The 2023-24 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 23, 2023 - Second, given the state ’s budget problem, dedicating new General Fund to this purpose would come at the expense of previously identified priorities, and we do not find it sufficiently justified for prioritizing limited state resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4703

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - In other words, these projects do not necessarily undergo the same review as the new construction projects. For exa mple, some of these projects may not go through formal review by Department of Finance (DOF) staff that focus on capital outlay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - Second, given the state ’s budget problem, dedicating new General Fund to this purpose would come at the expense of previously identified priorities and we do not find it sufficiently justified for prioritizing limited state resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2017-18 Budget: Trial Courts and the County Office of Education General Fund Offset

Feb 16, 2017 - Some COEs do not receive state LCFF funding because they collect enough property tax revenue in a given year to cover their entire LCFF allotment. In virtually all of these cases, the COEs collect more in property tax revenue than their LCFF allotment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3567

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Beginning in 2018, Chapter  681 of 2017 (SB  395, Lara) required that arrested youths age 15 and younger be provided a consultation with legal counsel before they may waive their Miranda rights or be interrogated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Because providers delivering tele ‑mental health services do not have to be physically present at a prison, this means that some of the concerns that accompany being on ‑site are addressed. For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns that workers on site may experience when walking through a prison and interacting with various incarcerated people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2017-18 Budget: Department of State Hospitals (DSH)

Feb 22, 2017 - As of January 16, 2017, the department had more than 850 patients awaiting placement, including about 600 IST patients. Spending Proposed to Decline by $278  Million in 2017-18. The Governor ’s budget proposes total expenditures of $1.6  billion ($1.4  billion from the General Fund) for DSH operations in  2017-18, which is a decrease of $278  million (15  percent) from the 2016-17 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3578

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Receiver for Inmate Medical Services

Mar 3, 2017 - As of January 2017, the Receiver has delegated care at ten institutions to CDCR. Spending Proposed to Increase by $41  Million in 2017-18. The Governor ’s budget proposes total expenditures of $2.1  billion for inmate medical care in 2017-18, which is an increase of $41  million (2  percent) from the 2016-17 level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3601

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Because providers delivering tele ‑mental health services do not have to be physically present at a prison, this means that some of the concerns that accompany being on ‑site are mitigated. For example, people working remotely likely do not face the same level of safety concerns, can have more privacy, and do not need to work in dilapidated facilities that may lack air conditioning.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - In order to assist the work that parole agents do in the field, DAPO employs various support positions that do not involve the direct supervision of parolees —such as human resources analysts, some office technicians, and sign ‑language interpreters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762