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

Sep 9, 2025 - When there are not enough psychiatric technicians scheduled to adequately provide care to patients —either due to lack of resources, unexpected absences, scheduling error, emergency, or other causes —the state may require staff to work overtime.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - Another provision would require employees to be given written notice of reasons for payroll errors and the amount of the error 15 days prior to any deductions. In addition, the agreement specifies that, at an employee ’s request, human resources staff will meet with the employee to explain the issue.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - While vacancy rates may not ultimately drive the level of savings, errors in the data (1)  undermine the methodology that underpins the assumed level of savings and (2)  could misguide the administration as it seeks to target departments for reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

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

Feb 15, 2022 - However, privacy experts warn that these matching systems are prone to error, suffer from systematic racial bias, and have the potential to be misused. In light of this scrutiny, the Internal Revenue Service recently called off its planned adoption of ID.me for tax filing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542