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

Sep 1, 2023 - The state ’s contribution would be adjusted to reflect changes in premiums in January of 2024, 2025, and 2026. Reduced Employee Pension Contributions to Align With PEPRA Standard. The Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA) established a standard, but not a requirement, that employees and the state each contribute one-half of the normal cost to fund employee pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 26, 2019 - Chapter  33 of 2019 (SB  90, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) appropriated $265  million from the General Fund in 2020 ‑21 as a supplemental pension payment to state pension plans. The law specified that the money would be apportioned among the state employee pension plans in proportion to each plan ’s
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4089

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - The payment would be considered compensation for purposes of determining employees ’ pension benefits. New Alternate Range for Custodians at Health Care Facilities. Effective the first day of the pay period six months following ratification, the minimum and maximum salaries of a new alternate range for custodian classifications will be established that is 10  percent above
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety) [Publication Details]

Aug 8, 2019 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety). Bargaining Unit 7 is represented by the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA). This review is pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4085

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - The agreement specifies that, at the state ’s discretion, unused VPLP credits can be cashed out. Make Night Shift Pay Differentiable Included in Calculation of Pension Benefit. Under the current agreement, pay differentials received for working night shifts are not included when calculating employee pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 6, 2019 - This pay differential is considered pensionable compensation. The administration estimates this will increase state costs in 2019 ‑20 by $800,000 ($90,000 from the General Fund) and annual state costs by about $1  million in subsequent years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18 (Psychiatric Technicians)

Jan 9, 2020 - For both pensions and retiree health benefits, the state ’s policy generally is that employees and the state each contribute one-half of the normal cost to prefund the benefit and the state takes full responsibility of any unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4134

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Aug 26, 2019 - Pension Increases Employee Contributions to Pension Benefits. The agreement would require employees to contribute an additional 0.5  percent of pay towards their pension benefits beginning in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4090

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Introduction In this analysis, we provide the Legislature our key questions and recommendations related to the administration ’s proposed budgetary changes for state employee compensation. (For our analysis of issues related to pension payments under Proposition  2 [2014], see our report The 2024‑25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals .)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6

Jun 14, 2019 - CalPERS projects that the state ’s contribution rates to fund correctional officers ’ pensions will increase each year until 2023 ‑24, when it is expected that the state ’s contribution rate will exceed 52  percent of pay.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4078