The 2019-20 Budget: Reorganization of the Division of Juvenile Justice

Apr 10, 2019 - For example, DJJ would likely need to establish its own offices or divi sions to oversee its budget and develop population projections, which would likely require additional staff and funding that could not simply be redirected from CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47

Feb 12, 2016 - This amount simply reflects the total amount that was provided to courts in the 2015 –16 budget for increased Proposition  47 workload related to resentencing. As we discuss in more detail below, this amount includes costs related to 2014 –15 , as well as excludes other workload costs in 2015 –16 resulting from the measure for which the Governor is proposing to fund as part of his proposed budget for 2016 –17 .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3352

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - This additional time could be needed for various reasons, including to ensure that all participants have the ability to be heard (which could simply require more time and resources) or to address conflicting interpretations or app lication of the language (which could be resolved legislatively or through statewide Judicial Council guidance).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

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

Jun 12, 2025 - These changes simply allow for them to be given longer incarceration terms. Increased Capacity to Detect and Respond to Retail Crime. As discussed below, various other changes are intended to create increased capacity to detect and respond to retail crime with a focus on more sophisticated retail crime rings and people who engage in repeated and/or high ‑volume thefts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5055

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - For example, the convenience of remote proceedings could result in more individuals choosing to interact with the court in a manner that requires more resources (such as by contesting a violation rather than simply paying for the fines and fees for the infraction).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2020-21 Budget: Effectively Managing State Prison Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2020 - The study did not consider other potential operational cost savings or programmatic benefits that could be achieved by redesigning, relocating, or consolidating facilities rather than simply repairing or rebuilding them similar to their current designs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4186

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - For example, it is difficult to assess whether reductions in the number of people on county felony supervision sent to prison are the result of improvements in county supervision practices or simply the result of fewer people being eligible for prison due to the 2011 public safety realignment and Proposition  47.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

The California State Bar: Assessment of Proposed Disciplinary Case Processing Standards

Jan 6, 2023 - The Legislature will want to consider whether there should be case processing standards to monitor the entire disciplinary process or simply OCTC. Focusing on the entire system places responsibility on the State Bar to ensure that OCTC and SBC coordinate effectively with one another.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - In the past, the State Bar projected its revenues by simply applying a growth factor to the total fee revenues received in the past. The State Bar recently changed its methodology so that it now projects fee revenues by first projecting the number of licensees it expects will pay fees in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Put simply, the Governor ’s budget aims to address a large array of proposals, across many issue areas, with relatively small dollar amounts. We recommend the Legislature consider whether this approach aligns with its own priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135