The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - Peace Officer Decertification Program Established by Chapter 409 of 2021 (SB 2, Bradford and Atkins). Prior to the enactment of SB 2, POST lacked the authority to suspend or revoke an officer’s basic certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - The 2011 realignment shifted a portion of annual state sales tax revenue —which is expected to be over $2  billion in 2024 ‑25 —to counties to support the PRCS population as well as other adult criminal justice populations that were realigned in 2011.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - Proposition  47 further requires that monies in the SNSF be allocated as follows: (1)  65  percent to the Board of State and Community Corrections for mental health and substance use treatment, (2)  25  percent to the California Department of Education for school truancy and drop-out prevention, and (3)  10  percent to the California Victim Compensation Board for trauma recovery services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - This commitment effectively backfilled the $1.4  billion transferred from the SCFCF to the General Fund to help address the state ’s budget condition between 2009 ‑10 and 2017 ‑18. The 2021 ‑22 budget formally shifted support for the construction of any future courthouses to the General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - Department of Justice The budget provides $1.3  billion for the Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2025-26 —an increase of $71  million (6  percent) from the revised 2024-25 level. This amount includes $506  million from the General Fund —a net increase of $12  million (2  percent) from the revised 2024-25 amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

Potential Impacts of Recent State Asset Forfeiture Changes

Jan 6, 2020 - According to the data, California law enforcement agencies received distributions from federal cases totaling $13. 6  m illion in 2017 and $42. 2  m illion in 2018. In comparison, the federal government reported distributions to California of $ 57  m illion in 2017 and $108. 9  m illion in 2019.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4128

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - The State Bar ’s contribution rates to CalPERS to fund employee pension benefits are expected to nearly double between 2017 ‑18 and 2024 ‑25 from 12. 3  p ercent of payroll to 21. 6  p ercent of payroll.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

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 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The above funding includes ( 1) $4.5  million in 2023-24 (decreasing to $3.9  million annually in 2024-25) for costs billed by OAH to adjudicate such cases and (2) $6.1  million General Fund in 2023- 24 —and $5.3  million in 2024-25 and 2025- 26 —for costs billed by DOJ to represent POST in cases before OAH.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - Beginning in 2018, Chapter  681 of 2017 (SB  395, Lara) required that arrested youths age 15 and younger be provided a consultation with legal counsel before they may waive their Miranda rights or be interrogated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910