The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - First, the administration will stop counting vehicle registration fees as proceeds of taxes. Second, the administration is making an administrative correction of its treatment of school-related deferrals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - We recommend the Legislature direct DOJ to report annually beginning January 1, 2025 on its (1)  planned legal workload, position count, and allocation of resources for the upcoming fiscal year and (2)  actual legal workload, position count, and allocation from the preceding fiscal year and how it compares with its initial plans for that year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The components are: (1)  a  base allocation linked to enrollment (about 70  percent of formula funding),  (2)  a supplemental allocation linked to low ‑income student counts (about 20  percent of formula funding), and (3)  a student success allocation linked to specified student outcomes (about 10  percent of formula funding).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - For example, it is unclear whether positions that are temporarily vacant —such as from a retirement —are counted in the data. Third, it appears that agencies may also differ in how they categorize and report their staffing levels —which can then impact the reported staffing ratios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

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

Feb 22, 2024 - (Two part ‑time assignments were counted as one full ‑time equivalent assignment.) As shown in Figure  4 , these assignments include jobs, treatment and reentry programs, career technical education, adult basic education, community college, and high school equivalency courses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - Under the Governor ’s budget, these infrastructure proposals count as exclusions from the SAL. $1.5   Billion One Time for College and Career Pathways. The budget proposes $1.5  billion to develop college and career pathways for high school students interested in technology, health care, education, and climate ‑related fields.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - This brief provides our analysis of the Governor’s 2023-24 budget proposals related to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686