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 - Final Year of Funding for California Education Learning Lab. The budget package includes a final year of funding totaling $5.5  million from the General Fund for the California Education Learning Lab, with the intention to eliminate the program beginning in 2026-27 (which will achieve $4  million in ongoing savings).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Because the policies that will impact the makeup of the population at SQRC have not yet been finalized and the department has not yet engaged stakeholders in the planning process, it is unclear whether electrical and barbering/manicurist programs represent the highest priority for expansion at this time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The Legislature could require such an update through an interim legislative report within two years and a final report within five years. To the extent the pilots yield better outcomes, CCC and CDCR could begin changing their programs accordingly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Evaluating the Sale-Leaseback Proposal: Should the State Sell Its Office Buildings? [Publication Details]

Apr 27, 2010 - Over the lives of these buildings, we estimate the transaction would cost the state between $600 million and $1.5 billion. The Legislature will need to weigh how these costs compare to other alternatives for addressing the state’s budget shortfall.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2261

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Over the past several years, the Legislature has focused on certain financial aid goals, including: ( 1)  i ncreasing living assistance (especially for students enrolled full time); ( 2)  e xpanding the number of Cal Grant competitive awards, as demand currently greatly exceeds supply; and ( 3)  s implifying the state ’s financial aid system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

Oct 17, 2019 - During this three-year period, the County of Sonoma will conduct land use planning activities that will inform DGS ’s final disposal of the property. Second, the budget includes $2.2  million from the General Fund in 2019 ‑20 to perform a site assessment of the Fairview DC —whose final residents will move out in 2019 —to support the future disposal of the property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2018-19 Budget: Department of General Services

Feb 20, 2018 - Finally, we recommend that the Legislature continue to seek additional information from the administration on its strategy for state office space in Sacramento before approving funding for the construction of these projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3758

The Administration’s Sacramento Office Building Construction Strategy: Ensuring Robust Oversight

Dec 14, 2016 - This report provides background information on Sacramento state office buildings and summarizes the actions taken in the 2016-17 budget process. It assesses the administration’s regional strategy for state office buildings in the Sacramento area. Finally, it provides recommendations to assist the Legislature as it faces key decision points related to the administration’s strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Facilities require routine maintenance and repair to keep them in acceptable condition and to preserve and extend their useful lives. When such maintenance is delayed or does not occur, we refer to this as deferred maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929