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

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

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

Jun 10, 2016 - The agreement does not change the vesting schedule established in 2010, meaning that employees hired after 2017 must work 15 years to receive half of the 80/80 benefit in retirement and 25 years to receive the full 80/80 benefit in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3482

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

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - The state ’s contribution would be adjusted so that the state pays up to 80  percent of an average of California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) premium costs and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members —referred to as the “80/80 formula. ” Monthly Payment for Employees Enrolled in CalPERS Health Plans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 6, 2019 - For the term of the agreement, the state ’s contribution would be adjusted so that the state pays up to 80  percent of an average of CalPERS premium costs and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members —referred to as the “80/80 formula. ” (For the other eight bargaining units, the state pays a
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers)

Aug 29, 2016 - For the term of the agreement, the state ’s contribution would be adjusted so that the state pays up to 80  percent of an average of California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (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
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3495

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Aug 26, 2019 - For the term of the agreement, the state ’s contribution would be adjusted so that the state pays up to 80  percent of an average of California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) premium costs and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members —referred to as the “80/80 formula. ” The
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4090

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - Under the agreement, the state ’s contribution would be adjusted so that the state pays 80  percent of an average of CalPERS premium costs plus 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 thereafter unless agreed to in a future agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409