The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - In addition, requiring agencies to pay for a portion of the BFS services they use would provide them a greater incentive to carefully prioritize what evidence should be tested and how quickly it should be done.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Both components of the Governor ’s proposed augmentation provide Judicial Council with complete discretion over (1)  what the funds are used for and (2)  how the funds are allocated to the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Before accounting for discretionary choices, the budget position under the administration ’s estimates is similar to what it was under our November estimates. That is, both of our offices have assessed that the budget is roughly balanced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Unknown What Effects Legal Counsel at This Stage Has. In our review, we did not identify robust research on the effects of providing youths with legal counsel before the waiver of Miranda rights or interrogations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - This is because a lack of such a plan can make it difficult to determine what goals or outcomes OSPD is seeking to meet, what specific steps are needed to accompli sh them, and what level of resources are needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - What Data and Metrics Are Needed to Conduct Legislative Oversight? The Legislature will want to consider what specific data and metrics should be required by state law in the annual discipline report to enable effective legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

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

May 19, 2023 - To the extent the strategy involves piloting changes at particular prisons, the report should explain why the chosen prisons are a strategic choice for developing an effective and scalable model and what alternative prisons were considered.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - 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. These DOJ special funds are part of the annual state budget process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - In both cases, the difference stems from what is considered baseline spending —that is, what spending was approved in prior budgets. Specifically, the administration views the following as baseline spending: a $3  billion unallocated set ‑aside for inflation ‑related costs and a shift of $1.4  billion in authorized capital outlay projects from lease revenue bonds to cash.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662