Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - A few aspects of the funding plan may impede the likelihood of its success, and also may result in challenges for stakeholders to oversee the plan ’s progress. Figure  13 summarizes the funding plan ’s complexities and key challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - As we discussed in the 2007-08 Budget: Perspectives and Issues , the 2001 MOU for Unit 6 briefly tied Unit 6 salaries to Unit 5 salaries between 2001 and 2006—this parity can be seen in the figure as Unit 6 average base pay growth very closely followed growth in Unit 5 average base pay during that period.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

May 30, 2018 - Our understanding is that the 5  percent GSIs for these three groups of employees were intended to address recruitment, retention, or compensation parity issues. Recent salary surveys conducted by CalHR have indicated that many of these employees ’ pay and total compensation lag behind people who possess similar training and qualifications and are in other bargaining units or employed by other governmental and private sector employers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3847

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - Stable Employment Key to Success for Ex-Offenders . . . Research indicates that stable employment is a key to successful reentry back into the community for offenders that have been released recently from state prison or county jail.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

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

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The proposed agreement would reimburse employees for the application and/or examination fees from successfully completing the examination for the Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control, the Qualified Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) Developer certificate, or the Qualified SWPPP Practitioner certificate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

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

Sep 6, 2019 - The agreement specifies that the second reduction may be deferred to July 1, 2022 if the state or the union do not mutually agree that reductions can be implemented successfully by July 1, 2021. LAO Assessment Administration ’s Fiscal Estimate Increased Annual State Costs of $1.1  Billion by End of Agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - State Already Set up ID.me, Providing Substantial Protection Against Fraud … EDD ’s implementation of ID.me during the pandemic has had two major benefits: (1)  with ID.me in place, the department now can automate more claims so fewer are redirected to the time ‑consuming manual review process; and (2)  fraudulent actors using stolen identity information are no longer able to successfully claim benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

CalSTRS Funding: An Update

May 5, 2017 - If the Legislature wants to increase the likelihood that the funding plan is successful within the target time frame, it may need to ramp up state contributions even faster. It could do so by raising the cap on annual state contribution increases, dedicating a portion of required Proposition  2 debt payments, or using some combination of the two.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3662

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - For UC, $ 200  m illion of its ongoing augmentation is intended to cover increases in operating costs (including some employee compensation costs), student success initiatives, student hunger and housing initiatives, mental health services, and 2018 ‑ 19 e nrollment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916