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^[PDF] MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13

The agreement does not specify how the bonus affects the state’s costs towards employees’ salary-driven benefi ts (such as pensions, Social Security, and Medicare). The administration, however, indicates that the bonus is subject to Social Security and Medicare but does not affect the state’s costs towards employees’ state pension benefi ts.  Treatment of Leave When Calculating Mandatory Overtime Pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/MOU/2014/MOU-BU-13-082514.pdf

Trial Court Operations Funding

May 20, 2014 - The administration has also in dicated that future funding for such costs will be provided if the trial courts make sufficient progress in complying with the Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), such as by increasing the amount some trial court employees contribute towards their retirement costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Recommendations/Details/811

Use of school, college, and university sex-segregated facilities and student participation in athletic programs and activities based on their gender identity. [Ballot]

Oct 17, 2023 - Girls State and Boys State Conferences. The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Organization operate separate week-long leadership conferences for high school students known as Boys State and Girls State conferences.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-019

^[PDF] MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13

The PLP is fundamentally the same policy as furloughs, except PLP is established through the collective bargaining process.  Employee Pension Contributions. The expired MOU requires employees to contribute an additional 5 percent of their monthly pay toward their pension.  Pay Increases to Top Step in 2013-14.
https://lao.ca.gov/mou/2014/MOU-BU-13-051914.pdf

The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details]

Apr 21, 2021 - The State Appropriations Limit [Publication Details] HTML Description: This report: (1) describes how appropriations limits work for the state, school districts, and local governments in California; (2) explains why the limit is a constraint for state government; and (3) concludes with a variety of short- and long-term policy options—both of which we think the Legislature will need to take—in response to the issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4416

Personal finance education. [Ballot]

Oct 25, 2023 - This minimum requirement changes over time based on changes in state revenues, or the econom y and the number of students attending school. The state meets the minimum requirement by providing schools with funding from local property tax revenue and state tax revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2023-022

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan [Publication Details]

Oct 12, 2022 - Each year, our office publishes the California Spending Plan to summarize the annual state budget. This publication provides an overview of the 2022-23 Budget Act, gives a brief description of how the budget process unfolded, and then highlights major features of the budget approved by the Legislature and signed by the Governor.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4616

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan

Oct 12, 2022 - SAL = state appropriations limit; CAC = California Arts Council; CSSSA = California State Summer School for the Arts; CDE = California Department of Education; CDFA = California Department of Food and Agriculture; CSL = California State Library; CTC = Commission on Teacher Credentialing; DCA = Department of Consumer Affairs; DCC = Department of
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4616/1

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Nov 6, 2023 - CCL ’s Home Care Services Bureau is responsible for the state ’s Home Care Program, which licenses and oversees home care organizations and maintains the state ’s registry of independent home care aides.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4812/8