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

Mar 10, 2022 - However, as discussed earlier, how several augmentations within the proposed package would fit within the structure of existing workforce de velopment programs is unclear. Accordingly, new workforce development programs may need to be created to administer some of the funding in this proposed package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - We do not know how Unit 8 compensation currently compares with federal firefighters because it was not included in the compensation survey. Bargaining With Unit 8 Current MOU Scheduled to Expire June 30, 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jul 14, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Notably, peace officers and firefighters do not earn these benefits. Most state employees earn Medicare. The benefit levels and employer and employee contributions towards Social Security and Medicare are determined by the federal government.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - State law allows employers to adopt a leave cap whereby employees do not accrue new vacation leave once their leave balance has reached the cap. 640-Hour Cap. The state caps the amount of vacation or annual leave that most state workers —including Unit 9 —may accumulate at 640 hours (80 days).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Jun 27, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Given the limited amount of time we have to complete our analysis, we do not know why the vacancy rate for CHP officers has grown faster than the statewide vacancy rate. It is possible that the higher vacancy rate is due to some combination of turnover and recruitment challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Sep 9, 2025 - In the past, the state has (1)  imposed furloughs and negotiated PLP at the bargaining table, (2)  established furloughs as mandatory days when employees do not work (state offices would be closed one, two, or three “Furlough Fridays ” each month), and (3)  allowed employees to have “self-directed ” furlough days where employees have discretion to use furlough days as they would vacation or other leave benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2022-23 Budget: Supply Chain and Port Infrastructure Proposals

Feb 15, 2022 - While these four centers have sufficient space to accommodat e large vehicles required for commercial drive tests, the other test locations frequently do not, and often have to utilize public streets and alleys as well as shared parking lots to conduct the tests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540