The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - However, the final pieces of a cost ‑benefit analysis —specifically ( 1)  c alculating the monetary value of identified benefits, ( 2)  i dentifying the corresponding costs, and ( 3)  i dentifying the net benefit of the various self ‑help delivery methods by case type —are not included in the report.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - However, the nonfederal share of the Medi ‑Cal funded session is $ 65 i f the federal government reimburses 50  p ercent of the cost and only $ 13 i f the federal government reimburses 90  p ercent of the costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - DOJ requests resources to develop such guidelines, responding to i nquiries, providing technical assistance to local agencies, and enforce compliance. Chapter 986 of 2022 (SB 863, Min) Authorizes interagency domestic violence death review teams to assist local agencies identify and review domestic violence near ‑death cases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - Statute requires the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) to ( 1)  m aintain minimum standards for the construction and operation of these facilities, ( 2)  i nspect each facility every two years for compliance with the standards, and ( 3)  i ssue certain public reports on the inspection results.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2022-23 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 26, 2022 - The remaining funds are allocated directly to i ndividual local governments and community-based organizations for specific purposes, such as upgrading infrastructure. (For more information on Control Section  19.56, please see the “Targeted Legislative Augmentations” section of our Other Provisions spending plan post.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - Having such analyses could provide the Legislature with the necessary information to determine whether statutory changes or i nformal feedback to the State Bar are needed. Making such decisions prior to the completion of a comprehensive staffing analysis could help ensure the resulting the staffing analysis reflects the Legislature ’s perspective and expectations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Below, we describe i n more detail the categories of such metrics. Workload Metrics. Workload metrics provide more objective and actionable ways of evaluating indigent defense performance as they generally help measure what activities an office and/or individual has worked on or completed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

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

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

Jan 13, 2022 - In addition, in light of the latitude requested by the administration for use of this funding, particularly i n the near term, we suggest the Legislature require a regular annual update on the use of the $300  million funding with release of the Governor ’s budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - As shown in Figure  3 , of the total amount transferred, the amount transferred to the General Fund was comparatively low —ranging from $ 62  m illion in 2011 ‑ 12 t o a little more than $4, 000 i n 2015 ‑16.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322