The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - An example of the state doing this was in 2006 when the state and California Statewide Law Enforcement Association agreed that the state would reduce its contribution towards health premiums of employees represented by Bargaining Unit 7 from the “85/80 formula” to the less generous 80/80 formula.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - About 85  percent of the turnover among Dentists is due to retirement. Voluntary Separations Leading Cause of Turnover Among Family Medicine Physicians and Psychiatrists. Both Family Medicine Physicians and Psychiatrists have turnover rates (9.2  percent and 8.7  percent, respectively) that are above the state average.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Jan 23, 2017 - Specifically, the state pays up to 85  percent of the weighted average of the basic health benefit plan premium for the employee and 80  percent of the weighted average of the additional premiums required for dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3534

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - The administration’s fiscal estimates take into consideration the growth in CalFire staffing levels and assume that staffing at CalFire increases by 565 full-time-equivalent employees—relative to staffing levels in 2020-21—about 85 percent of these positions are in the Firefighter I classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

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

Sep 1, 2023 - Instead of a GSI, the proposed agreement provides specified SSAs above 3  percent in 2023 ‑24 to 85 different Unit 12 classifications and 3  percent to the remaining classifications. The higher SSAs range from 4  percent to 6.7  percent.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - Specifically, the agreement specifies that the state continues to pay 85  percent of an average of CalPERS premium costs plus 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members —what is referred to as the “85/80 formula. ” LAO Assessment Administration ’s Fiscal Estimate Increased Costs in Current Fiscal Year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections). This review is pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the 2018 wildfire season included the Camp Fire in Butte County, which became the single most damaging wildfire in state history with nearly 19,000  structures destroyed and 85 fatalities, including the near ‑total destruction of the town of Paradise.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575