The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - Delaying this change to 2026 ‑27 provides time for the implementation of a new funding structure and to allow agencies to adapt to the new funding framework. Require Nonlocal Users of Forensic Services to Partially Support BFS Beginning in 2026 ‑27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons [Publication Details]

Jul 1, 2024 - Due to legislation enacted a decade ago, the availability of postsecondary courses at state prisons has expanded significantly. In this report, we focus on California Community College programs at state prisons. After providing background on these programs, we cover trends in student outcomes and explain how these programs are funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4913

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - This year, several community colleges that are large providers of correspondence courses are piloting a form of online instruction in place of the traditional paper ‑and ‑mail model. For example, Lake Tahoe Community College is piloting an online synchronous (live) format in which students and faculty can communicate through videoconferencing and submit assignments online.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2023-24 Budget: Increased Federal Authority For State Crisis Intervention Program

Feb 22, 2023 - Specifically, we recommend increasing BSCC ’s federal funds authority by $29.2  million in 2023 ‑24 and adopting budget bill language specifying that the authority can be used through 2026 ‑27, as SCIP funds may not be spent after September 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4697

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 18, 2020 - The Governor’s 2020‑21 budget includes a total of $19.7 billion from all fund sources for the operation of judicial and criminal justice programs. This is a net increase of $341 million (2 percent) over the revised 2019‑20 level of spending. General Fund spending is proposed to be $16.2 billion in 2020‑21, which represents an increase of $213 million (1 percent) above the revised 2019‑20 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4164

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - These technologies would include a secure online portal where students could access and download academic materials and video conferencing equipment that would potentially be used to allow instructors to teach more students than would be possible in a traditional classroom environment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals $47.0 $58.4 Expand Online Adjudication Tool Statewide ($4.4   Million). The Governor ’s budget requires Judicial Council to ( 1)  d evelop an online adjudication tool for all infraction violations (not just traffic infractions) that would include an ability ‑to ‑pay component and ( 2)  m ake the tool available statewide by June 30, 2024.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

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

Feb 19, 2025 - Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970