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The Budget Office identifies funding resources and needs, develops the department´s budget, and monitors activities that affect the budget. The resources need to support the projected growth in the state prison population, including funds to house and supervise offenders, plus those needed for support and administrative functions.
Additionally, funding is contained within the department´s budget for grants to local governments for supervision of offenders sentenced or sanctioned to 12 months or less, and supervision of probation and parole/post-prison populations. (A portion of these grants funds will now be retained by the department to manage those offenders in counties that elect to "opt out" of the Community Corrections Partnership Act - SB 1145.)
The budget document is updated to reflect the Governor´s priorities and again to reflect decisions made by the Legislature.
The monitoring function is critical. The Budget Office develops monthly projections to provide managers and the executive staff information to ensure the agency is on target with spending. When difficulties arise, such as prison populations that exceed budgeted levels, the office has lead responsibility to develop a rebalance plan.
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