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.
- Completion Date: March 2024
- Response Date: April 2024
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.
- Estimated Completion Date: March 2024
- Response Date: October 2023
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.
- Estimated Completion Date: March 31, 2024
- Response Date: June 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2022-031
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.