MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentag e of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - The state also created a climate change research program at the Strategic Growth Council, providing the program a total of $34  million (Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund) from 2017 ‑18 through 2019 ‑20.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - As a result, often, salaries are more competitive in regions with lower costs of living, whereas salaries in more expensive regions are less competitive. In contrast, Unit 5 receives salary increases based on labor market trends in counties with high costs of living despite roughly 70 percent of Unit 5 members working in counties that are not included in the survey.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - We recommend the 2022 study not be used to evaluate whether or not the state ’s compensation for correctional officers is competitive. Legislative Oversight Legislative Oversight of State Compensation Policies Key to Effective Oversight of State Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - As we discussed in our 2019 analysis , the last total compensation study submitted to the Legislature for Unit 6 that relied on the same methodology as is used for other bargaining units was submitted in 2015.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

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

Feb 10, 2021 - At that time, Legislative budget subcommittee hearings were consolidated due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑1 9) p andemic. Staff raised concerns that the Legislature would not have sufficient time to adequately review the Governor ’s proposal for the new department.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - State Undid Deferral in 2019 ‑20. The state undid the payroll deferral in 2019 ‑20. To undo the payroll deferral, the state ’s accounting reports reflected the state paying 13 months of payroll in one fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Furloughs can make the state a less attractive employer to possible new hires by making the state ’s compensation package less competitive compared with compensation offered by other employers and by demonstrating a lack of predictability in the state ’s terms of employment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - In a period of high inflation, lower-level positions may not be as attractive to new hires in a competitive labor market. This could be exacerbated to the extent that local governments approve GSIs for their legal professionals that are higher than what is provided by the proposed agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - Three years later, CalHR maintains that it will not submit the 2018 compensation study to the Legislatur e. …And Did Not Conduct a 2019, 2020, or 2021 Compensation Study Before Submitting Agreements to Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446