The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - This report would capture all stops conducted in 2022. As such, 2022-23 will be the first year in which the full-year costs of all agencies complying with these requirements will be observed. Future Fiscal Effects Difficult to Estimate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - We recommend expanding the licensing exemptions so that all out ‑of ‑state mental health providers already licensed in their respective state no longer need to acquire a California license to work at CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2026-27 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 23, 2026 - CDCR ’s implementation of the suicide prevention program continues to be a challenge because CDCR has not been able to demonstrate compliance with all portions of the plan. In addition, it is not clear what barriers exist to implementing the plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

The 2026-27 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 23, 2026 - In addition, Proposition  47 specified that all thefts of property worth $950 or less are misdemeanors. Previously, some of these crimes could be punished as felonies depending on the type of property taken or if the defendant had certain previous theft-related convictions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 11, 2026 - Concerns With DROS Special Account Insolvency Led to Greater Use of General Fund … As shown in Figure  2, support for BOF followed a fee-based funding structure through 2018-19, with all BOF costs supported by special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5118

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - In c ontrast, per arrest spending on district attorney offices for almost three ‑fourths of all counties was between $800 to $2,400 per arrest. All three comparisons discussed above demonstrate greater levels of funding for district attorney offices than indigent defense.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - The judicial branch currently manages around 430 facilities across all 58 counties. Its facility program is responsible for various activities including maintaining these facilities, managing leases, and constructing new courthouses to replace outdated facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - First, the Legislature may wish to consider whether counties have the capacity to increase their funding for behavioral health to meet the Behavioral Health Continuum grant proposal ’s match requirement without reducing existing services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 Budget: Governor’s Public Safety Package

Feb 17, 2022 - Local law enforcement agencies receiving grants would be requi red to provide a 10  percent match for any awarded state funds. According to the administration, the intent of these local gun buyback programs is to safely get guns off the street and dispose of them as well as promote awareness of gun and youth violence.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4546

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

Jan 6, 2023 - This can make it difficult for the Legislature to ensure that the fees authorized annually align with expenditure levels that match legislative priorities and expectations for how such funding will be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655