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 - Second, the EAF Program provides grants to more than 100 legal services providers (such as Legal Aid) across the state to support legal services or assistance to low-income or self-represented people.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4848

Assessing Community College Programs at State Prisons

Jul 1, 2024 - Students apply for a waiver by completing a CCC application (known as the “Community College Promise Grant Application ”) or a federal application (known as the “Free Application for Federal Student Aid ” or FAFSA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4913

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - For instance the state currently does not have an emergency financial aid program for community college students (although it does have traditional financial aid programs for these students). Deciding how to best allocate state emergency financial aid funds could take extra time and deliberation, especially as the Legislature would want to consider how any potential state allocation methods could interact with federal allocation methods.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The largest of these are: $1.3  billion in funding for the School Facilities Aid Program, $1.2  billion for various transportation projects, and $545  million for clean energy and building decarbonization.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

Assessing the Provision of Criminal Indigent Defense

Sep 22, 2022 - Minimum quality guidelines or standards have been established by various international and national organizations (such as the American Bar Association and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association) as well as state and local entities (such as the California State Bar and the Michigan Indigent Defense Commission).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4623

The 2023-24 Budget: The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 16, 2023 - According to the department, these cameras are also used to deter and aid in investigations of other incidents, such as assaults, riots, and contraband trafficking involving people in prison. In total, the state has provided funding to CDCR for the installation of AVSS at 22 prisons and body ‑worn cameras at 10  prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4686

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - To help self ‑represented individuals access the court system, the judicial branch offers or partners with other legal stakeholders (such as county law libraries or the State Bar) to provide various services and programs —such as legal aid and in ‑person self ‑help centers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

The 2020-21 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 18, 2020 - The requested funding also includes a portion of the salaries for financial aid analysts and the Director of Financial Aid at each CSU campus despite the fact that the inmates would not receive financial aid as their costs would be covered by CDCR.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4164