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

Feb 25, 2025 - In  addition, Mount Tamalpais College —a private accredited college based at SQRC —currently offers an associate ’s degree program and operates entirely through private philanthropy. It may be possible that Mount Tamalpais College could expand its associate ’s degree capacity —or add a bachelor ’s degree program if the demand indeed exists —at no cost to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Under our recommended approach, more individuals are likely to be released from state prison with an associate degree, which in turn could reduce their risk of recidivism and improve their job prospects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The budget package includes a few notable changes for GO-SERVE in 2025-26, including: Expansion and Extension of College Corps Program.  The budget includes a $5  million one-time General Fund augmentation for College Corps in 2025-26 to expand the program, laying the groundwork for more campuses to operate the program beginning in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The funds would be provided through contracts with regional administrators to help finance the development of affordable housing, provide rental subsidies to people facing homelessness, and provide subsidies to operators of board and care facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Board of State and Community Corrections The budget provides $494  million for the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) in 2024- 25 —a decrease of $528  million (52  percent) from the revised 2023-24 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

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

Apr 11, 2025 - We recommend tasking the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) with convening this group. Estimate Level of Savings and Award Amount for Each Evidence-Based Practice. We recommend directing BSCC to collaborate with experts to estimate the savings likely to be created by each evidence-based practice identified in the previous step.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2020-21 Spending Plan — Other Provisions

Oct 7, 2020 - Specifically, Chapter  359 of 2020 (AB  3330, Calderon) increases fees and authorizes potential future fee increases for the Acupuncture Board, Board of Behavioral Sciences, and the Podiatric Medical Board.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4277

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget approved the first step of this plan by providing an across ‑the ‑board 10  p ercent grant increase effective April 1, 2019. The Governor ’s budget proposes to further increase CalWORKs grants by 13. 1  p ercent, which would raise grant levels to 50  p ercent of FPL for a family of three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Capital Outlay

Oct 17, 2019 - Projects in three departments received nearly three-quarters of the capital outlay funds approved: Department of General Services (DGS) ($1.1  billion), California State University ($1  billion), and California Community Colleges ($539  million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4105

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - To implement the cap, the Air Resources Board (ARB ) i ssues a limited number of “allowances ” (essentially, emission permits ) e qual to the cap with each allowance permitting the emission of one ton of carbon dioxide equivalent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711