The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - We define a delay as an expenditure reduction that occurs in the budget window (2021 ‑22 through 2023 ‑24), but has an associated expenditure increase in a future year of the multiyear window (2024 ‑25 through 2026 ‑27).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 16 (Physicians)

Sep 7, 2023 - This means that the agreement would be in effect for two fiscal years: 2023-24 and 2024-25. This is consistent with our standing recommendation that the Legislature not approve agreements that are longer than two years in duration.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4801

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - As Figure  1 shows, the administration estimates that, by 2024-25, the agreement would increase state annual costs by $220.3  million ($6.5  million General Fund). Figure 1 Administration ’s Fiscal Estimates of Proposed Unit 9 Agreement (In Millions) Professional society and organization dues a — Transportation Surveyor recruitment and retention pay differential
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - The legislative calendar is public and known far in advance. The legislative calendar and deadlines should be built into the administration ’s planning such that the Legislature has sufficient time to consider labor agreements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802

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

Feb 10, 2021 - Specifically, if the average state unemployment rate exceeded 7. 5  p ercent during the first six months of the prior calendar year (in this case, January through June 2020), the state may pay 25  p ercent of the interest due.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

Federal Paid Leave for Workers Impacted by COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 - The law will be in effect until the end of the calendar year. Businesses Would Receive Federal Tax Credits to Cover Paid Sick Leave Costs. Employers that provide paid sick leave under H.R. 6201 would receive refundable tax credits each quarter that reduce their federal Social Security payroll taxes by the amount of paid sick leave provided.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4212

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - Increased Pay for Top of Salary Ranges in 2023-24 and 2024-25. Effective July 1 in 2023 and again in 2024, Unit 18 members who are at the top step of their salary ranges would receive a 4  percent pay increase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - This means that the agreement would be in effect for two fiscal years: 2023 ‑24 and 2024 ‑25. This also means that the agreement will expire, and the administration presumably will begin negotiating a new MOU, before the February 1, 2026 date when Section 19826 of the Government Code requires CalHR to submit to the Legislature a new compensation study for Unit  6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - Pursuant to the agreement, between 2021 ‑22 and 2024 ‑25, the amount contributed by employees would increase and the amount contributed by the state would decrease such that employees and the state each contribute 3.4  percent of pay beginning in 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Sep 7, 2021 - Specifically, Section 19829.5 of the Government Code specifies that CalHR “shall provide a memorandum of understanding pursuant to Section 3517.5 to the Legislative Analyst who shall have 10 calendar days from the date the tentative agreement is received to issue a fiscal analysis to the Legislature. […] The memorandum of understanding shall not be subject to legislative
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4451