The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The 2025-26 budget package includes up to $20  million for DOF to enter into one or more new contracts to implement operational improvements that allow the state to reduce state operations expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - In 2023-24, each county received their highest SB  678 grant award from the prior three fiscal years (2018-19, 2019-20, or 2020-21) due to concerns that grant awards would fluctuate for reasons unrelated to performance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - In addition, $8  million of the $20  million General Fund provided in 2023-24 was repurposed to support the continuation of the Hope and Redemption Team Program with $4  million being provided each year in 2024-25 and 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - This is significantly lower than graduation rates for other CCC students (with an overall three ‑year graduation rate approaching 20  percent). In 2022 ‑23, a total of 731 students at CDCR earned their first associate degree.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913