The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The judicial branch currently manages around 430 facilities across all 58 counties. Its facility program is responsible for various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

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

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - The court has rescheduled hearings that would have occurred between March  17, 2020 and May 31, 2020 for dates in June and July. Suspending Collection Activities. Courts have suspended certain collection activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Specifically, this includes $17  million in 2018 ‑19, $7  million in 2020 ‑21, $17  million in 2021 ‑22, and $17  million in 2022 ‑23. Shriver Program. The 2020 ‑21 budget included $11  million in ongoing funding from the TCTF to reflect the additional amount of revenue available to support the program after Chapter  217 of 2019 (AB  330,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - As we will discuss in greater detail later, these increased costs are in part due to the State Bar ’s request that the Legislature increase its annual fees to pay for 58 n ew positions. Major Components of Employee Compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - The state annually spends over $ 70  m illion to operate these facilities and $ 58  m illion in debt service to repay the bonds. As of June 2019, the state had about $ 755  m illion in remaining debt to pay for the construction of these facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - The judicial branch currently manages around 435  facilities across all 58 counties. Its facility program is responsible for various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - This project would replace 17 existing firearm and ammunition databases and systems. Shift in BOF Costs to General Fund. To address an anticipated insolvency in the DROS Special Account, the budget proposes to shift $8  million annually through 2028-29 in BOF costs from the DROS Special Account to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

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

Feb 22, 2016 - For example, the Receiver spent $58  million on drugs for Hepatitis C in 2014 –15 , most of which was related to newly developed drugs capable of curing the disease. These newly developed Hepatitis  C drugs can cost around $85,000 per treatment regimen.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3359

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