Overview

• Expenditure Proposal and Trends
• Spending by Major Program
• Major Budget Changes

Crosscutting Issues

• Restructuring Local Assistance for Public Safety
• State’s Role in Funding Local Public Safety Programs
• Assistance the State Provides to Local Governments for Public Safety
• Program Funds Disbursed by SCO
• Overview
• Local Public Safety Fund
• Citizens’ Option for Public Safety/ Juvenile Justice Crime Prevention Act
• Small/Rural Sheriffs Grant Program
• Local Detention Facility Subventions
• Programs Administered by CDCR
• Juvenile Probation and Camps Funding
• Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction Grant Program
• Programs Administered by DOJ
• Programs Administered by OES
• War on Methamphetamine Program
• Vertical Prosecution Grant Program
• High Technology Theft Apprehension and Prosecution Program
• Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement Teams Program
• Rural Crime Prevention Programs
• Gang Violence Suppression Multi–Component Program
• Multi–Agency Gang Enforcement Consortium Program
• CALGANG Program
• Summary of LAO Recommendations

Departmental Issues

• Judicial Branch (0250)
• Cost–Saving Options for the Judicial Branch
• Suspension of Automatic Funding Increase for Trial Courts
• Electronic Court Reporting
• Competitive Bidding for Court Security
• Recognizing Delays in the Appointment of Judges
• Adjustments in Civil Filing Fees
• Capital Outlay (0250)
• Withhold Recommendation on Funding for New Courthouses
• Proposal to Relocate Headquarters Is Premature
• Office of the Inspector General (0552)
• Request for More Funds and Staff Not Justified
• Department of Justice (0820)
• Cost–Saving Options for DOJ
• Reducing High Vacancy Rates in DOJ May Create Savings
• Charging State and Local Agencies Lab Fees
• Writs and Appeals Request Should Be Reduced
• Proposal to Relocate Headquarters Is Premature
• Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board (1870)
• What Does the Board Do?
• Short–Run Stability, Long–Run Potential for Problems in the Restitution Fund
• Restitution Funds Balance Could Be Transferred to General Fund in the Short Term
• Increased Victim Claims and Support for Other Programs May Leave Fund Short in the Future
• Administrative Costs and Fund Revenues Warrant Scrutiny
• Department of Corrections And Rehabilitation (5225)
• Budget Overview
• Proposed CDCR Operations Budget
• Current–Year Operating Deficiency
• Capital Outlay Budget Proposal
• Department Has Not Provided Reports to Legislature
• Adult Corrections (5225)
• Who Is in Prison?
• Inmate and Parole Population Management Issues
• Inmate Population Projected to Increase
• Caseload Will Likely Require Further Adjustment
• Budget Process for Population Changes Needs More Work
• Current Steps in the Population Budgeting Process
• State’s Approach Is Ineffective, Inefficient, and Lacks Transparency
• Ineffective Approach to Identify Actual Budgetary Needs
• Inefficient Use of Staff Resources
• Lack of Transparency
• Status of Recent Efforts to Improve the Process
• Further Steps Necessary to Improve Population Budget Methodology
• CDCR Should Continue Current Efforts to Improve Transparency
• State Should Develop New Method for Changes in Prison Population
• Administration’s Population Reduction Proposals Not Best Options for Public Safety
• Budget’s Population Reduction Proposals
• Major Problems With Administration Proposals
• Better Options Available to Reduce Inmate and Parole Populations
• LAO Alternative: Change Wobblers to Misdemeanors
• Other Prison Population Reduction Alternatives Could Be Considered
• LAO Alternative: Adopt Earned Discharge Instead of Summary Parole
• CDCR Should Report on Implementation Issues
• Other Correctional Program Issues
• Offset Funding for Community Work Crews
• Reprioritizing Workforce Investment Act Discretionary Funds
• Adult Correctional Health Services (5225)
• Appointment of New Receiver May Signal Shift in Approach to Remedying Inmate Medical Care (5225)
• Background
• Appointment of New Receiver Raises Three Key Questions
• The Governor’s 2008–09 Budget Proposal for the Receiver
• Spending Proposal Raises Key Issues for the Legislature
• Budget Plan Omits Large Funding Requests Submitted by Receivership
• Proposal to Eliminate Reserve Aligns Receivership With Budget Process
• Early Release Proposal Would Reduce Medical Costs
• Legislature Lacks Information to Support Shift of Bond Funding
• Analyst’s Recommendations
• Funding Sought for Health Operations And Court Compliance
• Relocation of DCHCS
• Staff Increases for the Inmate Dental Services Program
• Armstrong Court Compliance Plan
• Juvenile Justice (5225)
• Who Is in the Division of Juvenile Facilities?
• Institutional Population Modestly Lower Than Estimated
• Capital Outlay (5225)
• Implementing AB 900’s Infill Bed Plan: Progress and Concerns
• Background
• How the AB 900 Projects Have Progressed
• Infill Bed Plan Has Changed Significantly
• Implications of the Revised Infill Bed Plan
• Analyst’s Recommendations
• Condemned Inmate Complex at San Quentin Raises Key Questions