The 2022-23 Budget: Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Jan 31, 2022 - Peace Officer Decertification Program Established by Chapter 409 of 2021 (SB 2, Bradford and Atkins). Prior to the enactment of SB 2, POST lacked the authority to suspend or revoke an officer’s basic certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4507

The 2024-25 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 23, 2024 - The analysis measured benefits to litigants as the money they saved as a result of using self-help centers, such as wages they would have otherwise lost from having to travel to court unnecessarily. The analysis measured costs as the cost to the courts of providing the self-help assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - Since most of these fees are charged by counties, the legislation provides $65  million annually from the General Fund for five years beginning in 2021 ‑22 to backfill revenues lost due to the elimination of these fees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 6, 2021 - The budget provides a total of $90  million General Fund in 2021 ‑22 to provide counties with a backfill related to revenues lost due to the elimination of various criminal justice-related fees. This amount consists of the following: $65  million annually for five years associated with 20 administrative fees eliminated by Chapter  92 of 2020 (AB  1869, Committee on Budget) as of July 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4460

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

Feb 23, 2026 - As part of the Governor ’s January budget proposal each year, DOF (1)  estimates the state savings resulting from Proposition  47 in the current year, which is then reflected in the budget as a transfer to the SNSF in the budget year and (2)  projects the estimated state savings that will occur in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5108

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

Sep 26, 2022 - The budget includes $50 million to provide counties with a backfill related to revenues lost from the elimination of 17 fees by Chapter 257 of 2021 (AB 177, Committee on Budget). These fees are generally related to diversion programs as well as to the collection of restitution or other criminal assessments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

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

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

Feb 23, 2026 - This includes ongoing funding for: (1) salary increases ($25.3 million) of mental health positions, (2) to establish the Office of the Receiver ($8.2 million) and (3) other consulting‑related expenses ($356,000).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5137

Addressing Chronic Vacancies in Prison Mental Health Care

Feb 23, 2026 - For example, it could (1)  make it easier to recruit staff located in areas with a wider pool of applicants, (2)  reduce the need for mental health staff at locations with large vacancies, and (3)  reduce the competition for mental health staff among adjacent facilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5134

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - It also includes $3.2  million annually (mainly General Fund) to maintain funding for carry concealed weapon license workload and about $2  million annually from the General Fund for increased firearms clearance workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085