The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This decrease is largely due to the expiration of limited term funding provided in prior years. We identify some of the major actions taken in the 2025-26 budget process below. Dolly Parton ’s Imagination Library.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 25, 2025 - We recognize that any estimates will be subject to significant uncertainty due to the limited amount of actual data since the enactment of Proposition 36. However, the key flaws we identify above are conceptual problems that can be improved through reasonable assumptions in areas where actual data are lacking.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Space standards would establish the amount of space (assignable square feet) that should be available on a per ‑student basis for classroom purposes as well as other rehabilitation purposes, if space is being used for multiple types of rehabilitation programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - We recognize that any estimates will be subject to significant uncertainty due to the limited amount of actual data since the enactment of Proposition  36. However, the flaws we identify above are conceptual problems that can be improved through reasonable assumptions in areas where actual data is lacking.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - This decline is largely due to reductions in General Fund spending in 2024-25, such as those made to address the state ’s budget problem, as well as the expiration of limited-term funding provided in previous years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

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

Feb 28, 2023 - A second advantage of bonds is that they can be an important tool for financing high-priority projects, even if there is limited funding available to pay the up-front costs. For example, if the state has a budget deficit, bonds can fund important projects w ithout forcing the state to cut into existing programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709