The 2023-24 Budget: California Spending Plan Series [Publication Details]

Oct 2, 2023 - Each year, our office publishes California Spending Plan, a series of publications that summarize the annual state budget. The final version of Overview of the California Spending Plan is presented here along with short online posts that focus on major areas and features of the 2023-24 budget package. As these posts become available, we will add them below.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4835

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies [Publication Details]

May 24, 2023 - As part of the May Revision, the Governor proposed amending Section 19826 of the Government Code to establish a biennial compensation report for state employees. This post is our analysis of the Governor’s proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4773

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Because the State Constitution requires the state to pass a balanced budget, the Governor must propose solutions when the administration estimates the state faces a budget problem. The state has many types of solutions —or tools —for addressing a budget problem, but the most important include: reserve withdrawals, spending reductions, revenue increases, and cost shifts (for example, between funds).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - For context, the state ’s total leave balance liability across state government is billions of dollars. State Attorney Compensation State Attorney Compensation Continues to Lag Local Government and Private Sector Counterparts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - As Table 2 of that report indicates, the study compares state firefighter compensation with the compensation received by firefighters employed by 20 local government fire departments across the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The CalHR compensation study indicates that Unit 9 vacancy rates and turnover rates are similar to state averages. This suggests that the state likely does not face any systemic statewide recruitment or retention issues for state engineers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - Other Major Issues Allows for Reopening of Agreement to Address Issues With California State Payroll System. The State Controller ’s Office and CalHR are developing a new information technology system that the state will use to process payroll.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - On January 10, 2023, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662/2

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - On January 10, 2023, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662/1

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - On January 10, 2023, Governor Newsom presented his proposed state budget to the Legislature. In this report, we provide a brief summary of the proposed budget based on our initial review. In the coming weeks, we will analyze the plan in more detail and release several additional budget analyses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662/3