Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - These metrics are not mutually exclusive and can be used concurrently with one another. For example, efficiency metrics should be used in combination with quality (or effectiveness) metrics. Below, we describe i n more detail the categories of such metrics.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - What Data and Metrics Are Needed to Conduct Legislative Oversight? The Legislature will want to consider what specific data and metrics should be required by state law in the annual discipline report to enable effective legislative oversight.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

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

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

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 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget also requires regular reporting on specified metrics and makes these funds available for expenditure through June 2028. Gambling Litigation Workload. $5  million one-time General Fund —$2.7  million in 2025-26, $1.5  million in 2026-27, and $784,000 in 2027-28 —to address gambling-related litigation authorized by Chapter  860 of 2024 (SB  549, Newman).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - We recommend the Legislature generally use the same student success metrics currently in place for most other CCC students. (The Legislature might exclude one outcome measure —earning a living wage —as it is not applicable to still ‑incarcerated students.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - Senate Bill 1338 requires DHCS and Judicial Council to work with courts and counties to report annually on key outcome and performance metrics, including some (such as the number of petitions filed) which could help inform calculations of the level of funding needed in future fiscal years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

The 2023-24 Budget: Office of the State Public Defender

Feb 15, 2023 - Such oversight could include requiring regular reporting on key metrics or that surveys or evaluations be conducted to assess the impact of the DEI activities. This would prov ide the Legislature with the necessary information to determine whether state funds were used effectively as well as whether there are any unintended challenges or unanticipated outcomes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4680