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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Legislature, however, might consider more targeted initiatives linked with specific goals. For example, it could link any one ‑time workforce funding to helping with a transition to a new child care reimbursement rate system and/or higher minimum program standards.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Funding Public Works Labor Enforcement

Mar 3, 2017 - This action would free up $2.2  million in the SPWEF on an ongoing basis and would largely address the funding imbalance going forward, even if contractor registration fee revenues remain flat in future years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3603

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - The operations and financing of state UI programs are closely linked to cycles of growth and decline in a state ’s economy. During recessions, unemployment is relatively high and more people qualify for and receive UI benefits than during periods of economic growth.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/2

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

The 2017-18 Budget: Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)

Feb 17, 2017 - We estimate that the three vacant positions associated with these board vacancies —the two board members and a shared support staff position —free up at least $500,000 (about 5 percent of the department ’s budget) for PERB to spend on other staff and operating expenses.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3566

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

Revisiting the Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund Insolvency

Sep 30, 2016 - While achieving the DOL ’s reserve target is one requirement for states to obtain short-term (up to nine months) interest-free federal UI loans, we note that states that meet this target are much less likely to require federal loans in any event, decreasing the significance of this benefit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3503/3

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