The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - In other cases, it is defined to include a broader set of health professions such as social workers, physicians, and psychiatrists (in ad dition to the caregiving occupations just mentioned). For the purposes of this post, we define the care economy according to the latter approach, encompassing a broad range of health and human services professions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

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 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - The proposed agreement removes from the list of eligible institutions California Health Care Facility, California Medical Facility, Correctional Training Facility, and Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison (Corcoran).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - The training campus would build on an existing CWDB ‑funded training partnership at the ports. Under its longstanding workforce training model, the CWDB convenes training parties and funds a portion of the total training costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Moreover, the 2021 ‑22 budget added many new one ‑time initiatives to further assist first ‑time entry and re ‑entry into the workforce. Though these initiatives were supported with one ‑time funding, the state will continue to implement and spend these funds in 2022 ‑23.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

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 18

Aug 12, 2022 - Hands-On/Demonstration Crisis Intervention Training. The proposed agreement specifies that crisis intervention training for new employees may include hands-on practice/demonstration as well as written instruction.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - Specifically, the Governor proposes to consolidate employment, training, and data collection services currently conducted at various entities —workforce services at the Employment Development Department (EDD), workforce training at the California Workforce Development Board, apprenticeship programs at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards within the Department
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition to episodic disruptions, some of the most affected industries and regions may need to make long ‑term adjustments to remain viable, forcing some workers to relocate, train to adopt new industry practices, or shift to new types of work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Field Training Officer Pay. Commencing the first day of the pay period following ratification, the proposed agreement would increase from 5  percent to 7  percent of the daily rate of base pay paid to employees for every day in which the employee (1)  trains new employees or retrains existing employees and (2)  acts as a Certified Motorcycle
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920