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

Sep 9, 2025 - Suspending the state ’s prefunding contributions reduces state department costs by between 1  percent of pay and 4.5  percent of pay in 2025-26 and 2026-27. (The General Fund share of these costs are paid from the state ’s required annual debt payments under Proposition  2 [2014].)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Specifically, the top steps would increase 4.5  percent and the bottom steps would increase 2  percent. This would have the effect of a 4.5  percent pay increase for any employee at the top step of the salary range and a 2  percent pay increase for all other employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - Effective July 1, 2023, the top step of three administrative law judge classifications would increase by 4.5  percent. 4.5  Percent Top Step Increase for Most Unit 2 Classifications in 2024-25. Effective July 1, 2024, the top step of all Unit 2 classifications, except classifications equivalent to the Attorney III classification, would increase 4.5  percent. 10  Percent Top Step Increase for Attorney Level III Classifications in 2024-25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Suspending the state ’s prefunding contributions reduces the state ’s costs by between 1  percent of pay and 4.5  percent of pay in 2025-26 and 2026-27. (The General Fund share of these costs are paid from the state ’s required annual debt payments under Proposition  2 [2014].)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2022-23 Budget: State Payments on the Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 15, 2022 - Under the high interest rate scenario, the federal interest rate increases from 2.2  percent to 4.5  percent over the next several years and remains at that level. Figure 3 Looking Ahead at State Costs to Repay the Federal UI Loan LAO Projections (In Millions)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) August 23, 2024 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) On August 20, 2024, the administration submitted to our office a proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the state and Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) [Publication Details]

Aug 23, 2024 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - However, the Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) agreement that the Legislature ratified under Chapter  25 includes a provision similar to the provision in the proposed Unit 8 agreement, opening the door to discussing the benefit at the bargaining table.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - For example, see the 2010 agreement with Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 (Local 10000), which increased employee contributions from 5 percent of pay to 8 percent of pay and reduced pension benefits for future hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047