This presentation concerns discussion of global state budgeting for public safety concept.
Official proposal and impact statementPresentation2026-351
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Discussion of global state budgeting for public safety concept
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Current proposal · not final actionPresentation 2026-351
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Informal briefing and discussion of a concept Councilor Novick will raise with the Local Public Safety Coordinating Council on October 26, 2026. District attorneys currently have, in effect, an unlimited budget for state prison space, with no opportunity to weigh the cost-effectiveness of prison against other public safety interventions. The concept would have the state give each county an overall public safety budget, similar to how it gives each school district an overall education budget, and let Local Public Safety Coordinating Councils decide how to spend it. Prison costs would be charged against that budget, which could result in less use of prison and more investment in other interventions.
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