MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Jun 24, 2016 - Min = bottom step in salary range and Max = top step in salary range. Figure 2 Proposed Adjustments to Governor ’s Office of Emergency Services Coordinator Classification Pay Ranges Class Code Proposed Monthly Pay Range (% Increase) Min (22) Min = bottom step in salary range and Max = top step in salary range.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3486

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

Feb 10, 2021 - The 2021-22 Governor’s Budget proposes $555 million General Fund to make the first interest payment on federal loans the state received to pay unemployment insurance (UI) benefits after the UI fund became insolvent during the pandemic. Our office’s estimate of the upcoming interest payment is much lower—about $260 million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

Recent Changes to State and County IHSS Wage and Benefit Costs

Dec 14, 2018 - Specifically, once state min imum wage equals or exceeds $12.00 per hour, the state participation cap will always “float above, ” or exceed, the state minimum wage by $1.10. For example, when the state minimum wage reaches $12.00 per hour (scheduled to occur on January 1, 2019), the state participation cap will equal $13.10 per hour (state minimum wage plus $1.10).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3913

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

Feb 10, 2021 - Currently, these entities all reside within the state ’s Labor and Workforce Development Agency, which integrates policy to align the state ’s workforce programs. Proposal Governor Proposes to Create New Department Using Statutory Process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - The executive order requires all agencies and departments under the Governor’s authority that provide telework as an option for employees to implement a telework policy with a default minimum of four in-person days per work week effective July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

The 2019-20 Budget: California Spending Plan—Other Provisions

Oct 17, 2019 - Because PAL requires more work upfront to complete , it generally takes longer for agencies and departments to complete than the state ’s former IT project approval process. If an agency or department anticipates that the development and implementation of an IT project could start in the same fiscal year as the project completes PAL, an agency or department could ask for funding before the project is approved by CDT.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4101

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - For much of the late 1990s and 2000s, the yield averaged around 6  percent, although it fell after the dot-com bust and ensuing recession in the early 2000s. After the rate fell in 2008, it has remained near zero as inflation and U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - In 2015, California ’s Climate Action Team —a coordinated team comprised of the state ’s environmental protection, agricultural, transportation, housing, and utility agencies —released a comprehensive research plan to coordinate and direct state agency climate change research.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - CAAP is a panel of appointed actuaries tasked under state law to provide public agencies impartial and independent information on retirement benefits and actuarial best practices. In a March 11, 2024 letter in response to a request from the Legislative Committee of the State Association of County Retirement Systems, the actuarial panel provided insights into the cost considerations for DROPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians, Dentists, and Podiatrists)

Jul 14, 2025 - The executive order requires all agencies and departments under the Governor’s authority that provide telework as an option for employees to implement a telework policy with a default minimum of four in-office days per work week effective July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064