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 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: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - In contrast, if the administration believes that SQRC will help motivate positive behavior change throughout the system, then perhaps the degree to which people report actively working to earn transfer to SQRC and the number that are successfully transferring there from higher ‑level institutions could be an indicator of success.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

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

Apr 11, 2025 - Determining the amount ultimately depends on how the Legislature weighs the goal of achieving state savings versus reducing prison commitments. Modify Maintenance Payment If the state only provides funding based on performance, then SB  678 grant awards would likely decline significantly.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

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

Feb 28, 2023 - Ultimately, the Legislature ’s financing approach will depend on how it weighs support for short-term budget priorities against reducing long-term budget obligations. However, given the current budget problem facing the state —including our office ’s assessment that the problem will likely be even larger than the Governor projects —and the state ’s relatively low DSR, the Legislature might want to switch to lease revenue bonds instead of cash financing for some of the projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4709