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 - The agreement specifies that, following the 3  percent SSA mentioned above, the Senior Maintenance Aide (Seasonal) classification ’s pay range would be adjusted (1)  to ensure that the minimum step of the classification is 5  percent above the maximum step of the Maintenance Aide (Seasonal) classification and (2)  such that there are 5  percent differentials between each step of the salary range.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

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

Feb 11, 2020 - It does not include (1)  self-employed managers, who may be small business owners; (2)  self-employed truckers, journalists, or drivers, whose status is being decided in the courts; or (3)  self-employed workers in professions exempt from the ABC test under AB  5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The administration ’s fiscal estimates indicate that about 235 rank-and-file employees and about 58 excluded employees receive this payment and that the provision would increase annual state costs by $699,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

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

May 16, 2017 - They are: (1) certain budgetary liabilities (including the amounts the state ’s General Fund owes special funds, as described above), (2) certain payments of statewide pension system liabilities, and (3) prefunding for state retiree health benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

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

Aug 8, 2019 - The study looked at the compensation levels of four occupation groups within Bargaining Unit 7: (1) detectives and criminal investigators; (2) police and sheriff’s patrol officers; (3) police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers; and (4) forensic technicians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4085

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Jan 23, 2017 - Units 5 (Highway Patrol) and 8 have been the main exception to this trend with agreements that typically have terms longer than three years. The proposed Unit 8 agreement would be in effect for four and one-half years—from January 1, 2017 through July 1, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3534

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - During PLP 2025 under the agreement, (1)  employees would continue working their assigned work schedules, (2)  pay would be reduced by 2.5  percent, (3)  overtime would be calculated based on employees ’ full salary (not the reduced salary), (4)  fire protection employees would receive six hours of PLP 2025 leave credit each month, (5)  specialty
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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