The 2025-26 Budget: Estimated State Savings From Proposition 47

Feb 26, 2025 - …Causing Proposition  47 Savings to Be Likely Underestimated. By overestimating the impact of Proposition  36, the administration underestimates the remaining prison population reduction still attributable to Proposition  47.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4991

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - The spending plan includes $169  million for CDFA from Proposition  4, which we discuss in more detail in a separate budget and policy post — The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Proposition 4. Baseline Ongoing Reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/

The 2019-20 Budget: Deferred Maintenance

Feb 8, 2019 - Figure 2 Administration ’s 2019 ‑20 Deferred Maintenance Proposals ( In Millions) Hastings College of the Law 1.0 $613.6 a Funds can also be spent on on ‑campus childcare facilities. b $34 million from the General Fund and $11.6 million from Proposition 68 ($11.5 million of the Proposition 68 amount can also be spent on projects that increase tourism and visitor
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3929

The 2025-26 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 25, 2025 - Includes Crimes That Were Not Affected by Proposition   36. The methodology counts 2013 ‑14 prison admissions for people who were convicted of receiving stolen property. However, this crime was generally not affected by Proposition  36.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4986

The 2025-26 Budget: SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Apr 11, 2025 - This means it would not be adjusted for policy changes such as Proposition  36 (2024). Proposition  36 increased punishment for various theft and drug crimes, which could make it easier for people to fail-to-prison while on county felony supervision.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5031

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Proposition   98 Is Colleges ’ Main Source of Funding. Proposition  98 (1988) sets aside a minimum amount of funding for schools and community colleges based upon a set of constitutional formulas. Proposition  98 funding comes from the state General Fund and certain local property tax revenues.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

Ten Years Later: Progress Towards Expending the 2006 Bond Funds

Jan 3, 2017 - In November 2006, voters approved over $42  billion in bonds for the following major infrastructure-related purposes: transportation ( Proposition 1B ), housing ( Proposition 1C ), K-12 and higher education ( Proposition 1D ), flood control ( Proposition 1E ), and natural resources ( Proposition 84 ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3519

The 2024-25 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Sep 10, 2024 - These funds are being loaned from unspent monies that support the board ’s Proposition  64 Public Health and Safety Grant Program. $75  million augmentation in 2024-25 and ongoing from the newly created Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety fund, which receives revenues from a new firearm and ammunition tax.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4924

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - The constitution also requires the state to make deposits into a Proposition   98 r eserve when a series of conditions are met. Under the administration ’s estimates, the balance of the Proposition   98 r eserve would reach $ 487  m illion at the end of 2020 ‑21.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2015-16 Budget: Effectively Implementing the 2014 Water Bond [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2015 - On November 4, 2014, voters approved the water bond measure—Proposition 1. In this report, we (1) describe Proposition 1, (2) review the Governor’s proposals to implement the bond, (3) identify key implementation principles, and (4) recommend steps for the Legislature to ensure that the bond is implemented effectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3171