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

Jun 12, 2025 - This means someone could have been charged with a felony and sentenced to up to three years in prison or jail if their crime involved property worth $950 or less. However, Proposition  47 requires that receiving stolen property worth $950 or less be charged as a misdemeanor, punishable by up to one year in jail.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - When and how this loan would be repaid could be considered as part of the Legislatur e ’s deliberations on how to support firearm-related workload on an ongoing basis. Such an action would ensure that existing BOF operations are maintained while the Legislature weighs its options for how to support firearm-related workload moving forward.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - In addition, requiring agencies to pay for a portion of the BFS services they use would provide them a greater incentive to carefully prioritize what evidence should be tested and how quickly it should be done.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - Some of these changes allow people who possess drugs or steal property worth $950 or less to be charged with felonies instead of misdemeanors in particular circumstances, such as if they have certain prior convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - The fiscal cost of these changes would be minimal and likely absorbable, depending on how CDCR pursues greater out ‑of ‑state recruitment. Increase Use of CDCR Tele ‑Mental Health to Maximum Court ‑Approved Levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - To Leverage Federal Funding, Charge Enrollment Fees and Education ‑Related Fees. We recommend charging incarcerated students the statutory enrollment fee ($46 per unit). Similarly, we recommended charging incarcerated students for their textbooks.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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 California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - However, it is unclear to us how much necessary investigatory or charging time was removed as part of this analysis. For example, conversations with State Bar staff indicated that it could sometimes take more than 60 days for banks to provide documents that are subpoenaed to investigate cases that involve client trust accounts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - Over  time, CDCR has added nonfinancial applications to BIS that provide various other functions, such as those related to employee health and safety, armory tracking, and allegations of staff misconduct.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

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

Feb 13, 2023 - 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