MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Location-Specific Payments Administration Provides No Supporting Evidence That Institutions Are “Hard to Fill. ” The administration provides no evidence or justification to support the claim made by the agreement that the eligible institutions are hard to fill.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 10 (Professional Scientists) and 18 (Psychiatric Technician)

Sep 9, 2025 - The Unit 10 agreement itself and the supporting documents posted by the administration characterize the agreement as a side letter to the 2024 MOU. As we discuss in greater detail in the “LAO Comments ” section, for purposes of determining whether our office is required to issue an analysis of the Unit 10 agreement, we consider the proposed agreement to be a successor agreement to the 2024 MOU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - The proposed agreement specifies that the JLMC created by the current MOU would continue to meet, as needed, to support implementation of the reduction of the 66-hour duty week in 2024-25. While the proposed MOU is intended to address any operational issues to implement the 66-hour duty week, the JLMC would remain to address any issues that arise during implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Most notably, the state established four California Institutes for Science and Innovation at UC in 2000 supporting various applied science industries. The state provided one ‑time General Fund to support the construction of the institutes, and today the institutes receive ongoing General Fund support for their operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

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

Sep 1, 2023 - The compensation studies that the administration submits to the Legislature pursuant to state law do not always support the comp ensation increases that the administration and bargaining units propose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - Currently, the MVA is expected to be in relatively stable condition for the next couple of years to support the  proposed costs. Recommendations Shift Fund Source to MVA. The costs associated with this proposal are directly related to processing commercial drive tests, which the state collects a fee to support.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Mar 10, 2022 - In addition, the 2021 ‑22 budget provided HCAI  with $60  million General Fund to support the Song ‑Brown Program, intended to increase the number of primary care providers statewide by funding primary care residency training slots.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - Whether positions will be available to support the proposed reduction in the duty week is unclear. Additionally, we are not sure how quickly the administration will be able to fill and train those positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The stated purpose of this payment is to support employees ’ health and well-being. However, there is no requirement that the money be used to further this purpose. Recruitment and Retention Payments.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - While the MVA supports various state programs, it is the primary funding source for CHP and the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). For 2024-25, MVA revenues are estim ated to total about $4.9  billion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920