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

Feb 25, 2025 - Premature to Approve Remainder of Request Until SQRC Planning Process Has Been Completed. Because the administration has not yet completed its planning process for SQRC, we find that it is premature to approve the remaining portions of the request.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Apr 11, 2025 - To the extent SB  678 grant awards are no longer keeping up with county costs to operate effective and efficient supervision programs, the administration could request increases based on actual costs in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Given that several community colleges are implementing online pilots with their CDCR prison partners, we recommend the Legislature request periodic updates on the outcomes of those pilots. The Legislature could request that CCC and CDCR report data on student outcomes (such as course success rates) in the pilots compared with similar courses offered via correspondence or in person.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - However, it is unclear whether the requested funding will be the correct level to prevent the accumulation of deferred maintenance. Furthermore, for most other departments, the budget provides these one ‑time funds for deferred maintenance, but there is no plan or recent proposal to address underlying causes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Below, we highlight some initial questions the Legislature might want to ask the administration as it considers the merits of the requests. Why is the administration taking a new approach to address homelessness?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

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

Jan 14, 2019 - In addition, the administration indicates that it intends to request a total of $ 60  m illion from the General Fund in the coming months for a public education campaign ($ 50  m illion) and for the modernization of the 9 ‑1 ‑1 system ($ 10  m illion).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2016-17 Budget: The Governor's State Office Building Proposal

Feb 9, 2016 - The administration is requesting that the Legislature deposit the full amount that they anticipate requiring to study, design, and construct the three priority projects —$1.5   billion —into the SOIF in 2016 –17 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - However, upon our office ’s request, the department conducted such an analysis. After completing the analysis, CMD determined that a major component of its project —a thermal storage unit —was not cost effective.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

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

Oct 17, 2019 - In response to a number of funding requests agencies and departments submitted to develop and implement IT projects before completing PAL, the Legislature approved (for projects it agreed to fund) budget bill language that requires written notification of the Legislature once a project is approved.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

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

Dec 14, 2016 - Require More Analysis of Strategy Prior to Providing Additional Funds The Legislature is likely to receive proposals requesting additional funding —likely totaling over a billion dollars —for state office building projects in Sacramento in the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516