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

Jun 27, 2025 - The most recent actuarial valuation of Unit 12 retiree health benefits (as of June 30, 2023) estimates that the Unit 12 funding plan is on track to fully fund Unit 12 retiree health benefits by 2047.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

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

Sep 1, 2023 - Compensation Study 2020 Compensation Study Evaluated Seven Occupations Representing 59  Percent of Bargaining Unit 12 Jobs. The most recent compensation study of Unit 12 was published in 2022 and relied on data from 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: State’s Future Responsibility for CalSTRS Uncertain

Feb 2, 2016 - For example, if CalSTRS’ real world portfolio grows by $10 billion, the calculation gives the state the benefit of a roughly $12 billion gain. Because theoretical assets that determine the state’s share of the unfunded liability fluctuate more than real world assets and because the state’s share of the unfunded liability ($15 billion) is much smaller than the district share ($58 billion), the state share will be relatively sensitive to changes in assets.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3336

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

May 16, 2017 - However, under the same projections, the full benefits of those lower rates would not materialize until 2022-23. In the interim years, we suspect that some special funds and other state funds may face a net cost from this loan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

A Review of the CalSTRS Funding Plan: Conclusion

Feb 2, 2016 - Meanwhile, that calculation, coupled with CalSTRS ’ treatment of the higher teacher contributions required by the funding law, have increased the school and community college district share from $47 billion to $58 billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3339

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Aug 8, 2019 - As Figure  1 shows, about 30  percent of Unit 7 members would receive the higher GSI in 2022 ‑23. The four GSIs provided by the proposed agreement would compound to a 10.4  percent pay increase for non-POFF employees and 12  percent for POFF employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4085

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - When CalHR did release a compensation study of Unit 6 compensation in 2023 (referred to as the 2022 compensation study because it relies on data from 2022), we were highly critical of the methodology adopted for the study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - Since January 1, 2022, Unit 16 employees who have an approved telework agreement on file with their department are eligible to receive $50 per month if they are identified as a remote centered employee or $25 per month if they are identified as an office centered employee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Jan 23, 2017 - In this report, CalHR surveyed 20 local fire departments—selected at random among 58 California fire departments that employ more than 75 firefighters—and compared total compensation provided to classifications the department identified as similar to the four state classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3534

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Employees who receive Pay Differential 42 under the current MOU receive an additional $12 per hour they spend diving. The proposed agreement would increase the hourly rate paid to eligible employees while they are diving to $25 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620