The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Subject to Legislative Appropriation $50.0 CDE Program or activities (such as physical security improvements and school ‑based mental health services) addressing risk factors for gun violence affecting K ‑12 students. 3 15.0 JC Court ‑based firearm relinquishment grant program to facilitate removal of firearms and ammunition from individuals who become prohibited from owning or possessing them
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

2016 Data on Crime in California

Oct 17, 2017 - As shown in Figure  1, between 2015 and 2016, California ’s property crime rate declined by 2.5  percent and its violent crime rate increased by 4.5  percent. Overall, California experienced a 1.5  percent reduction in the total crime rate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3708

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Unit  6 Employees Hired After 2013 Receive Pension Based on “2.5  Percent at 57 ” Formula. Under PEPRA, employees hired after 2013 receive a lower pension benefit that require employees to work additional years in order to maintain the same level of benefit as employees who were hired before 2013.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - . $2.5 million one time to support the work of the state ’s Reparations Task Force created by Chapter 319 of 2020 (AB 3121, Weber). Board of State and Community Corrections The budget provides $1 billion for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in 2022-23 —an  increase of $331  million (48  percent) from the revised 2021-22 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - In response to the above concerns, the 2019 ‑20  budget provided BPH with a $2.5  million General Fund augmentation to implement the following changes: Increase Attorney Pay From $400 to $750 Per Case and Modify Pay Structure.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - . $550  million to double the size of a recently created program that awards grants up to $25,000 to businesses and nonprofits with revenues under $2.5  million that were impacted by the pandemic. Other Business Grants. $250  million for California Competes to provide grants to businesses in addition to its traditional tax credits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Compared with the estimates in the June 2021 budget plan, the administration revises its estimates of the guarantee up $2.5  billion (2.7  percent) in 2020 ‑21 and $5.3  billion (5.7  percent) in 2021 ‑22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Any time above 15 minutes is charged at a rate of 2.5  cents per minute for domestic calls and 7 cents per minute for international calls, plus applicable surcharges and taxes. Historically, these charges were paid by those receiving the calls from people in prison, such as their friends and family.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686