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

Oct 17, 2019 - Innovation Fund of $10 Million for ODI Projects in 2019-20. Of the $26.2 million total funds provided for ODI in 2019-20, the Legislature approved $10 million (General Fund) for an “innovation fund ” ODI can use for projects with state agencies and departments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

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

Apr 11, 2025 - Additionally, the administration ind icates it does not anticipate proposing future changes to the baseline. This means it would not be adjusted for policy changes such as Proposition  36 (2024). Proposition  36 increased punishment for various theft and drug crimes, which could make it easier for people to fail-to-prison while on county felony supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Specifically, the General Fund costs to prefund retiree health benefits are used first to offset a portion of the Proposition  2 requirement and the remainder of the requirement is then satisfied through a supplemental pension payment towards the state ’s CalPERS liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 26, 2025 - The administration projects Proposition  47 savings to decline to $30.5  million in 2025-26 (which will be the first full fiscal year with Proposition  36 in effect) and $24.7  million in 2026-27 —representing an overall $70  million (74  percent) decline relative to 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Some colleges open up registration on a first ‑come, first ‑served basis. A first ‑come, first ‑served approach does not take into account whether a student already has a degree or has many years remaining on a sentence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Feb 25, 2025 - First, Proposition  36 only allows people who possess certain drugs to be charged with a treatment ‑mandated felony if they have at least two past drug convictions, whereas, people who possessed drugs prior to Proposition  47 could be charged with a felony even without any prior convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Feb 10, 2016 - As shown in Figure  2, these decisions are largely sequential, as the first decisions will have implications for the remaining issues. The Legislature first will want to consider how much growth in UC resident enrollment it desires over the next few years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3349

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

Jan 13, 2020 - First, we assumed the state built reserves of $23 billion in 2020‑21. Second, we assumed the state maintained operating surpluses of a few billion dollars each year under its baseline plan. While reserves are the most important tool the state has to respond to a budget shortfall, maintaining a positive operating surplus also provides the budget with an important first line of defense as revenues decline or spending unexpectedly increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2014-15 Budget: A Review of the 2014 California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2014 - The 2014-15 Budget: A Review of the 2014 California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan [Publication Details] The 2014-15 Budget: A Review of the 2014 California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan Format: HTML Description: In this report, we review California’s Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, the first statewide infrastructure plan released by the administration since 2008.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2916

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—State Project Infrastructure Fund

May 14, 2018 - When determining the appropriate amount to set aside, the Legislature will want to consider whether the proposed projects reflect its highest priorities or whether there are other projects —such as the Annex or BOE Buildings —that it would prefer to fund first.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3840