Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - Those departments may seek increases in compensation to ensure their pay remains competitive with CDCR —potentially adding still more costs to the state. Extending Licensing Exemptions to Out‑of‑State Licensed Providers State Licensing Policies Limit Pool of Potential Providers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - Adding More Licensing Exemptions for Those Who Work at Prisons. Currently, providers with out ‑of ‑state licenses are required to obtain a California license to work in CDCR, though some may use their out ‑of ‑state license on a temporary basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - The framework should provide clear explanations for how the identified workload should be funded, the calculation of appropriate fee levels and how such calculations were reached, recommendations for how frequently the fees should be adjusted and the process by which they should be adjusted, and any recommendations for statutory changes specifying the allowable uses for the special fund revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - Added Time for Certain Theft or Property Damage Felonies. Chapter  174 of 2024 (S B  1416 , Newman), Chapter  220 of 2024 (A B  1960 , Rivas), and Proposition  36 all added similar language to state law, which allows for increased sentences for people convicted of felonies in which the amount of property that was stolen or damaged is over $50,000,  with longer enhancement terms as the dollar amounts increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - For example, one potential funding option discussed in the report was to increase the specific fee added when individuals are convicted of criminal offenses which generates the revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - It then could phase in funding changes over three years —gradually increasing the share of funding that is performance based until it reaches 10  percent of apportionments funding.   Until New Funding Model for Incarcerated Students Is in Place, Require CCC to Report Enrollment and Outcomes Data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - While the LDF fund balance reached $958  million at the end of September 2023, it decreased to nearly $657  million as of the end of December 2023, largely due to the transfers required by Government Code 16427.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

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

Feb 13, 2023 - Given this, POST ’s limited staffing could initially reduce the number of cases reaching OAH until POST fills more of its positions. Recommendations Approve Funding on Limited-Term Basis, Require POST to Report on OAH Hearing Costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

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

Jan 13, 2025 - Taken together, the administration estimates these proposals would reduce revenues by around $150  million in 2025 ‑26, reaching $300  million by  2028 ‑29. Discretionary Reserves Sets Discretionary Reserve Balance to $4.5   Billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

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

Feb 20, 2024 - However, as shown in Figure  1, the PRCS population has declined substantially in recent years, reaching levels comparable to 2016, which was the year before Proposition  57 implementation began. Accordingly, we find it unlikely that counties continue to need funding to support the temporary increase in the PRCS population for cash-flow reasons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849