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

Sep 9, 2025 - The agreement would adjust the state ’s contribution to be equivalent to the “80/80 ” formula where the state contributes 80  percent of the average premium for employees and 80  percent of the average premium for additional family members.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - The most common arrangement is called the “80/80 formula ” where the state pays a dollar amount up to 80  percent of an average premium for the employee and 80  percent of an average for any additional premiums for dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

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

Jun 27, 2025 - The proposed agreement would adjust the amount of money the state pays towards these benefits to maintain a state contribution equivalent to the 80/80 formula, whereby the state pays an amount equal to 80  percent of the weighted average of the basic health plan premiums for the employee and any eligible dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - The state caps the amount of vacation or annual leave that most state workers —including Unit 9 —may accumulate at 640 hours (80 days). Under state policy, employees continue to accrue leave even if their leave balances exceed the cap.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 13 (Stationary Engineers)

Jun 24, 2022 - The proposed agreement would adjust the flat dollar state contribution as premiums change each year for the duration of the agreement so that the state ’s contribution would be up to 80  percent of an average California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) premium costs and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4607

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - The proposed agreement would adjust the flat dollar state contribution as premiums change each year for the duration of the agreement so that the state ’s contribution would be up to 80  percent of an average California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) premium cost and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Control Section 3.90 of the 2025-26 budget (as added by Chapter 5 of 2025 [AB 102, Gabriel]) established an expectation of the Legislature that all 21 of the state’s bargaining units would meet and confer in good faith with the administration before July 1, 2025 to achieve savings assumed in the budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

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

Sep 1, 2023 - The proposed agreement would adjust the amount of money the state pays towards these benefits to maintain a state contribution equivalent to the 80/80 formula, whereby the state pays an amount equal to 80  percent of the weighted average of the basic health plan premiums for the employee and any eligible dependents.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The proposed agreement would adjust the flat dollar state contribution as premiums change each year for the duration of the agreement so that the state ’s contribution would be up to 80  percent of an average California Public Employees ’ Retirement System (CalPERS) premium cost and up to 80  percent of average CalPERS premium costs for enrolled family members
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619