The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - Spending Proposed for 2024-25. As shown in Figure  1, the Governor ’s budget proposes $1.3  billion to support DOJ operations in 2024- 25 —a decrease of $47  million (or 4  percent) over the revised amount for 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

Overview and Update on the Prison Receivership

Nov 8, 2023 - Phase two is currently underway with the last project expected to be complete by the end of 2024. The state has dedicated a total of about $90  million for the two phases. Creation of Integrated Substance Use Disorder Treatment Program (ISUDTP).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4813

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 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 budget provides $18.6 billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects. This is a decrease of $1.2 billion, or 6 percent, below the revised 2022-23 spending level. A large portion of this reduction is due to the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4805

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - However, significant changes to probation and modifications to the formula over the years have made it unclear whether the program continues to achieve those goals. For example, as a result of pandemic ‑related and other policy changes, the formula has been put on hold until 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - This means that the agreement would be in effect for two fiscal years: 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25. This also means that the agreement will expire, and the administration presumably will begin negotiating a new MOU, before the February 1, 2026 date when Section 19826 of the Government Code requires CalHR to submit to the Legislature a new compensation study for Unit  6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

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

May 19, 2023 - We estimate that the Governor ’s proposed $360.6  million in lease revenue bond authority to build the educational and vocational center would require about $25  million General Fund in annual debt service payments for 25 years, beginning as early as 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4771

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, the Commission found that this statutory change imposed new state-mandated activities and costs on county and city law enforcement agencies —but not K-12 school district or community college district law enforcement agencies —in order for the time frames to be met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Additionally, Chapter  466 increased law enforcement reporting requirements by requiring each state and local agency that employs law enforcement officers report annually to DOJ on all stops conducted by its officers for the preceding calendar year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715