Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - In recent years, smoke from wildfires has grown substantially and has been a major contributor to air pollution in the western United States —making up roughly half of small particulate matter in some regions, compared to less than 20 percent a decade ago.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 7, 2023 - About two-thirds of the unit work for either the Department of Fish and Wildlife or Caltrans. Unit 14: Printing and Allied Trades. Employees work as printing trade specialists, graphic designers, and bookbinders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

Jul 10, 2025 - This means current employer tax rates only reflect a small portion of claims submitted, masking the full fiscal effect to come. Should the state progress through the backlog of SIBTF claims at a faster rate, employers ’ annual taxes will grow commensurately.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - This statutory comparison predates the state employee collective bargaining process established by the Ral ph C. Dills Act. (Prior to collective bargaining, the State Personnel Board [SPB] annually would recommend to the Legislature salary ranges for classifications.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - While the fiscal impact of this reauthorization would be small in the budget window —an estimated $300  million in 2023 ‑ 24 —the effect would be much larger in future years, rising to roughly $2  billion in General Fund savings as early as 2024 ‑25.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Sep 1, 2023 - As we describe below, a small portion of the bargaining unit would receive an SSA greater than 4  percent. On average, Unit 12 members would receive an SSA of 3.9  percent in 2023 ‑24 under the agreement. 6.7  Percent SSA for Park Landscape Maintenance Technicians.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - While the cost of the telework stipend is small, based on anecdotal evidence, the ability to work remotely has been very popular among state workers and increasing in-office work poses challenges. This suggests that bargaining might be difficult and that the parties might not come to an agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - (The small red area represents this smaller likely fraud estimate.) Given that relatively little fraud seems to have targeted the state ’s regular UI program, new, additional layers of fraud prevention are not needed.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - While di minimis in the broader context of the state budget, this could be a meaningful amount for a particularly small department with an employee on union leave. Second, the administration ’s fiscal estimates do not reflect that the agreement would reduce the leave cap by 192 hours 6 months earlier than the current MOU.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

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

Mar 10, 2022 - Historically, a small statewide payroll tax provided funding for ETP grants but, in recent years, the state has supplemented this longstanding funding source with General Fund monies for targeted training grants.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572