The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The 2018 ‑ 19 b udget approved the first step of this plan by providing an across ‑the ‑board 10  p ercent grant increase effective April 1, 2019. The Governor ’s budget proposes to further increase CalWORKs grants by 13. 1  p ercent, which would raise grant levels to 50  p ercent of FPL for a family of three.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - We raised concerns in 2019 that CalHR withheld (and continues to withhold) a compensation study it completed in 2018 (see our June 2019 analysis ) and proceeded to not produce compensation studies in 2019, 2020, or 2021 despite new agreements being submitted to the Legislature in those years (see our June 2021 analysis ).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - The budget provides $8.1  billion from various funds for debt service payments in 2019 ‑20. This represents an increase of 1  percent from 2018 ‑19. This total includes $7.1  billion for general obligation bonds ($4.7  billion from the General Fund) and $1  billion for lease revenue bonds ($651  million from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Pensions

Oct 12, 2020 - Figure  1 lays out this change between the 2019 and 2020 budgets in the state ’s plan to use the $3.15  billion for districts. Figure 1 Supplanting and Supplemental Pension Payments on Behalf of Districts Made in 2019 ‑20 Budget Act Repurposed as All Supplanting Payments by 2020 ‑21 Budget Act (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4279

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 26, 2019 - Limits 2019 ‑20 Salary Increase to 3  Percent . . . Based on the compensation survey of the five local governments, the highway patrol officers ’ pay increased about 3.5  percent on July 1, 2019. The proposed agreement temporarily reduces this pay increase to 3  percent beginning the pay period following ratification of the agreement. . . .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4089

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 6, 2019 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000) Tweet September 6, 2019 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000) Late August 30, 2019, the administration posted on the California Department of Human Resources ’ (CalHR ’s) website a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientists)

Aug 28, 2018 - Pay Increase for All Unit 10 Members in 2019-20 and 2020-21. The agreement would provide all Unit 10 members a 5  percent General Salary Increase (GSI) effective July 1, 2019 and an additional 5  percent GSI effective July 1, 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3881

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - Retroactively to July  1, 2019, each Unit 2 member who is the primary recipient of a CalPERS health plan would receive a monthly payment of $260 for the 12 months of 2019 ‑20. The payment would be subject to Medicare and Social Security payroll deductions, but would not be subject to CalPERS pension contributions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18 (Psychiatric Technicians)

Jan 9, 2020 - Employees represented by CAPT currently work under an agreement that expired July 1, 2019. State law generally provides that the terms of an expired MOU remain in effect until a successor agreement is ratified.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4134

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - As mentioned earlier, the Governor proposes a year ‑end balance in the SFEU of $1. 6  b illion. This represents a $ 230  m illion increase relative to the enacted level of the fund for the end of 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135