Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Internet and Wi ‑Fi Connectivity. The state provides $5  million ongoing funding for students to have access to Wi ‑Fi in common areas of a prison, such as day rooms, dining halls, gyms, libraries, and classrooms.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - This net increase results from a $38.5  million General Fund increase offset by a $12.1  million decrease in reimbursement authority. $24.3  million one-time General Fund reappropriation of funds provided in 2023-24 for COVID-19 response and mitigation activities, such as testing and staff overtime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

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 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - On April 4, 2023 the Secretary of CDCR and the federal Receiver who oversees prison medical care issued a joint memorandum expressing their concern that prison environments can be unfavorable to the health and well ‑being of the people who live and work in them and operate at cross purposes to rehabilitative efforts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Feb 26, 2025 - The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 $94,773,000 Decline Relative to 2023 ‑24 — Percent Decline Relative to 2023 ‑24 — Estimated Prison Population Reduction Attributable to Proposition 47 3,796 Percent Decline Relative to 2023 ‑24 — ‑81% ‑88% a Estimated savings amount was
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects $255 $40 a Cash for Redding courthouse ($54.1 million), El Centro courthouse ($18.2 million), Sacramento courthouse ($17 million), and Richards Boulevard Complex ($402 million).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Schools and Community Colleges After Providing Cost ‑of ‑Living Adjustment (COLA), Package Dedicates Most Available Funding to One ‑Time Purposes. Most of the ongoing school and community college augmentations are to cover a 2. 29  p ercent COLA and enrollment changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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 2020-21 Budget: Debt Service on Infrastructure Bonds

Nov 20, 2019 - In total, we estimate that the amount the state pays for debt service from the General Fund will grow from $5.7  billion in the current year to $6.4  billion in 2023 ‑24. Our projections do not include any additional debt service costs for new bonds that might be authorized by the voters or the Legislature during the forecast period, such as Proposition  13, a $15  billion general obligation bond for schools scheduled for the March  2020 election.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4118