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

View on YouTube . To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Health Benefits for Retired State Employees: Recommendations March 16, 2015
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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 Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - Staffing Rotation Models. As we referenced in our March 2024 analysis , CalFire intends to adjust its staffing rotation to a platoon model where firefighters rotate on and off duty as a group rather than individually.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - How the Local Wage Supplement Model Works The local wage supplement model was initially established as a part of the 2017 ‑18 budget package. In March  2018, additional clarifying language was passed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

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

Jun 27, 2025 - This agreement could be used as a model for agreements with the other 13 bargaining units with active agreements if they choose to come to the table this year. Further, this agreement could serve as a precedent for any policies that the administration might seek to impose on any of the other bargaining units (whether they have an active MOU or not) should the final budget package grant the administration that authority.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - As such, whatever is ratified under a Unit 6 agreement will create a precedent that likely will be used as a model for successor agreements with the other six bargaining units expected to come to the table this ye ar.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Increased Risk of Floods Climate models predict that California will experience less frequent but more intense storm patterns in the coming decades, including the state ’s precipitation more frequently falling as rain rather than snow compared to historical trends.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Funding Plan May Not Meet Principle of “Shared Responsibility”

Feb 2, 2016 - For example, in a hearing of the Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Committee, an administration official commented that “everyone will be contributing more. ” The administration continues to stress this principle, as the Governor ’s January 2016 budget summary describes the funding plan as “based on a model of shared responsibility. ” Below, we examine whether the state will incur
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3337

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

May 16, 2017 - One type of stochastic modeling is referred to as “Monte Carlo simulations. ” These simulations test the effect of many random investment return scenarios in the future to determine a range of probable changes to contributions to a pension system over time.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The budget also provides $ 600  m illion for two new grant programs: (1) $ 300  m illion for grants to help low ‑performing schools and districts improve their performance and (2) $ 300  m illion for schools that implement the community schools model —which typically integrates health, mental health, and other services for students and families and provides these services directly on school campuses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135