The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - Peace Officer Decertification Program Established by Chapter 409 of 2021 (SB 2, Bradford and Atkins). Prior to the enactment of SB 2, POST lacked the authority to suspend or revoke an officer’s basic certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

Promoting Equity in the Parole Hearing Process

Jan 5, 2023 - Available data indicate that candidates who rely on state ‑appointed attorneys are (1)  less likely to be granted parole and (2)  when not granted parole, wait a longer time until their next parole hearing, as compared to candidates who have private attorneys.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4658

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - CDCR currently has agreements with four nonprofit and private contractors that administer STOP at a regional level. These regional contractors ( 1)  p ay local providers to deliver services to parolees through subcontracts, ( 2)  c onnect parolees with these providers, and ( 3)  c onduct oversight of the services provided to parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - (Local agencies also contract with private or other governmental laboratories for services.) Additionally, BFS provides service to various state, federal, and other entities. Finally, BFS operates the state ’s DNA laboratory as well as the state ’s criminalistics training institute.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, 12 counties and 8 cities operate and fund their own laboratories and conduct such testing. ( We note that local agencies also contract with private or other governmental laboratories for services.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - As part of the Governor ’s January budget proposal each year, DOF (1)  estimates the state savings resulting from Proposition  47 in the current year, which is then reflected in the budget as a transfer to the SNSF in the budget year and (2)  projects the estimated state savings that will occur in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The new Climate Catalyst Revolving Loan Fund would lend money to private sector organizations for projects determined to advance the state ’s environmental goals, along with other priorities —such as creating high ‑quality jobs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Concerns With DROS Special Account Insolvency Led to Greater Use of General Fund … As shown in Figure  2, support for BOF followed a fee-based funding structure through 2018-19, with all BOF costs supported by special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes ongoing funding for: (1) salary increases ($25.3 million) of mental health positions, (2) to establish the Office of the Receiver ($8.2 million) and (3) other consulting‑related expenses ($356,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - To arrest someone for a misdemeanor, one of the following circumstances must also apply: (1)  the crime was committed in the officer ’s presence, (2)  the crime was committed in the presence of a private person and that person delegates their authority to make a private person ’s arrest (also known as a citizen ’s arrest) to the peace officer, or
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055