MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - In the event that employees have unused PLP 2025 leave in their leave banks upon separation, the agreement specifies that the employees ’ unused leave would be cashed out upon separation at their final salary level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Taken together, these options would better align the state ’s SIBTF program with its original purpose. In our view, no single option would be enough to refocus SIBTF due to how far the program has drifted from that original purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Intent to Meet to Discuss Employee Donated Release Time Bank. During the term of the agreement, the proposed agreement specifies that CAPS-UAW and the administration would meet regarding the establishment of a Unit 10 Employee Donated Release Time Bank whereby Unit 10 employees would be permitted to voluntarily contribute identified leave credits to be used by Unit 10 employees identified by CAPS-UAW.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits COVID-19 State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has pushed unemployment in California to record highs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - All of these options involve trade ‑offs. The first set of options would maximize savings in the budget window —potentially at a similar level as the Governor ’s proposal —but result in lower savings for future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor ’s budget includes $ 250  m illion General Fund in 2020 ‑ 21 —with a plan to allocate an additional $ 750  m illion in future years —to establish a new loan program at the California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (I ‑Bank).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - The agreement establishes a new cap on unused VPLP leave by prohibiting employees from having more than 240 hours of unused VPLP leave banked. Employees who have more than 240 hours of VPLP would not be able to participate in the program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - For instance, the second 10  percent option cannot begin until the three-year period for the first option ends. After the 10  percent option expires, the state will revert back to having no share of cost in future locally established wage or benefit increases above the state participation cap for all counties.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - This is because, when considering a proposed labor agreement, the Legislature ’s options are either to ratify or to reject the entire proposed agreement. The Legislature would not be able to amend a DROP benefit included in a proposed future labor agreement without overriding what the parties agreed to at the table.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future - Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future [Video]

Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future - Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future [Video] To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Public Retirement Benefits, Options for the Future February 10, 2011 In this 15-minute video, LAO State Finance Director
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