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various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.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

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

Feb 23, 2026 - Governor’s Proposal Redirect 100 On ‑Site Providers to Tele ‑Mental Health. The Governor proposes to redirect 100 on ‑site providers at various prisons to become remote staff. The positions consist of psychiatrists, social workers, and psychologists.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

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

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - At the time this post was prepared, the Chief Justice also approved numerous emergency orders requested by the Supreme Court, each of the state ’s six Courts of Appeal, and 54 of 58 trial courts. These orders made various changes in the way the courts requesting them operate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227

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various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.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 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Second, the EAF Program provides grants to more than 100 legal services providers (such as Legal Aid) across the state to support legal services or assistance to low-income or self-represented people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - At the time of this publication, the mental health Receiver had approved CDCR ’s request to close 100 excess inpatient beds and was deliberating on whether to deactivate additional excess inpatient beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - The State Bar seeks to cover $19. 8  m illion in increased ongoing costs by proposing a $ 100 o ngoing mandatory increase to the renewal fee for its active State Bar members beginning January 1, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - The judicial branch currently manages around 450 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/4673