The 2025-26 Budget: Update on Implementation of New Firearm and Ammunition Tax

Feb 19, 2025 - The behavioral health training requirement is not contingent upon districts receiving funding from the state. If there is insufficient revenue in the GVPSS Fund to cover the cost of this training, districts would likely need to cover the costs using their general-purp ose funding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4970

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - As shown in Figure  5 , between 2009 ‑10 and 2018 ‑19, the amount spent statewide on district attorney offices and indigent defense per person increased, with the amount spent on district attorneys being higher.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - In 2022 ‑23, the state provided districts a total of $37  million Proposition  98 General Fund for apportionments generated on behalf of CCC students incarcerated at state prisons. Incarcerated Students Typically Do Not Pay CCC Enrollment Fee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2023-24 Budget: Sexual Assault Evidence Kits Testing Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, the Commission found that this statutory change imposed new state-mandated activities and costs on county and city law enforcement agencies —but not K-12 school district or community college district law enforcement agencies —in order for the time frames to be met.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4714

Retail Theft in California: Looking Back at a Decade of Change

Jun 12, 2025 - For  example, it could ask state ‑level agencies —including BSCC, CHP, and the Department of Justice —or statewide associations —such as the California District Attorneys Association or the California Retailer ’s Association —what venues or systems exist to facilitate capturing and sharing of promising  practices.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

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

Jan 13, 2022 - In addition, districts are in the midst of implementing many new programs and requirements included in the June 2021 budget plan. Due to these issues, we think districts have relatively limited capacity to implement additional programs in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2023-24 Budget: Racial and Identity Profiling Mandate

Feb 27, 2023 - Specifically, the Commission found that this requirement imposed new state-mandated activities and costs on county and city government agencies employing law enforcement officers for police protection services —but not K-12 school districts or community college districts that employ law enforcement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4715

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

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor proposes to pay down $8.4  billion of this amount, with districts receiving the associated cash in 2021 ‑22. Slightly more than $4  billion would remain deferred from 2021 ‑22 to 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - Third, consistent with an option we presented in our recent report, the administration is proposing trailer bill language to absorb school districts ’ room. We think all of these changes are reasonable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - Beginning January 2024, authorizes DOJ, district attorneys, or city attorneys seek civil penalties and reasonable attorney ’s fees and costs for violations of the law. DOJ seeks resources to process, investigate, and pursue such cases as well as any other legal violations that emerge.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701