The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget includes a $10  million reappropriation of General Fund originally provided in 2024-25, as well as an extended encumbrance period (through June 30, 2029), for the LEMA system pilot project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - This maintains total direct state funding for self-help centers at $30   million —the level it has been at since 2018-19. $5.1  million one-time General Fund reappropriation of monies provided as part of the 2022-23 budget package to implement and maintain remote access to court proceedings as required by Chapter  526 of 2021 (AB  716, Bennett).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

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

Oct 17, 2019 - To address this increased workload, the 2019-20 spending plan includes $4.8  million special funds and 30 positions (and $2  million and 14 positions ongoing) for DIR to review new claims. The 2019-20 Governor ’s Budget also included related trailer bill language that would have had the effect of reducing the number of subsequent injury benefit claims and payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - These special funds include the High Polluter Repair or Removal Account ($60  million), Vehicle Inspection and Repair Fund ($30  million), Board of Registered Nursing Fund ($30  million), Barbering and Cosmetology Contingent Fund ($25  million), Accountancy Fund ($10  million), State Dentistry Fund ($5  million), Enhanced Fleet Modernization Subaccount of the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

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

Feb 28, 2023 - Assuming a bond carries a 5  percent interest rate, the total cost of paying the debt over a 30-year period is close to $2 for each $1 borrowed —$1 for repaying the amount borrowed and close to $1 for interest.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Additionally, there are 30 beds in state hospitals that CDCR can refer women to. Due to the specific groups these beds serve, these beds are costlier to operate —about $364,000 annually. CDCR Determines How Many Beds to Operate Based on Projections and Court Requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - (We note that this is a revised estimate from the 30 years identified in the department ’s budget proposal, which DGS subsequently determined included certain errors.) Based on our review, however, DGS ’ 45-year estimate is based on some assumptions that do not appear to be realistic, including: No Discounting of Future Savings and Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

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

Apr 11, 2025 - The proposed formula has three different payments: (1)  a performance payment, (2)  a maintenance payment, and (3)  a minimum guarantee payment. These payments would determine each county ’s total SB  678 grant award.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - The budget authorizes departments to commit funds to projects over three years —through June 30, 2022. Figure  2 summarizes the administration ’s proposal. (The budget also allocates significant funding for maintaining transportation facilities, including $1. 2  b illion from Chapter  5, Statutes of 2017 [S B  1 , Beall] for the repair and maintenance of the state ’s highway system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

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

May 15, 2018 - Instead, the budget requires the Department of Finance (DOF) to provide a list of projects to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) 30 days prior to allocating funds to a department. Subsequent to the allocation of funds, departments may change their list of projects subject to approval by DOF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841