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

Feb 25, 2025 - The  proposal includes $200,000 ongoing to partner with AJCC, which provides one ‑on ‑one career counseling and job placement assistance for people nearing release from prison. The proposal assumes AJCC would assist approximately 1,200  people at SQRC annually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Similarly, the Governor ’s budget focuses some new resources on a particular region —like the Fresno Drive initiative —which could create expectations that these types of resources should be provided to other regions of the state facing similar challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Under our recommended approach, more individuals are likely to be released from state prison with an associate degree, which in turn could reduce their risk of recidivism and improve their job prospects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - For example, the Legislature may wish to prioritize funding certain types of projects —such as those that address fire, life, and safety issues or reduce future state costs —over other types of projects —such as those that address aesthetic concerns or do not fit the standard definition of deferred maintenance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Based on the scope of the contract, the administration now anticipates (1)  savings of $425  million in 2025-26 from two departments ($300  million from DHCS and $125  million from CDCR) and (2)  unknown savings in the outyears.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 9, 2016 - This dedicated fund could be used for not only state office buildings in Sacramento but also other types of infrastructure throughout the state. In addition, addressing the state ’s infrastructure needs will require more than a one –time commitment of funds, and instead would benefit from an ongoing strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3347

Evaluating California's Pursuit of Zero Net Energy State Buildings

Nov 14, 2017 - Cap ‑and ‑trade differs from other regulatory approaches, such as traditional command ‑and ‑control regulations, where the government requires business to install a certain type of emission reduction technology or meet a certain minimum emissions standard.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3711

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions [Publication Details]

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5081

The 2016-17 Budget: Governor’s General Fund Deferred Maintenance Proposal

Feb 12, 2016 - While the administration ultimately did not move forward with this project after the JLBC expressed concerns, the Control Section  6.10 process —with its lack of time for review and more limited transparency —made it more challenging to ensure that this type of project was identified and removed from the administration ’s plan for funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3353

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

Dec 14, 2016 - We note that it is possible that the actual costs could be different from our estimates. For example, the administration could propose to undertake different —and in some cases possibly more significant —renovations than the ten –year facility needs we assume.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3516