MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - This provision under the agreement would apply to all state employees represented by Unit 8 except employees who work in the classification of Battalion Chief or in a “specialty class. ” (Specialty classes include Forestry Assistant I and II; Forestry Technician; Forestry Aide; Aviation Officer I, II, and III [Flight Operations]; Aviation Officer
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - The LWDA was created in 2002 t o ( 1)  i mprove accountability and access to services, ( 2)  e liminate program duplication, and ( 3)  a chieve cost ‑effectiveness. Achieving the objectives identified for the new department appears well within the original and ongoing responsibilities of the LWDA.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Commencing the first day of the pay period following ratification, the proposed agreement would increase from 4  percent of monthly base salary to 5  percent of monthly base salary the payment provided to employees identified as a motorcycle rider in Category I or II who is assigned to motorcycle enforcement duty or to motorcycle instruction duty.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - The federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act, enacted in March   2020 i n response to the COVID ‑ 19 p andemic, allows states to waive interest accrued during calendar year 2020 o n federal UI loans.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Jan 23, 2017 - Firefighter I Pay. Current state law increases the minimum wage from $10.50 per hour in 2017 to $15 per hour by 2022. In 2016-17, a Firefighter I employee earns $1,055 in a typical 72-hour workweek. Under current law without this agreement and because of the way that the overtime formula works, the administration estimates that the scheduled increases to minimum
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3534

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Included among these proposals is $169  million General Fund in 2022-23 ($164.3  million General Fund ongoing) to pay for 827 positions to staff and support 17 new Firefighter I crews and fund associated equipment and special repairs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - For example, an Attorney I, Attorney II, Attorney, III, and Attorney IV are each unique state job classifications but are part of the same broad occupation category. Accordingly, state compensation studies tend to focus on occupations rather than job titles.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - The administration’s fiscal estimates take into consideration the growth in CalFire staffing levels and assume that staffing at CalFire increases by 565 full-time-equivalent employees—relative to staffing levels in 2020-21—about 85 percent of these positions are in the Firefighter I classification.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451

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

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

Jan 14, 2019 - Specifically, the Governor ’s target for 2019 ‑ 20 i s based on a narrower definition of family size (only CalWORKs ‑eligible family members are counted) than the target in the Legislature ’s plan —resulting in a smaller grant increase —and would take effect six months earlier than the Legislature ’s plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916