Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - The new formula has three main components.  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

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - This foundation operates the Imagination Library, which mails books free of charge to children under age five. Proposition  2 (2024) Workload. The budget provides DGS $59.5  million over 5 years (including $12.5  million in 2025-26) from the 2024 State School Facilities Fund and $356,000 ongoing from various funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Feb 25, 2025 - This  increase in costs is partially offset by various factors, including lower ‑than ‑expected costs of providing naloxone (a  medication that can prevent overdose deaths) to people when they are released from prison and free phone calls to people in  prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Feb 28, 2023 - To the extent the Legislature authorizes new lease revenue bonds for projects, we recommend the Legislature provide clear direction to the administration regarding which source of funds it intends to use to make debt service payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

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

Apr 11, 2025 - New Methodology for Calculating State Savings Per Person Diverted. The Governor ’s proposed formula includes a new methodology for calculating the amount the state is estimated to save for each person diverted from state prison and parole.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - Specifically, it included: (1) $360.6  million in new lease revenue bond authority to demolish an existing building and construct a new educational and vocational center and (2) $20  million General Fund for unspecified improvement projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924