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

Jan 14, 2019 - Specifically, the funds would reduce districts ’ CalSTRS rates in 2019 ‑20 and 2020 ‑ 21 —freeing up resources for other parts of districts ’ operating budgets. Though district pension costs typically are covered using Proposition  98 General Fund, the Governor proposes using non ‑Proposition  98 General Fund for this proposal.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientists)

Aug 28, 2018 - The agreement would provide a monthly pay differential equivalent to 2  percent or 3  percent of base pay for employees who work in a Unit 10 classification that requires possession of a master ’s degree or doctoral degree, respectively.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3881

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

Jan 13, 2020 - Recommend Linking Base Increases With Clear, Explicit Expectations. By failing to link base funding increases to clear, specific state spending priorities, the administration effectively relinquishes important budget responsibilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - Our State Workforce webpages provide additional information about this and other bargaining units and includes links to our analyses of MOUs proposed in the past. Major Provisions of Proposed Agreement Extends Term of Expired MOU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - This linking of costs to benefits is similar in concept to other forms of insurance that charge higher premiums to individuals and organizations with a higher likelihood (risk) of using the insurance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/1

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - The main logic of the proposal makes sense: (1)  link in-prison CTE, post-release reentry services, and AJCC job training in order to (2)  provide ex-offenders better and expanded services, which (3)  improve employment outcomes and, as a result, (4)  helps ex-offenders remain crime-free.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Similar to what CalHR has done with other bargaining units, the proposed Unit 5 agreement would link the state ’s business and travel reimbursement policy for Unit 5 to the rates established by the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

May 30, 2018 - Unlike salary-related costs, these costs could be paid using Proposition 2 funds—freeing up General Fund resources for other programs. Subscribe | California State Legislature | Online Voter Registration | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Legislative Analyst's Office | The California Legislature's Nonpartisan Fiscal and Policy Advisor 925 L Street, Suite 1000 Sacramento, CA 95814 | (916) 445-4656
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3847

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - For occupations requiring a bachelor ’s degree or higher, the state provides ongoing support to UC and CSU to offer bachelor ’s, master ’s, and doctoral degree programs. The state ’s public universities also operate extended education programs, which generally are self ‑supported by student fee revenue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - For at least the past 20 years, the statewide vacancy rate consistently has been above 10  percent. In recent years, the vacancy rate has increased significantly to, at times, more than 20  percent. As of February 2024, the vacancy rate currently is about 20  percent with 47,920 vacant full-time-equivalent positions of the 243,829 established positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888