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

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Additionally, the state ’s streams and rivers will swell more in some years from earlier and faster spring snowmelt caused by higher temperatures. Scientists suggest the combination of these factors could lead to a 50  percent increase in runoff in future years, challenging the capacity of the state ’s existing reservoirs, canals, levees, and other flood control systems, and increasing the risk of inland flooding.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - Unit 12: Rejected Agreement vs. Proposed Agreement Last year, the Legislature ratified a tentative agreement between the state and Unit 12. This agreement did not go into effect, however, because it subsequently was rejected by Unit 12 members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - Under state law, the state workforce plan serves as the “comprehensive framework and coordinated plan for the aligned investment of all federal and state workforce training and employment services funding streams and programs. ” The state ’s workforce plan lays out key goals, as shown in Figure  1, that guide the activities of the workforce system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

Savings Plus Program: An Optional Retirement Benefit for State Employees

Mar 14, 2017 - Annuity products provide participants income streams over long periods of time, requiring them to have relationships with the same annuity provider over many years. This arrangement is awkward for SPP as it contracts with providers typically for periods of only five or seven years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3616