The 2026-27 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 11, 2026 - When proposing new projects, the administration generally follows the ranked project priority list identified in the judicial branch ’s 2019 assessment of facility needs. Since 2021 ‑22, the construction or renovation of 12  of the highest ranked immediate need projects have commenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5113

The 2026-27 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 17, 2026 - Projects Are Ranked Within Modernization and Growth Categories. The Chancellor ’s Office uses certain scoring metrics to rank projects within these two categories. As Figure  1 shows, modernization projects receive points based on the age and condition of the facility.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5159

The 2026-27 Budget: Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation Proposals

Mar 19, 2026 - . — $0.9 a CalHeatScore implementation Support one new and one existing position to coordinate and conduct outreach on local government adoption of the new statewide extreme heat ranking system pursuant to Chapter 264 of 2022 (AB 2238, L.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5167

Updating the California Necessities Index

Aug 14, 2025 - Figure  3 provides our overall ranking of each measure across the three criteria. Option C ranks best in both historic similarity and fidelity to the current concept. While it faces some risk from future publication decisions, these risks are similar to the risk for options A and B, which still require metropolitan area statistics on prices for specific spending categories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5065

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

Sep 9, 2025 - The disagreement primarily stems from union-raised pay equity concerns between two sets of employees: (1)  between Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) and Unit 10 rank-and-file workers and (2)  between unit 10 rank-and-file workers and their supervisors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2025-26 Budget: Judicial Branch

Feb 12, 2025 - When proposing new projects, the administration generally follows the ranked project priority list identified in the judicial branch ’s 2019 assessment of facility needs. Since 2021 ‑22, the construction or renovation of about a dozen of the highest ranked immediate need projects have commenced.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4959

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - The rank-and-file and excluded employees associated with these 19 bargaining units represent more than 95  percent of the state workforce. Section 19829.5 of the Government Code establishes our ten-day review of proposed MOUs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

The 2025-26 Budget: Community College Facilities

Mar 18, 2025 - Chancellor ’s Office Then Ranks Projects Within Each Category. Districts typically submit more modernization and growth project proposals than available state bond funding can support. Each year, the Chancellor ’s Office uses certain scoring metrics to rank projects within these two categories.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5017

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - As of March  2025, the rank-and-file, managerial, and supervisorial employees associated with Bargaining Unit 8 include 9,220 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. Unit 8 rank-and-file, managerial, and supervisorial employees account for less than 4  percent of the total FTE in the state workforce and about 4  percent of the state ’s General Fund payroll expenditures.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The administration ’s fiscal estimates indicate that nearly 1,400 rank-and-file and nearly 500 excluded employees have more than 18 years of service and currently receive a seniority payment. The administration estimates that the higher tiers for employees with 27 or more years of service would apply to 180 rank-and-file employees and 80 excluded employees, increasing annual state costs by about $2.2  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920