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LAO and administration spar over SB 678 funding formula changes; LAO urges oversight and technical fixes
Summary
The Legislative Analyst's Office and the Department of Finance briefed the Assembly subcommittee on a trailer‑bill to change the SB 678 community corrections performance incentive formula, proposing a maintenance payment and baseline changes; LAO and Judicial Council urged different baselines, better oversight, and rejection of a growth payment.
Orlando Sanchez of the Legislative Analyst's Office told the Assembly subcommittee that the SB 678 community corrections performance incentive program—which shares state savings with counties for reducing prison commitments—has grown out of alignment with its original goals because of policy and sentencing changes. The LAO recommended technical corrections and stronger oversight to preserve incentives while improving transparency.
At the hearing, Justin Adelman of the Department of Finance described the administration's trailer‑bill approach: create a maintenance payment equal to roughly 80% of proposed awards (about $103 million) to…
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