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

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

A Review of State Standards and Inspections for Local Detention Facilities

Feb 16, 2021 - To pay for this realigned workload, the state provides counties with a portion of annual state sales tax revenue, which has totaled around $ 1  b illion in recent years. Counties use a significant share of these funds to support jails.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4371

The 2021-22 Budget: Trial Court Operations Proposals [Publication Details]

Feb 11, 2021 - This publication examines the impacts of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and prior-year reductions on trial court operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4362

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

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

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

Jan 10, 2021 - The administration estimates direct COVID-19 expenditures, which we do not consider discretionary, are higher by $4.4  billion compared to the budget act assumption. (We define direct COVID-19 expenditures to include expenses for testing, contact tracing, and vaccine distribution.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - Accordingly, the fewer inmates and wards it is responsible for, the smaller CDCR ’s food and clothing expenditures will be. In addition, reductions in the size of the parole population will reduce CDCR ’s workload associated with supervising parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304?utm_source=laowww&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=4304

The 2021-22 Budget: State Correctional Population Outlook

Nov 19, 2020 - Accordingly, the fewer inmates and wards it is responsible for, the smaller CDCR ’s food and clothing expenditures will be. In addition, reductions in the size of the parole population will reduce CDCR ’s workload associated with supervising parolees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4304

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 22, 2020 - Excess Property Tax Offset. The budget includes a $93.3  million reduction in General Fund support for trial court operations in 2020 ‑21 in order to reflect the availability of property tax revenue in accordance with Control Section 15.45 and Section 2578 of the Education Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4288