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

Apr 11, 2025 - The state allocated a total of $123.8  million each year from 2021-22 through 2023-24, and $117.1  million in 2024-25. Under current law, the hold will expire and the modified formula would again be used starting in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47 [Publication Details]

Feb 26, 2025 - In this post, we assess the administration’s estimate of the level of spending required by Proposition 47 (2014), which reduced punishment for various crimes and requires the resulting state savings be spent on certain grant programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4991

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 transferred to the Safe Neighborhoods and
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

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

Feb 25, 2025 - Net Increase in Current ‑Year Funding Adjustments. The Governor ’s budget reflects adjustments to 2024 ‑25 spending, largely from the General Fund, that result in a net increase of $51  million. The current ‑year net increase in costs is primarily due to both a higher total prison population and an increase in the portion of the
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Sep 10, 2024 - The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4924

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - These funds are being loaned from unspent monies that support the board ’s Proposition  64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program. $75  million augmentation in 2024-25 and ongoing from the newly created Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety fund, which receives revenues from a new firearm and ammunition tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Proposition  98 (1988) sets aside a minimum amount of funding for schools and community colleges based upon a set of constitutional formulas. Proposition  98 funding comes from the state General Fund and certain local property tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835

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

Feb 28, 2023 - For example, at projected interest rates in fall 2023, the Governor ’s proposal to use $491  million cash for certain capital outlay projects avoids about $42  million in annual debt service payments over the next 25 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

The 2022-23 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Sep 29, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2022-23 budget package. As more of these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4629