MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentag e of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - As a result, often, salaries are more competitive in regions with lower costs of living, whereas salaries in more expensive regions are less competitive. In contrast, Unit 5 receives salary increases based on labor market trends in counties with high costs of living despite roughly 70 percent of Unit 5 members working in counties that are not included in the survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Jan 14, 2019 - The Governor also proposes $9. 6  m illion to fund an additional 4,250 Cal Grant competitive awards, which would raise the total number of new competitive awards authorized annually to 30,000. Over the past several years, the Legislature has focused on certain financial aid goals, including: ( 1)  i ncreasing living assistance (especially for students enrolled
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Jun 27, 2025 - Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation offered by other employers and by demonstrating a lack of predictability in the state ’s terms of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - Under the existing program, grants are distributed on a competitive basis (taking in to account the quality of applicants and their prior performance) and require a two-to-one match from local entities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - According to UC, the workforce hubs would be selected through a competitive process based on their ability to leverage outside funding, collaborate with regional non ‑UC workforce entities, and address specific regional climate ‑related workforce needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Aug 28, 2018 - Growing employment indicates that there will be greater competition from employers to fill these jobs, meaning that it could be more difficult for the state to recruit new civil engineers in the future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3880

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

Jul 14, 2025 - These trade-offs include effects on recruitment and growth in long-term liabilities: Recruitment: Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation offered by other employers and by demonstrating a lack of predictability in the state ’s terms of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - Assesses Competitiveness in Labor Market. Employers compete with each other for workers. A compensation study allows employers to determine if they are compensating employees fairly and at a level that will attract skilled workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 12 (Craft and Maintenance)

Sep 1, 2023 - Despite the recruitment challenges of Unit 12, few of the provisions of the proposed agreement seem geared towards making Unit 12 classifications broadly more competitive in the labor market to recruit new hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798