MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Specifically, the agreement would (1)  remove Chuckawalla Valley State Prison (because the facility was deactivated) from the list of eligible institutions; (2)  add Salinas Valley State Prison to the list of eligible institutions; and (3)  establish that employees hired after September 8, 2025 at Avenal State Prison, Calipatria State Prison, Centinela State Prison, and Ironwood State Prison would not be eligible to receive the payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - The proposed agreement would amend the pay differential and add specified social worker classifications to be eligible for it. Under the amended pay differential, employees hired after the first day of the pay period following ratification by both parties would receive bonus payments equal to a specified percentage of base pay after every 12 consecutive months worked.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The agreement would add a new provision that specifies that the OIC payment would be paid to Unit 5 members who are assigned as an acting sergeant. The agreement specifies that the payment would continue to be considered compensation for retirement purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Businesses Set to Pay Add ‑On Federal UI Tax Beginning in 2023. To repay the federal loans, the federal UI payroll tax rate on employers will increase by 0.3  percent for tax year 2022. However, employers will not pay this higher rate until 2023  when employers remit their 2022 federal UI payroll taxes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

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

Jan 13, 2023 - Alternatively, the Legislature could add new out ‑year trigger reductions —in which spending triggers off under certain conditions —or by using other budget solutions, such as revenue increases or cost shifts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Further, because budgetary savings from a payroll deferral are the result of an accounting maneuver and not the result of actual reduced state expenditures, a payroll deferral adds a layer of complexity to an already complex state budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

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

Sep 1, 2023 - LAO Assessment Administration ’s Fiscal Estimate of Proposed Unit 12 Agreement (In Millions) Up to $1,200 Annual Payment 2.8 $1,500 Payment for Past Work 4.4 Recruitment and Retention Differentials and Other Pay Provisions a 0.7 $57.2 $148.7 a At least a portion of these costs are considered “non-add ” by the administration as they will not affect departmental appropriations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Certain homes—particularly older homes—may also need to add features such as air conditioning, modern insulation, and air filtration to mitigate the effects of extreme heat and outdoor wildfire smoke.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Jun 25, 2021 - This analysis reviews 20 labor agreements received by the Legislature between June 9 and June 15, 2021. The analysis summarizes and provides comments on the agreements. In addition, the analysis provides overarching comments across the 20 agreements and offers recommendations to the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446