Report 2022-031 Recommendation 5 Responses

Report 2022-031: The State Bar of California: It Will Need a Mandatory Licensing Fee Increase in 2024 to Support Its Operations (Release Date: April 2023)

Recommendation #5 To: Bar of California, State

To ensure that it appropriately plans for its upcoming funding needs and takes all steps possible to maintain an adequate reserve level, the State Bar should reinstitute its practice of producing and posting on its public website forecasts for its general fund starting with its 2024 budget. These forecasts should encompass at least the following three years.

1-Year Agency Response

The State Bar has fully implemented this recommendation. The 2024 budget, posted on the State Bar's website at the link provided in the attachment, includes forecasts for 2025 to 2027.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented

6-Month Agency Response

The State Bar remains on track to fully implement this recommendation by March 2024.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending

60-Day Agency Response

The State Bar plans to post on its public website forecasts for its General Fund starting with the 2024 budget. The State Bar will submit the 2024 budget in February 2024.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending

All Recommendations in 2022-031

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.