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California’s main statewide law enforcement agency took an overall cut in its 2023-2024 Fiscal Year budget, but received sought-after funding for several significant technology initiatives.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) saw its portion of the state budget shrink from $3.3 billion in FY 2022-23 to $3.2 billion in FY 2023-24, or by about 3 percent. The trim was about $85.9 million. Despite that decrease, CHP got the funding it asked for on its own and in partnership with other state entities to further several important tech and innovation projects, and saw its positions rise from 11,236 to 11,252.
The monies received included:
- $849,000 from the General Fund for the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC), which is part of the California Governor’s Office of…
