The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - As  shown in Figure  3 , the amount of criminal fine and fee revenue deposited into the DNA Identification Fund has steadily declined from a peak of $69  million in 2013 ‑14 to $38  million in 2023 ‑24 (a decline of 45  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - LAO Comments General Fund, Rather Than Tax Revenues Paid for 2023-24 Implementation Costs. Chapter  231 authorized a $2.4  million General Fund loan to CDTFA, which was supposed to be prioritized for repayment with the new excise tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - Since 2023 ‑24, the Legislature has addressed a cumulative total of $82  billion in budget problems, but even including the withdrawal for 2025 ‑26, has only used about half of the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

The 2024-25 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 9, 2024 - Concerns With Legislative Oversight of LDF Prior to 2023-24. Prior to changes made in the 2023-24 budget package described below, the Legislature had concerns with the level of oversight it had of the LDF.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4831

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - CDCR arrived at this estimate by adding the average expenditures on testing for staff between April 2023 and September 2023 and the prison population between April 2023 and August 2023 and assuming that the department would continue spending at that monthly rate in 2024‑25 and ongoing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice The 2023-24 California Spending Plan Judiciary and Criminal Justice The 2023-24 budget provides $18.6  billion from the General Fund for judicial and criminal justice programs, including support for program operations and capital outlay projects, as shown in Figure  1.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4805

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons Life Without the Possibility of Parole and Death Penalty Sentences 8 6 a Data on CCC students incarcerated at CDCR are from the spring 2023 term, whereas the data on the overall CDCR population is a snapshot from October 31, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - These estimates are adjusted for 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25 based on Cohort 1 ’s and Cohort 2 ’s share of total state population and the statutorily specified implementation dates. For  example, the seven counties of Cohort 1 represent about 26  percent of the state ’s population and will operate CARE Programs for nine months of the 2023 ‑24 year (or 75  percent) assuming an implementation date of October 1,  2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

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

Feb 13, 2023 - Starting January 1, 2023, all agencies employing peace officers must report to POST allegations of serious misconduct when they occur. Similarly, by July 1, 2023, such agencies must report to POST any allegations of serious misconduct that occurred from Jan uary 1, 2020 to January 1, 2023.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4677

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details]

Oct 16, 2023 - The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4805