The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - If the failure-to-prison rate for a specific county felony supervision population is lower than the baseline rate, the county receives a share of state savings per person diverted —similar to the original SB  678 formula.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Based upon our request, the Chancellor ’s Office also provided data on the share of incarcerated students that continued their studies (either  at CDCR; another correctional facility, such as a county jail; or in the community, if released).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

A Ten-Year Perspective: California Infrastructure Spending [Publication Details]

Aug 25, 2011 - Over the last decade, infrastructure costs have taken up a larger share of the state’s budget, yet the state’s infrastructure demands continue to grow. In this report, we summarize the state’s infrastructure spending and provide ideas for planning and funding future infrastructure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2509

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - An even larger share of public high school graduates is eligible for freshman admission because not all eligible high school students choose to apply. (The state currently is conducting a study to estimate the overall share of students eligible for freshman admission.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

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

Jan 14, 2019 - These changes aim to address some of the shortcomings of the existing cost ‑sharing structure, but counties likely would have unmet costs in future years. The budget also proposes changes to counties ’ share of cost for locally established wages and how certain funds for social services and health programs are allocated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - (UCL revenues generally consist of the state ’s share of litigation proceeds from cases related to unlawful, unfair, or fraudulent business practices, as well as false or misleading advertising.) Repayment of this loan is required under certain circumstances, most notably if UCL funds are needed to support DOJ legal workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Challenges include requirements to acquire permits from multiple agencies and gaining funding commitments from other entities to share in project costs. For example, a major reason cited for delays in expending Proposition 1E funds is that flood control projects often require permitting and funding from multiple state, local, and federal entities, which can take years for individual projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

A New Blueprint for California School Facility Finance [Publication Details]

May 1, 2001 - When the state issues a bond to pay part of the cost of constructing and remodeling schools, school districts are unsure when and how much funding will be available, or what rules will govern eligibility. We recommend that the state identify the average cost of providing educational facilities and provide a share of this amount to every school district as an annual, per-pupil, facilities grant.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/801

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

May 15, 2018 - This could include, for example, providing a share of funds for facility assessments, as proposed by the administration. These facility assessments could help identify the actual deferred maintenance needs at facilities and help address our concerns about the accuracy of the deferred maintenance backlogs identified by departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - The state ’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA), however, allows employees to also collect a share of penalties associated with labor law violations. Prior to PAGA, penalties associated with labor law violations could only be imposed as a result of a state-led investigation conducted by the Labor Commissioner.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101