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

Feb 25, 2025 - Several Activities Are Being Implemented at Various Prisons. Below, we provide an overview of some of the primary activities that the department reports implementing to date. We note that some of these activities build on work that had already been under way for several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Categorical funding is restricted for specified purposes, such as targeted academic support for low ‑income students, financial aid administration, and regional workforce development  activities. 2014 Legislation Permits CCC to Receive State Funding for In ‑Person Instruction at State Prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Figure 3 Summary of Total CARE Program Funding General Fund (In Millions) Training, Data Collection, and Other Activities 20.2 $106.9 $107.6 CARE = Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment; CalHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; and DHCS = Department of Health Care Services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

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

Feb 28, 2023 - 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