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

Feb 25, 2025 - Moreover, SQRC has many other existing nonstate ‑run rehabilitation programs. It is possible that after conducting its stakeholder engagement process, it will determine that some of those programs represent a higher priority for expansion than adding a new bachelor ’s degree program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

May 15, 2018 - Thus, while deferring annual maintenance lowers costs in the short run, it often results in substantial costs in the long run. While we commend the administration for continuing to focus attention and resources on deferred maintenance, we have serious concerns with the specific proposal, as outlined below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Emitters must obtain a sufficient number of allowances —either through a state ‑run auction or on the private market —to cover their emissions. As a result, the overall level of emissions cannot exceed the cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

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 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - This could provide more funding to county probation departments than necessary to run effective and efficient county supervision programs in some years and less funding than necessary in o ther years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Given that the results of the recommended data and studies have the potential to notably improve legislative decision ‑making on prison postsecondary education policy and programs moving forward, we believe the added administrative workload is warranted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s General Fund Deferred Maintenance Proposal

Feb 12, 2016 - Thus, while deferring annual maintenance lowers costs in the short run, it often results in substantial costs in the long run. Additional Details Warranted While the Governor ’s proposal addresses an important state need, we find that the Governor ’s proposal lacks critical details that would allow the Legislature to evaluate the specific funding allocations and understand how deferred maintenance funding is affecting the accumulated backlog.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3353

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Thus, while deferring annual maintenance lowers costs in the short run, it often results in substantial costs in the long run. Budgeting Approach Provides Departments Discretion to Choose Projects. As described above, the proposed provisional language generally limits the funding to deferred maintenance projects that address critical infrastructure deficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - Coordination with nonstate entities —such as federal or local governments —can make projects more complicated to complete, adding several years to project timelines in some cases. Challenges include requirements to acquire permits from multiple agencies and gaining funding commitments from other entities to share in project costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Note: Excludes spending on  K ‑14  education, reserves, and debt (required by the California Constitution), and added costs to maintain existing policies. Figure also excludes some smaller spending proposals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916