The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Shifts Support for Climate Corps to General Fund. The budget shifts $9.4  million in support for the California Volunteers ’ Climate Corps program from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the General Fund on an ongoing basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - CDCR has launched various certified peer support specialist training programs through which people can learn to work as peer support providers while in prison. For example, peer support specialists can help with alcohol and drug recovery, navigating health care systems, teaching people how to advocate for themselves, and promoting self ‑care.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Additionally, the budget package sets aside funding to support any increases for these benefits that occur during 2024-25. Fine and Fee Related Backfills Supporting Trial Court Operations. The budget package generally retains General Fund backfills provided in last year ’s budget to address various declines in fine and fee revenue supporting trial court operations, but adjusts one backfill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - Because the 2011 realignment shifted responsibility for various correctional populations from the state to the counties, it also shifted a portion of sales tax revenue to counties to support this workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - CDCR ’s budget includes non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund to cover technology and technology support for rehabilitation programs, including community college and other postsecondary courses. CDCR  employs technology support staff primarily to (1)  manage and maintain the technology infrastructure at state prisons or (2)  serve as liaisons between the colleges and students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Financing Approaches for Capital Outlay Projects

Feb 28, 2023 - Importantly, without this level of detail, whether t he fund has sufficient capacity to support the debt service is unclear. If there is insufficient budget capacity, then approving the bonds could force the state to reduce programmatic activities supported by the fund and/or increase the taxes or fees supporting the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709