MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - On June 25, 2020, the state and Unit 10 signed a side letter agreement that reduced Unit 10 pay by 9.23 percent in 2020-21 and 2021-22 under PLP 2020. …And Subsequent Side Letter to Restore Employee Pay in 2021-22.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - The Legislature amended Control Section 4.11 to end this review beginning in 2021‑22. Annual Reporting of Vacancy Rates. Beginning in 2021 ‑22, Control Section 4.11 requires DOF to submit to the Legislature each year ­(1)  the percentage of vacant positions for each department by month, (2)  the total authorized positions for each department, and (3)  the average percentage of vacant positions throughout the year for each department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan [Publication Details] The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan Format: HTML Description: The 2021-22 Governor’s Budget proposes $555 million General Fund to make the first interest payment on federal loans the state received to pay unemployment insurance (UI) benefits after the UI fund became insolvent during the pandemic.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4360

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) September 7, 2021 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters) On August 16, 2021, the Department of Finance (DOF) submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) a labor agreement between the administration and Bargaining Unit 8.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - The agreement would provide all Unit 6 members a one-time opportunity to cash out up to 80 hours of leave credit (not including sick leave) in 2021. The agreement specifies that employees who wish to participate in the leave buyback program must submit a request to do so by October 15, 2021 and that the payments would be expected to be issued before November 19, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2 The 2021-22 Budget The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2 The Governor ’s May Revision budget proposes $8.1  billion General Fund to provide a second, broader round of Golden State Stimulus payments to families with adjusted gross income (AGI) up to $75,000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages [Publication Details]

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages [Publication Details] The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages Format: HTML Description: The Governor’s budget for 2021-22 proposes to consolidate state workforce programs under a new Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4361

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - Specifically, the estimate is based on the assumption that the average state unemployment rate in 2021 will be 18  p ercent. The state ’s current unemployment rate is about half that level. As a result, the $ 555  m illion interest payment is based on an implausibly large projection of outstanding federal loans at the end of 2021 —$ 48  b illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - The 2021 ‑22 Governor ’s Budget proposes to use approximately $410  million of required debt payment funding for the same purpose. We note that the 2021 ‑22 proposed payment is in line with our previous recommendations for allocating Proposition  2 debt payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

COVID-19: Unemployment Insurance for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 23, 2020 - In December, 2020, H.R. 133 re-instituted the weekly $300 added benefit for January 1, 2021 to March  14, 2021. On March  11, 2021, H.R. 1319 extended the weekly $300 added benefit through September 6, 2021.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4208