Tracking Changes From Compact [EdBudget]

Jul 29, 2025 - Under the state's multiyear budget plan, the state intends to provide UC/CSU with a 5 percent base increase in 2026-27, along with a 2 percent base increase delayed from 2025-26. In 2028-29, the state would provide the remaining 3 percent base increase delayed from 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/995

Financial Aid Award Coverage [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - Cal Grant C, Book and Supply Provides a fixed amount of nontuition coverage for students enrolled at public and private career technical education programs no shorter than 4 months or longer than 2 years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/988

California Community Colleges Proposition 98 Spending by Program [EdBudget]

Jul 23, 2025 - For some programs, amounts decline from the previous year due to the expiration of one-time funds. a In addition to these amounts, the 2025-26 budget package reappropriates unspent Proposition 98 funds from previous years to cover some apportionment costs ($67 million in 2023-24, $110 million in 2024-25, and $133 million in 2025-26). b Reflects a deferral of $408 million in apportionments
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/982

Proposition 98 Key Inputs and Outcomes Under 2025-26 Budget Package [EdBudget]

Jul 21, 2025 - Absent suspension, Test 2 would have applied and the guarantee would have been $106.5 billion. c Excludes nontax revenues and transfers, which do not affect the calculation of the guarantee. d As set forth in the State Constitution, reflects change in per capita General Fund plus 0.5 percent. e Includes adjustments to the previous year's maintenance factor for growth in per capita personal income and K-12 attendance as required by the State Constitution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Education/EdBudget/Details/1004

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers) is the exception and would be subject to PLP 2025 for only 16 months; however, Unit 2 would be subject to a larger pay offset than the other bargaining units during months of PLP 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Figure 1 Status of Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings Ratified by Chapter 25 of 2025 (SB 139, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) Unit 1 Administrative, Financial, and Staff Services Unit 2
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - Full Employer Costs Likely $2   Billion to $3   Billion Annually. Looking broadly at incoming claims each year, employers likely face lifetime SIBTF costs totaling $2  billion to $3  billion for each cohort of claims that injured workers submit each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

Local taxes. [Ballot]

Jul 1, 2025 - The measure would limit charter city-only transfer taxes to the current statutory rate for documentary transfer taxes (that is, 27.5 cents per $500). The measure also would require special taxes to receive a two-thirds vote for approval, regardless of whether the tax was put before voters through a citizen initiative or the local government. (Amendment #1, Version 2)
https://lao.ca.gov/BallotAnalysis/Initiative/2025-005

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Further, it creates a precedent for (1)  other bargaining units this year to adopt similar actions and (2)  future Governors to see this action as an acceptable trade-off to address future budget problems.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Specifically, the top steps would increase 4.5  percent and the bottom steps would increase 2  percent. This would have the effect of a 4.5  percent pay increase for any employee at the top step of the salary range and a 2  percent pay increase for all other employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061