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

Feb 25, 2025 - We find that it is reasonable to contract with AJCC to provide job counseling and placement services at SQRC given that such services could help people find employment after release and the cost of the contract is relatively small.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This accounts for 926.7 positions spread across the following departments: Office of Inspector General, Department of Fish and Wildlife, Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Pesticide Regulation, State Water Resources Control Board, Department of Toxic Substances Control, Department of Industrial Relations, Department of Food and Agriculture, and Department of Veteran Affairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

May 15, 2018 - For example, in late 2017, the administration notified JLBC that the Department of Fish and Wildlife had changed more than three-quarters of the projects they identified to be supported by funds provided in the 2016 ‑17 Budget Act and had already moved forward with these changes without providing the required quarterly notification to JLBC.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3841

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

Jan 13, 2020 - By proposing a budget with very small operating surpluses, the Governor eliminates a key tool of recession preparedness. Recommend Legislature Consider Overall Targets for Reserves and Operating Surplus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Apr 11, 2025 - Although making this change might only result in modest changes to the statewide performance payment, compared to the Governor ’s proposal, it may have a larger impact on smaller, more rural, counties that are more affected by small changes in failure-to-prison rates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - . $4  million General Fund annually for three years beginning in 2024-25 to supplement baseline funding supporting increased legal services for small clients. These augmentations are offset by $8  million in ongoing General Fund reductions beginning in 2024-25 consisting of: $5  million from general legal operations. $2  million from DMFEA, fully offset by an equivalent
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2016-17 Budget: Review of UC’s Merced Campus Expansion Proposal

Feb 10, 2016 - Projections of public high school graduates fluctuate between small increases and decreases over the next several years, with a less than 1  percent increase in graduates between 2015 –16 and 2019 –20 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In addition, many prisons are in rural areas of the state with relatively small pools of individuals who are qualified to teach postsecondary courses. In particular, college administrators indicate they would offer more STEM courses but are limited due to lack of available faculty to teach those subjects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor's State Office Building Proposal

Feb 9, 2016 - We note, however, the difference in costs associated with paying cash rather than borrowing is relatively small right now given the current low interest rate environment. Additionally, paying for projects up –front allows the state to avoid future debt –service costs that could crowd out spending on other areas in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - The small but growing number of ZNE projects in operation nationally have shown that achieving ZNE for state and non ‑state buildings is technologically feasible. However, ZNE has not yet gained broad adoption, likely in part because there is limited information demonstrating that it can be done cost ‑effectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711