Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The components are: (1)  a  base allocation linked to enrollment (about 70  percent of formula funding),  (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts (about 20  percent of formula funding), and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes (about 10  percent of formula funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions 90 $6,314.1 For a variety of reasons, we do not reflect certain capital outlay projects in the figure or linked table. Specifically, to avoid double counting previously provided funds or because specific data are not available, we do not include projects for which funding is: (1)  continuously appropriated, such as some bond
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 25, 2025 - What Would Success Look Like? Based on its theory of action and high ‑level implementation plan, the administration should be able to articulate how it would know if the model is working as expected.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - This means that the $88.3  million in state savings estimated to occur in 2024-25 and reflected in the 2025-26 Governor ’s budget as a transfer from the General Fund to the SNSF is likely underestimated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

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

Apr 11, 2025 - However, we recommend an alternative mai ntenance payment that pays only for specific evidence-based practices that will improve public safety and does so in ways that are more likely to generate state savings —two of the key goals of the original program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Legislature, however, might consider more targeted initiatives linked with specific goals. For example, it could link any one ‑time workforce funding to helping with a transition to a new child care reimbursement rate system and/or higher minimum program standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - Under our revenue estimates, this allows the state to maintain a positive operating surplus so that risks to the bottom line, such as revenue reductions and changes in federal policy, are less likely to result in budget deficits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - Accordingly, this makes the cost of leasing in the future appear greater than it is likely to be. Low Inflation Rate on State Costs. The administration assumes cost of operating and maintaining state buildings grows at 0.5  percent per year, which is very low considering likely increases in the costs of state staff and equipment due to inflation and other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - We further note that the benefits of making buildings ZNE are also likely to vary by project depending on the energy rates that the state pays at the facility. ZNE Costs and Benefits Likely Vary Over Time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

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

Feb 28, 2023 - However, given the current budget problem facing the state —including our office ’s assessment that the problem will likely be even larger than the Governor projects —and the state ’s relatively low DSR, the Legislature might want to switch to lease revenue bonds instead of cash financing for some of the projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709