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 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate

May 28, 2024 - State law tasks the Commission on State Mandates (Commission) with determining whether new state laws or regulations affecting local governments create state-reimbursable mandates. Typically, the process for determining whether a law or regulation is a state-reimbursable mandate takes several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4910

The 2024-25 Budget: Juvenile Custodial Interrogation Mandate [Publication Details]

May 28, 2024 - In this post, we discuss the Juvenile Custodial Interrogations mandate, which is a newly identified state mandate funded in the Governor’s 2024-25 May Revision budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4910

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

Feb 20, 2024 - In this post, we evaluate the Governor's proposal to provide $4.4 million to county probation departments to support the temporary increase in the Post Release Community Supervision population resulting from Proposition 57 (2016).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4849

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

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

Overview of Selected Sentencing Changes and Avoided State Costs [Publication Details]

Apr 11, 2024 - Overview of Selected Sentencing Changes and Avoided State Costs [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4892

The 2024-25 Budget: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

Feb 22, 2024 - As the prison population declines, the state is able to spend less on certain things —such as food and clothing —that are directly tied to the number of people that need to be housed in state prisons.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4852