The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations [Video]

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The 2015-16 Budget: Health Benefits for Retired State Employees - Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Background [Video]

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

Sep 9, 2025 - The agreement would adjust the state ’s contribution to be equivalent to the “80/80 ” formula where the state contributes 80  percent of the average premium for employees and 80  percent of the average premium for additional family members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The most common arrangement is called the “80/80 formula ” where the state pays a dollar amount up to 80  percent of an average premium for the employee and 80  percent of an average for any additional premiums for dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

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

Jun 27, 2025 - The proposed agreement would adjust the amount of money the state pays towards these benefits to maintain a state contribution equivalent to the 80/80 formula, whereby the state pays an amount equal to 80  percent of the weighted average of the basic health plan premiums for the employee and any eligible dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - For the term of the agreements, the state ’s contribution would be adjusted so that the state pays up to 80  percent of an average of CalPERS premium costs plus up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members —referred to as the “80/80 formula. ” The state ’s contributions would not be increased after the agreements expire unless provided in a future agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - The state caps the amount of vacation or annual leave that most state workers —including Unit 9 —may accumulate at 640 hours (80 days). Under state policy, employees continue to accrue leave even if their leave balances exceed the cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - The proposed agreement would adjust the flat dollar state contribution as premiums change each year for the duration of the agreement so that the state ’s contribution would be up to 80  percent of an average California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) premium costs and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - The proposed agreement would adjust the flat dollar state contribution as premiums change each year for the duration of the agreement so that the state ’s contribution would be up to 80  percent of an average California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) premium cost and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617