The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - Analysis Predicting AB  5 Workload Difficult at This Early Stage . . . As we noted earlier, at this time we cannot predict how many contractors will be reclassified and hired as employees due to AB  5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: State’s Future Responsibility for CalSTRS Uncertain

Feb 2, 2016 - In the context of current statewide teacher payroll, the difference between these two extremes is roughly $5 billion —more than three times the state ’s current contribution to CalSTRS ’ main pension program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3336

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Sep 1, 2023 - These provisions would result in 49  percent of Unit 12 members receiving no salary adjustment in 2024 ‑25. 5  Percent SSA to Foundation Drillers. The 16 FTE employees in one of three Foundation Driller classifications would receive a 5  percent pay increase. 4  Percent Top Step Increase to All Other Unit 12 Classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Administration Assumes Annual GSI of 4  Percent During Term of Agreement. The administration ’s fiscal estimates assume that the result of the salary survey would increase Unit 5 base pay by 4  percent in 2024-25, 3.9  percent in 2025-26, and 4  percent in 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Conclusion

Feb 2, 2016 - Meanwhile, that calculation, coupled with CalSTRS ’ treatment of the higher teacher contributions required by the funding law, have increased the school and community college district share from $47 billion to $58 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3339

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - Figure 4 compares these rates over time. Pay Loan Back Over Next Eight Years or So. The administration has not determined a precise plan for the state General Fund and other funds to repay the $6  billion loan from the PMIA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - A changing climate presents California with five key climate hazards: (1)  higher temperatures and extreme heat events, (2)  more severe wildfires, (3)  more frequent and intense droughts, (4)  flooding due to extreme precipitation events, and (5)  coastal flooding and erosion from sea ‑level rise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - The 2024 MOU included pay increases in 2025-26 of (1)  between 4  percent and 5  percent for employees at the top step of their classification ’s salary range and (2)  3  percent for employees not at the top step of their classification ’s salary range.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Aug 8, 2019 - The agreement would provide 58 classifications Special Salary Adjustments (SSAs). In total, as shown in Figure  2, about 80  percent of the bargaining unit would receive SSAs in addition to the GSIs described above.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4085

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Unit 8 rank-and-file, managerial, and supervisorial employees account for less than 4  percent of the total FTE in the state workforce and about 4  percent of the state ’s General Fund payroll expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066