The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Once the administration has finalized and provided to the Legislature the details of this grant proposal, the Legislature should consider whether the request is an appropriate use of state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - This is because CalPERS pension benefits are calculated based on an employee ’s final compensation with no adjustment to the final compensation to account for any inflation in the economy that may have occurred since the date the final compensation was received.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - The Legislature could also specify how large grants should be, how many grants should be made and in what regions, and whether a different matching requirement would be more appropriate. Finally, based on feedback from ForwardFocus grantees, the Legislature could consider whether to provide additional funds for supportive services that help ex-offenders participate in employment programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

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

Feb 15, 2022 - The state hired ID.me to confirm workers ’ identities using so ‑called “one ‑to ‑one ” face matching; that is, when a computer algorithm matches the photo or video submitted by the worker to the worker ’s identification card.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - During this three-year period, the County of Sonoma will conduct land use planning activities that will inform DGS ’s final disposal of the property. Second, the budget includes $2.2  million from the General Fund in 2019 ‑20 to perform a site assessment of the Fairview DC —whose final residents will move out in 2019 —to support the future disposal of the property.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Jul 11, 2025 - Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details] Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings Format: HTML Description: The final 2025-26 budget package approved by the Legislature maintained the May Revision level of savings in employee compensation and set an expectation for the administration and the state’s 21 bargaining units to meet and confer in good faith in order to achieve those savings through the collective bargaining process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5063

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Injured workers must finalize their subsequent injury workers ’ compensation case before proceeding with their SIBTF claim for additional benefits. A recent analysis of SIBTF cases found that, on average, an injured worker ’s: (1)  standard workers ’ compensation claim for the subsequent injury took five years to finalize, (2)  the worker filed for SIBTF benefits
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

State Options to Expand Unemployment Benefits

Apr 9, 2020 - Finally, the bill expands eligibility for UI benefits to some self-employed workers who are unable to work due to COVID-19. Options to Increase Unemployment Insurance Benefits In an economic slowdown, UI benefit payments typically exceed UI tax collections.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4219

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Although pension benefits earned by state employees vary significantly, each pension formula is similar in that the pension rec eived by a state employee in retirement depends on (1)  their final salary level, (2)  their age upon retirement, and (3)  the number of years of service they have earned before retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Once DPH accepts the application as complete, the department has up to 60 days to issue a final decision on a training program and up to 90 days to decide whether to issue a certificate to a new CNA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815