The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - If the Legislature wants to make different decisions about this spending (without statutory changes or fund shifts), it can either: (1)  use the funds to make tax rebates and additional payments to schools, (2)  spend on other SAL-excluded purposes, or (3)  use the funds to reduce taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

State Corrections: Response to COVID-19

May 8, 2020 - On March  24, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-36 ‑20, which directed the Secretary of CDCR to temporarily suspend intake to state prison —meaning inmates sentenced to state prison will instead remain in county jail until the suspension is lifted.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4229

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Recently, corporation tax collections have grown faster than anticipated while personal income tax collections have grown somewhat slower. The administration assumes that this pattern will continue. This is because they attribute the pattern to partnerships, which are taxed under the personal income tax, changing to corporations in response to 2017 federal tax changes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - Specifically, it required that certain lower ‑level offenders serve their incarceration terms in county jail. Additionally, the legislation required that counties, rather than the state, supervise certain lower ‑level offenders released from state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - In a July 2021 analysis of violent crime in large California counties, PPIC found that the share of crimes involving guns increased for homicides, aggravated assaults, and  robberies. Increase in Number of Armed and Prohibited Persons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

The 2022-23 Budget: Judicial Branch Proposals

Feb 3, 2022 - The Governor ’s budget proposes $15.4  million ongoing General Fund and $4  million in ongoing SCFCF reimbursement authority (for  county repayment of their share of facility costs) for trial court facility modification projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4513

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities [Publication Details]

Feb 16, 2021 - In this publication, we provide an overview of local detention facilities (such as county jails) in California. We also assess the state’s program for setting minimum facility standards and inspecting these facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4371

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This publication examines the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and prior-year reductions on trial court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4362

Judicial Branch Actions Responding to COVID-19

May 6, 2020 - The judicial branch consists of (1)  statewide courts (the Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal), (2)  local trial courts in each of the state ’s 58 counties, and (3)  statewide entities of the judicial branch (the Judicial Council, the Judicial Council Facility Program, and the Habeas Corpus Resource Center).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4227