The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement The 2024-25 budget package established the Governor ’s Office of Service and Community Engagement (GO-SERVE) as part of a reorganization of the former Governor ’s Office of Planning and Research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Authorization for DOJ to increase its billable hourly rates for legal services to generate $8.7  million in additional revenue. The package increases the rates to $228 (from $220) for attorney services, $213 (from $205) for paralegal services, and $202 (from $195) for auditor and research analyst services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

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

Feb 25, 2025 - We find that it is reasonable to contract with AJCC to provide job counseling and placement services at SQRC given that such services could help people find employment after release and the cost of the contract is relatively small.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Feb 28, 2023 - Fund Source for Bond Debt Service Is Not Always Clear. For some proposed bonds, such as those supporting projects at DMV and CHP, the administration does not identify the fund source that will be used to make debt service payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Moreover, given colleges only generate funding through instructional time, support services that might lead to better student outcomes likely are not being prioritized. While community colleges do not collect or report the number of services provided, based on our visits to prisons and our related meetings, relatively few counselors are provided to advise students, with some counselors having a caseload of more than 1,000 incarcerated students.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913