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

Sep 1, 2023 - Due to one-time costs associated with provisions of the agreement, 2025 ‑26 would be the highest cost year resulting from the agreement, increasing costs in that year by $152  million ($58  million from the General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Other solutions provided longer-term solutions, including (1) ending a previous practice of transferring about $90 million annually from MVA to the General Fund; (2) authorizing vehicle registration fees to be adjusted annually based on the percent change in the CA-CPI to account for inflation; (3) shifting certain programs from MVA to other fund sources; and (4) shifting away from using up-front cash from MVA to pay for CHP’s and DMV’s facility needs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package The 2022‑23 Budget Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package Summary. This budget post provides (1)  an overview of the Governor ’s budget proposal to provide $1.7  billion (mostly General Fund) across three years for several workforce development augmentations
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Correctional Officer Academy Turns Away More Than 90  Percent of Qualified Applicants. The job of state correctional officer consistently is a sought-after job. Between 2013 ‑14 and 2022 ‑23, CDCR received 372,998 applications to the correctional officer academy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - The administration estimates that extending the financial provisions to these employees would increase state costs by $1.8  million ($457,000 General Fund) in 2023-24 and $3  million ($774,000 General Fund) in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Salary and Pay General Salary Increases (GSIs) in 2022-23 and 2023-24. The agreement would provide all Unit 2 members a pay increase of 2.5  percent effective July 1, 2022 and 3  percent effective July 1, 2023. 2023-24 and 2024-25 Top Step Increases for Specified Classifications.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The state ’s cost depends on (1)  when the employee was hired, (2)  the employee ’s number of years of service, and (3)  whether or not the employee is eligible to enroll in Medicare. In 2022-23, the state paid about $2  billion (all funds) towards retiree health premiums Past Policies to Provide Immediate Budgetary Relief Employee compensation is a significant cost, constituting more than one-half of General Fund state operations costs .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - When CalHR did release a compensation study of Unit 6 compensation in 2023 (referred to as the 2022 compensation study because it relies on data from 2022), we were highly critical of the methodology adopted for the study.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Since January 1, 2022, Unit 16 employees who have an approved telework agreement on file with their department are eligible to receive $50 per month if they are identified as a remote centered employee or $25 per month if they are identified as an office centered employee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

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

Jun 25, 2021 - This pay increase includes (1)  accelerating the 2  percent GSI that —under the PLP 2020 agreement —Unit 2 members would receive July 1, 2022, (2)  a new 1.5  percent GSI, and (3)  0.04  percent to account for compounding of the two other GSIs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446