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

Sep 9, 2025 - LAO Comments Administration ’s Estimated Fiscal Effect In this section, we discuss the administration ’s estimates of the agreements ’ fiscal effects on the state. Unit 10 Net Reduced Costs in 2025-26 and 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - We consider the agreement to be a successor MOU, meaning it is subject to the Legislative Analyst ’s Office ’s review process established under Section 19829.5 rather than the JLBC review process under Item 9800.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - LAO Comments Administration ’s Estimated Fiscal Effect Reduced State Costs Through 2026-27. Figure  1 shows the administration ’s estimated fiscal effects of the proposed agreement. As the figure shows, PLP 2025 and the suspension of OPEB prefunding would result in the state ’s Unit 9 compensation costs being lower than present levels through 2026-27.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Jun 27, 2025 - We consider the agreement to be a successor MOU, meaning it is subject to the Legislative Analyst ’s Office ’s review process established under Section 19829.5 rather than the JLBC review process under Item 9800.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - As one point of reference, this is roughly equivalent in size to the state ’s outstanding federal Unemployment Insurance loan taken out during the pandemic that employers are set to repay over the coming years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - LAO Comments Administration ’s Estimated Fiscal Effect Agreement Reduces Costs in 2025-26 and 2026-27, Increases Costs Thereafter. Figure  1 shows the administration ’s estimated fiscal effect of the proposed agreement as well as the administration ’s estimated fiscal effect of extending provisions of the agreement to excluded employees affiliated with Unit 6.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - We provide comments on the Governor ’s proposal and ultimately recommend that the Legislature reject the Governor ’s proposed control section language. Further, we recommend that the Legislature ask questions to better understand the administration ’s proposal and to determine how —or whether —reductions in employee compensation meet legislative priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings

Jul 11, 2025 - The Unit 10 agreement is a side letter related to the administration ’s telework policy and does not include provisions to reduce employee compensation. As a proposed MOU, the Unit 16 agreement is subject to our review under Section 19829.5.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5063

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Salary growth also can affect the state ’s pension unfunded liabilities, which, in turn, directly affects the state ’s contributions towards pensions. CalPERS assumes that payroll grows by 2.8  percent each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920