The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Chapter  231 directed the Director of the Department of Finance to transfer $2.4  million from the General Fund to CDTFA as a loan to implement this new tax. Chapter  231 also requires that the loan be repaid with collected excise tax revenues, prior to any of the expenditures from the new GVPSS Fund. 2024-25 Budget Package Specified One-Time Allowable Use of California Department of Education (CDE) 2025-26 Allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - The budget also included budget bill language authorizing the Department of Finance to transfer additional General Fund to the DNA Identification Fund if revenues deposited into fund decline further and are insufficient to support BFS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Second, we recommend the Legislature modify the language to require that notification be provided to JLBC 30 ‑days before a transfer is made and that such notification include information on how the final transfer amount was determined.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - Since 2021, the administration has deactivated (1)  two state ‑owned prisons —the Deuel Vocational Institution (DVI) in Tracy and the California Correctional Center in Susanville, (2)  eight yards at various state ‑owned prisons, and (3)  the California City Correctional Facility —a leased prison that was operated by CDCR staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - For example, $87  million was transferred to these four funds in 2022-23. State law specifies what types of litigation proceeds can be transferred into these funds and provides guidelines on how these proceeds are to be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The budget includes $19.2  million one-time General Fund to support three projects —$10.9  million for pre-construction activities for the Sixth District Court of Appeal and Nevada City projects and $8.3  million for construction activities for the San Bernardino Juvenile Dependency project.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Decide What Percentage of State Savings to Transfer to Counties. There is a trade ‑off to consider in deciding what percentage of state savings to transfer to counties. A higher percentage provides greater incentive and resources to the counties to reduce prison commitments but reduces the amount of state savings achieved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The 2019 MOU included a provision that established a working group to develop strategies to enhance recruitment, transfer, and retention of female staff at women’s prisons. We asked CDCR to provide an update to us on the outcome of this working group.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2023-24 Budget: May Revision Proposals Related to the California Model and San Quentin State Prison

May 19, 2023 - The May Revision proposes to transfer these funds to CDCR ’s capital outlay budget. According to the administration, the funds would support projects that could include demolition, site preparations, and building renovations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

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