providers in all 58 California counties by 2025, with 27 prisons located in counties experiencing high or severe shortages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - As shown in Figure  11 , this fee increase includes: (1)  $ 30 t o address an operating deficit in which estimated expenditures exceed estimated revenues, (2)  $ 30 t o support the extension of retiree health benefits currently available only to executive employees to all State Bar employees and a salary increase (discussed in the nearby box) for represented
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Second, we recommend the Legislature modify the language to require that notification be provided to JLBC 30 ‑days before a transfer is made and that such notification include information on how the final transfer amount was determined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - The cost of increasing tele ‑mental health to the maximum level allowed would be unlikely to exceed $30  million in annual ongoing costs in addition to funding for the Governor ’s proposed 2026 ‑27 tele ‑mental health expansion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - This increased the total annual direct funding for self ‑help centers to $30. 3  m illion through 2020 ‑21. These funds are allocated to individual centers using a formula based on the population of the county where the center is located.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

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

Feb 16, 2017 - Each of California ’s 58 counties has a COE. COEs oversee the budgets and academic plans of school districts within their jurisdictions. Many COEs also operate certain alternative schools and provide various optional services to school districts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567