The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget plan also assumes that BSCC will receive $26  million in cannabis tax revenue for competitive grants to local governments to assist with public health and safety programs related to cannabis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4097

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - The board has a policy that the State Bar maintain a minimum reserve equaling at least 17  p ercent of its expenditures —this constitutes about two months ’ worth of expenditures. With most of the recent years ending with operating surpluses, the State Bar ’s reserves have grown in most years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

Improving California’s Prison Inmate Classification System

May 2, 2019 - Accordingly, CDCRs overly expansive exclusions on camp eligibly—which have contributed to the roughly 1,000 vacant camp beds—could be costing the state tens of millions of dollars annually in unnecessary expenditures on contract beds.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4023

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

Apr 10, 2019 - These direct and indirect benefits, if accomplished, could potentially reduce state expenditures —one of the purposes for reorganization listed in statute. What Are Potential Consequences of the Proposed Reorganization?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3998

The 2019-20 Budget: Analysis of Governor's Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 19, 2019 - (These totals do not include expenditures from local revenues or trial court reserves.) This increase reflects various proposals to increase spending, particularly for the support of trial courts. The major proposals include: $ 75  m illion in one ‑time General Fund support to Judicial Council for a grant program to fund the implementation, operation, or evaluation of programs or
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3940

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - Based on the recent federal approval of a similar tax in Michigan, federal approval of a reauthorized California MCO tax appears likely. Despite this development, the administration did not propose an extension of the MCO tax in 2019 ‑20, forgoing over $ 1  b illion in General Fund benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

The 2018-19 Budget: Criminal Justice Proposals

Feb 27, 2018 - The Governor’s budget proposes a total of $17.2 billion from various fund sources for judicial and criminal justice programs in 2018‑19. 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.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3762

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s Criminal Fine and Fee Proposals

Mar 3, 2017 - For example, the Legislature could approve an expenditure plan that ranks programs in priority order. To the extent revenues are lower than expected, lower priority programs would be required to implement additional expenditure reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3600

The 2017-18 Budget: Federal Receiver for Inmate Medical Services

Mar 3, 2017 - The Governor ’s budget proposes total expenditures of $2.1  billion for inmate medical care in 2017-18, which is an increase of $41  million (2  percent) from the 2016-17 level. This increase is primarily due to increased pharmaceutical drug costs and additional staff needed to support various medical care operations, such as the distribution of pharmaceutical drugs to inmates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3601