The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This publication examines the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and prior-year reductions on trial court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4362

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - Assessment Ability ‑to ‑Pay Component Provides Meaningful Assistance to Lower ‑Income Individuals and Promotes Equity. As of November 2020, six courts offered the online ability ‑to ‑pay component of the pilot tool.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Study Not Helpful For the reasons described above, we find that CalHR ’s 2022 Unit  6 compensation study is not helpful in assessing how the state ’s total compensation for state correctional officers compares with the six counties included in the study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details]

Sep 7, 2023 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections). This review is pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4800

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Justice

Feb 19, 2025 - An alternative approach that uses a cost ‑sharing model by requiring BFS users to pay a portion of BFS costs would help address the weaknesses we see in the Governor ’s approach. First, since these forensic services are essential to their law enforcement and prosecutorial responsibilities, sharing the costs with these agencies —rather than having the state directly bearing all of the costs —is a more appropriate allocation of fiscal responsibility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4972

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch [Publication Details]

Feb 23, 2024 - This post provides an overview of the Governor’s 2024-25 proposed funding levels for the judicial branch and our assessments and recommendations on a proposal to provide $19 million ongoing General Fund to support self-help centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4848

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - Absent a continuation of this funding, self-help center service levels would decrease. Proposed Self-Help Funding Would Help Promote Equity. Additionally, funding for self-help centers helps promote equity.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - . $19.1  million General Fund annually for three years to continue funding for self-help services that was due to expire at the end 2020 ‑21. The budget package requires the judicial branch complete by January 2023 the cost-benefit analysis of self-help services that was originally required by the 2018 ‑19 budget package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Currently, the fund remains insolvent and is estimated to require a General Fund backfill in the tens of millions of dollars annually for at least a decade to maintain existing facility related activities and to pay the debt service for completed construction projects.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - In addition, CDCR provides technology ‑based education such as computer software designed to help inmates prepare for the high school equivalency exam, as well as peer mentors to help inmates develop basic literacy skills.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164