The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - When proposing new projects, the administration generally follows the ranked project priority list identified in the judicial branch ’s 2019 assessment of facility needs. Since 2021 ‑22, the construction or renovation of about a dozen of the highest ranked immediate need projects have commenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, DOJ could require agencies pay more or less based on various factors —such as the specific type of forensic service sought, the speed of the service, or the size of the agency. We acknowledge that developing such a plan may be difficult.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - Retail sales to law enforcement agencies and active or retired peace officers, as well as those that total less than $5,000 per quarter, are exempt from this tax. Entities paying this tax are required to submit an electronic return and pay taxes quarterly, no later than the q uarter after the sales were made.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - Accordingly, the 2021 ‑22 and 2022 ‑23 budgets included General Fund support to start the construction or renovation of nearly a dozen of the highest ranked immediate need projects identified  in the judicial branch ’s 2019 assessment of facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - Ranking facilities based on the above criteria —and any other criteria that the Legislature may wish to consider —would allow the state to identify which two prisons to close in the near term. We recommend that the Legislature direct the department to provide this prison ranking before the May Revision as this information would help inform deliberations on the 2020 ‑ 21 b udget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, state law required that such data first be reported by April 2019 from agencies employing 1,000 or more officers ( “Wave 1 ”), by April 2020 from agencies employing 667 to 1,000 officers ( “Wave 2 ”), by April 2022 from agencies employing 334 to 667 officers ( “Wave 3 ”), and by April 2023 from agencies employing less than 334 officers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

Feb 27, 2023 - State and local agencies are responsible for the costs of purchasing SAE kits. Medical facilities generally send the SAE kit to the law enforcement agency with jurisdiction over the sexual assault who would then send the SAE kit to a forensic laboratory for testing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Both agencies, however, likely could accommodate the minor additional workload and minor associated costs within their existing budgets. This is because both agencies already need to collect much of the specified data for other purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training—Office of Administrative Hearing Costs

Feb 13, 2023 - Statute requires that all OAH costs be recovered from the agencies it serves. Accordingly, OAH charges fees to state a nd local agencies for the services it provides. Specifically, OAH charges state and local agencies an hourly rate of $355 in 2022-23, which will increase to $369 in 2023-24.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Also requires DOJ review, upon the request of a local law enforcement agency, the agency ’s use of deadly force policies and make recommendations. DOJ requests resources to review use of force policies and make recommendations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701