Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, a total of 731 students at CDCR earned their first associate degree. The average time to degree for these students was about nine years. Funding In this section, we explain how community college programs, including those offered at state prisons, are funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

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

Feb 25, 2025 - However, the administration has not articulated how these various interventions fit together to motivate behavior change in a continuum through the prison system from admission to release. Without a clear theory of action, it is difficult to assess the overall logic of the activities being pursued un der the California Model and to identify any potential gaps.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Firms earning over 50  percent of their total income from a list of “qualified business activities ” (QBA) are subject to a different apportionment method that includes the location of their sales, payroll, and property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081

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

Apr 11, 2025 - This is because it would provide additional funding to counties without the administration having to directly request it. This is particularly problematic since the program would no longer be structured in a way to ensure it generates net state savings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

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

Feb 28, 2023 - Importantly, without this level of detail, whether t he fund has sufficient capacity to support the debt service is unclear. If there is insufficient budget capacity, then approving the bonds could force the state to reduce programmatic activities supported by the fund and/or increase the taxes or fees supporting the fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709

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

Feb 26, 2025 - Whereas, people who possessed drugs prior to Proposition  47 could be charged with a felony even without any prior convictions. Second, it requires that people are generally given the option of treatment in lieu of incarceration in county jail or state prison.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991