MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under the Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), the state has a standard that state employees pay one-half of the normal cost of their pension benefit and the state pays one-half of the normal cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The California State Bar: Considerations for a Fee Increase

Jun 26, 2019 - Pension Contributions Expected to Grow. CalPERS administers pension benefits for state employees and employees of local governments that contract with the pension system. The State Bar pension benefit is separate from that provided to state employees —the State
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4080

State Correctional Spending Increased Despite Significant Population Reductions

Feb 4, 2020 - Increased Pension Benefit Costs. One of the primary elements of employee compensation that has increased CDCR costs over the past decade is rising pension contribution rates. For example, the state ’s contributions to pensions for CDCR ’s correctional staff have grown from 29  p ercent of pay in 2010 ‑ 11 t o 49  p ercent of pay in 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4145

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - The Legislature could use the funding it frees up from funding fewer proposals to address district cost pressures (such as rising pension costs), or it could set this funding aside in the Proposition  98 Reserve for future allocation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Judiciary and Criminal Justice

Oct 24, 2025 - The budget authorizes these funds to be used for roof projects at several prisons based on an updated assessment of priority as well as to repair kitchens at California State Prison, Corcoran, and Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5085

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections) [Publication Details]

Sep 7, 2023 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections). This review is pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4800

CalFacts 2024 [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2024 - CalFacts presents a wide range of facts and trends about the state's economy, finances, and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4942

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

Jan 13, 2020 - The Governor allocates this amount among three uses: ( 1)  c ontinuing to implement the state ’s plan to prefund retiree health benefits, ( 2)  r epaying a 2017 ‑ 18 l oan from the state ’s cash resources that supported a supplemental pension payment in that year, and ( 3)  a supplemental pension payment to the state ’s teacher retirement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2024-25 Budget: County Probation Grants to Support Temporary Increase in the Supervision Population

Feb 20, 2024 - Specifically, before realignment, all people released from state prison were supervised in the community by state parole agents. Following realignment, however, state parole agents only supervise people released from prison whose current offense is classified as serious or violent, as well as certain others such as high-risk sex offenders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4849

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - We recommend the Legislature begin to consider how the state might address the budget ’s ongoing problem. For example, using some of the windfall to make supplemental pension payments would reduce the multiyear structural deficit.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309