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 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - Both components of the Governor ’s proposed augmentation provide Judicial Council with complete discretion over (1)  what the funds are used for and (2)  how the funds are allocated to the trial courts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

The 2023-24 Budget: Judicial Branch Budget Proposals

Feb 10, 2023 - For example, there will be a further decrease of about $50  million beginning in 2038 ‑39, and another of about $40  million in  2039 ‑40. Making Facility Modification Funding Permanent Helps Address Facility Needs, but Results in Additional General Fund Cost Pressures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4673

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 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

Achieving the Goals of the SB 678 County Probation Grant Program

Oct 10, 2023 - Tier 2 counties receive 40 percent of state savings they create. d High ‑performance grants are estimated as 5 percent of statewide savings divided between high ‑performing counties based on their proportionate share of the population of adults 18 to 25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4806

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

Oct 24, 2025 - It also includes a $40  million ongoing General Fund augmentation to help address increased trial court operation costs. Finally, it includes a net $19.8  million ongoing General Fund augmentation for increased trial court health and retirement benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

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

Sep 26, 2022 - These include (1) $40 million annually for three years to expand capacity in  residential facilities in the community that provide rehabilitative programming to eligible people nearing the end of their sentences  or on parole; (2) $20 million one time to establish the Rehabilitative Investment Grants for Healing and Transformation program in order to expand
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4625

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 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