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

Sep 9, 2025 - The table reflects assumptions assumed by the administration in its estimate of the agreement ’s fiscal effect. b The agreements with Units 12 and 13 provide employees an additional eight hours of PLP 2025 leave effective June 1, 2027 on a one ‑time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - The administration estimates that the agreement would increase state costs in 2023-24 by $36  million ($9  million General Fund) and by $48  million ($12  million General Fund) annually beginning in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Under state law (Sections 21362 and 21362.2 of the Government Code), an employee’s pension benefit is limited to 90 percent of final compensation for patrol members who retire directly from the state on or after January 1, 2000.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The table reflects assumptions assumed by the administration in its estimate of the agreement ’s fiscal effect. cThe agreements with Units 12 and 13 provide employees an additional eight hours of PLP 2025 leave effective June 1, 2027 on a one ‑time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Under the current MOU, cadets at the academy who accept work at 1 of 13 specified facilities are eligible to receive a $5,000 location incentive bonus paid in two payments: the first $2,500 paid upon graduation from the academy and the second $2,500 paid 30 calendar days after reporting to the eligible institution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - About 36  percent of Unit 10 members are at the top step of their salary ranges. In the absence of this agreement, employees at the top step would not get pay increases as employees at the top step are not eligible for merit salary adjustments (MSAs).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The table reflects assumptions assumed by the administration in its estimate of the agreement ’s fiscal effect. cThe agreements with Units 12 and 13 provide employees an additional eight hours of PLP 2025 leave effective June 1, 2027 on a one ‑time basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The pay differential is limited to 13 days of salary per year, meaning that employees may receive the pay differential for being on call for 13 sets of 7 consecutive days in a year. This pay differential would not be considered as compensation for retirement purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Donovan (RJD) Correctional Facility in San Diego would be eligible to receive $5,000 payment on July 1, 2024 and another $5,000 payment on July 1, 2025. In addition, cadets who accept or choose to work at one of 13 facilities would be eligible to receiv e a $5,000 bonus payment payable in two payments ($2,500 upon graduating from the academy and $2,500 30 days after reporting to the institution).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Furloughs have been used in nine fiscal years since 1992 (1992-93, 1993-94, 2003-04, 2008-09 through 2012-13, and 2020-21). Typically, a furlough for state employees reduces state employee pay by 4.62  percent in exchange for one day (eight hours) off per month without affecting other elements of compensation (for example, pension and health benefits).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061