The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR sought the project in order to (1)  replace 34 unlicensed MHCBs at CIM with licensed beds and (2)  reduce the amount of time it takes to transfer people in Southern California prisons to MHCBs by adding 16 MHCBs in the region.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Continues Funding for 7   Percent IHSS Service ‑Hour Restoration. Since 2016 ‑17, the General Fund has supported the restoration of IHSS service hours, which were previously reduced by 7  p ercent, as long as the MCO tax is in place.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - These costs will be shifted to 2025-26 ($16  million) and 2026-27 ($11  million). $15  million reduced beginning in 2024-25 and ongoing associated with various administrative positions and contract funding that are no longer needed. $8.5  million reduced from 2023-24 (growing to $22.6  million annually in 2025-26) to reflect a reduction in annual training for correctional officers from 48
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Larger and more complex projects can take a long time to complete. Since bonds are often not sold until projects are close to completion, the state can be slower to expend bond funds for these types projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - The long payback period is in part a result of the high costs of the project —$800 per gross usable square foot ($1,000 per net useable square foot). This amount is well over some other similar projects, including (1)  a recent DGS-commissioned study estimating the cost to rebuild the BOE Building and (2)  the cost of constructing private sector projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Specifically, state law established the goals of limiting statewide GHG emissions to (1 )   1 990 l evels by 2020 a nd (2 )  a t least 40  p ercent below 1990 l evels by 2030. In order to meet the state ’s GHG reduction goals, the Legislature and administration have adopted various policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Deferred Maintenance

May 15, 2018 - DOF must notify the JLBC of any projects added with estimated costs of greater than $1  million, as well as provide a quarterly report of all additions and removals of projects. Unlike in prior years, the administration ’s proposal includes a provision that would allow departments to use up 10  percent of their allocations —up to $5  million —to conduct assessment of department infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Degree Earners Tend to Take a Long Time to Graduate. Community colleges typically report graduation rates by cohort over a three ‑year or four ‑year period. For incarcerated students, the graduation rate over these periods is very low —less than 5  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - In other words, for every $1 spent on cash financing, the state reduces its future debt payments by a total of $2. (Over the long term, inflation will erode the real cost of these payments, which are fixed in nominal terms once the bonds are issued, resulting in inflation-adjusted costs of about $1.40 for each $ 1 borrowed.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709