The Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) released a report looking
at the fiscal impacts of Proposition 47 on the state. Proposition
47, approved by voters in 2014, made significant changes to
California’s criminal justice system. The measure reduced the
penalties for certain non-violent, non-serious drug and property
crimes.
The resulting state savings from Proposition 47 would be spent on
mental health and substance use services, truancy and dropout
prevention and victim services. The report:
2016-17 Budget: Fiscal Impacts of Proposition 47 looks at the
framework for meeting fiscal requirements, how much money should
be deposited to the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Fund (SNSF) in
2016-17, how to pay for the SNSF deposit in 2016-17 and the
allocation management of SNSF funds.
