Improving Parolee Substance Use Disorder Treatment Through Medi-Cal

Apr 14, 2021 - Currently, STOP providers submit their expenditures for reimbursement to the regional STOP contractors who then bill CDCR. Instead, we recommend requiring these providers to submit their expenditures for reimbursement to county behavioral health departments who would then submit their expenditures to DHCS for either state or federal reimbursement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4411

The 2017-18 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Criminal Justice Budget

Jan 27, 2017 - Expenditure Trends Total Spending Declined Between 2010-11 and 2012-13 . . . Over the past decade, total expenditures on judicial criminal justice programs has varied. As shown in Figure  1, criminal justice spending declined between 2010-11 and 2012-13, primarily due to two factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3539

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Justice Budget Proposals

Feb 23, 2023 - For example, wage theft ‑related legal action can address business practices (such as employee misclassification or tax evasion) that are harmful to workers. DOJ has provided sufficient workload justification for these proposals that suggests additional resources appear to be needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4701

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals

Feb 11, 2021 - The amount collected above the LCFF allotment is known as excess property tax. Because the amount of property tax revenue collected can change from year to year, the amount of excess property tax also can change from year to year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4362

Improving California’s Criminal Fine and Fee System

Jan 5, 2016 - The Legislature will want to consider whether to authorize additional sanctions and/or continue or modify existing sanctions (such as wage garnishments, tax liens, or holds on drivers ’ licenses). For example, under current law, collection programs can only direct the Department of Motor Vehicles to suspend the driver ’s license of an offender who fails to pay once .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3322

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

Jan 6, 2023 - This can make it difficult for the Legislature to ensure that the fees authorized annually align with expenditure levels that match legislative priorities and expectations for how such funding will be used.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4655

The 2021-22 Budget: Initial Comments on the Governor’s May Revision

May 17, 2021 - CAC = California Arts Council; CalVet = California Department of Veterans Affairs; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CDI = California Department of Insurance; CDT = California Department of Technology; SOC = Security Operations Center; IT = information technology; CMD = California Military Department; CPUC = California Public Utilities
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4432/6

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2018 - This is an increase of $302 million, or 2 percent, above estimated expenditures for the current year. The budget includes General Fund support for judicial and criminal justice programs of $13.9 billion in 2018‑19, which is an increase of $270 million, or 2 percent, over the current‑year level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3762

State Bar of California: Analysis of 1988 Legislation to Increase Member Dues [Publication Details]

Apr 1, 1988 - Our analysis examines each expenditure plan separately. The first chapter, which describes the expenditures proposed in conjunction with AB 4391, includes expenditures from the bar's General Fund and six special funds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/379

Increasing Oversight of the State Litigation Deposit Fund

Jan 28, 2021 - Accordingly, annual budget documents provided to the Legislature include fund condition statements reflecting revenues, expenditures, and the overall health of the fund. Additionally, the state budget reflects a specific appropriation from these funds to support DOJ.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4322