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

Sep 9, 2025 - The most recent compensation study that evaluated Unit 10 compensation looked at three occupations represented by Unit 10—chemists (representing about 3 percent of Unit 10 members), epidemiologists (representing about 5 percent of Unit 10 members), and environmental scientists (representing about 70 percent of Unit 10 members).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - Financial provisions of MOUs often are extended to excluded employees who are affiliated with the bargaining unit —for example, Unit 10 managers and supervisors. The administration estimates that extending the financial provisions to these employees would increase state costs by $1.8  million ($457,000 General Fund) in 2023-24 and $3  million ($774,000 General Fund) in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - These bargaining units include the nine units represented by Local 1000 (Units 1 [administrative, financial, and staff services], 3 [professional educators and librarians], 4 [office and allied], 11 [engineering and scientific technicians], 14 [printing and allied trades], 15 [allied services], 1 7 [registered nurses], 20 [medical and social services], and 21 [educational
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - For the purposes of the state DVBE program, a “disabled veteran ” is defined as a veteran of the U.S. military, naval, or air service, who has a service ‑connected disability rating of at least 10  percent, and resides in California.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review [Publication Details]

Dec 2, 2025 - As required by Chapter 80 of 2020 (SB 588, Archuleta), this brief reviews California’s Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) program. Specifically, it focuses on policies and practices designed to prevent program abuse and noncompliance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5095

The 2026-27 Budget: In-Home Supportive Services

Mar 18, 2026 - This  increase would bring total program funding to $33.4  billion total funds in 2026 ‑27 (an increase of $3   billion —10   percent —compared to revised estimates for 2025 ‑26). The primary drivers of this year ‑to ‑year General Fund cost increase include continued estimated growth in the three primary IHSS cost drivers —caseload (8  percent), cost per hour (2.3  percent), and hours per case (1.5  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5166

The 2026-27 Budget: How to Use One-Time Revenue Improvements

Feb 20, 2026 - For example, we recommend the Legislature: Do Not Suspend the $3  Billion True Up Into the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA). The Governor ’s budget proposes suspending a roughly $3  billion true-up deposit that otherwise would be required in 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5133

The 2026-27 Budget: Proposition 4 Spending Plan

Feb 10, 2026 - The 2025 ‑26 budget package authorized the state to spend $3.5  billion, or slightly more than one ‑third, of the $10  billion total. This amount was approved via three different 2025 budget actions: (1) $181  million provided through Chapter  2 of 2025 (A B  100 , Gabriel) (these funds were available for departments to spend during the final few months of 2024 ‑25), (2) $2.9
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5115

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - In recent years, the cumulative cost of annual minimum wage increases under S B  3 have represented about 5  percent to 10  percent of General Fund spending on services purchased for DDS consumers. Legislature Has Some Discretion Over Rates, But Faces Trade ‑Offs With Service Access Impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - For example, the monthly CPS unit nonresponse rate grew from 10  percent in 2013 to 30  percent in 2023. Unit nonresponse rates for many other surveys are well above 30  percent. Another Weakness: Measurement Error.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/4