Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Having access to a laptop als o opens up greater opportunities for students to receive support from counselors and tutors in a more direct and timely way, which could improve student success. CCC Funding Model Lacks Fiscal Incentive to Promote Success for These Students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Additionally, the Governor ’s budget includes a total of $ 500  m illion for improvements to early education ($ 245  m illion for facilities, $ 245  m illion for the child care workforce, and $ 10  m illion for a comprehensive plan to improve access and quality).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Funds Initiatives to Improve Coordination in Workforce Development. The 2025-26 budget includes funding for two initiatives, one in the LWDA and one in the Government Operations Agency (GovOps), to improve coordination between the state ’s workforce development and education agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Dynamic security is an approach to security that promotes positive relationships between staff and incarcerated people through purposeful activities and professional, positive, and respectful  communication.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Apr 11, 2025 - We recommend requiring BSCC, which is responsible for promoting effective state and local corrections efforts, to have an oversight role of the program. Specifically, BSCC would be required to audit counties to ensure compliance with the selected evidence-based practices and to ensure outcomes at the local level are regularly evaluated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

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

Oct 17, 2019 - California ’s paid family leave program provides up to 70  percent wage replacement to workers who take time off to bond with a new child or care for an ill family member. The 2019-20 budget agreement expands the duration of paid family leave from a maximum of six weeks to a maximum of eight weeks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

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

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Specifically, it included: (1) $360.6  million in new lease revenue bond authority to demolish an existing building and construct a new educational and vocational center and (2) $20  million General Fund for unspecified improvement projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - For instance, if a bond were to require a lower than typic al financial contribution from local and federal governments, this could result in the state funding fewer projects overall than if those other entities were contributing as much to the projects ’ costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

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

Feb 26, 2025 - However, the flaws we identify above are conceptual problems that can be improved through reasonable assumptions in areas where actual data is lacking. We will continue to monitor Proposition  36 implementation and the prison population and make recommendations based on the updated information available at the May Revision, including the administration ’s revised estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991