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

Feb 15, 2022 - Then, any additional state funding could be better targeted to fill any funding gaps, provide any necessary state matching funds to maximize federal funds, and ensure funding is distributed across projects of different types at all ports statewide in a manner consistent with the Legislature’s priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

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

Feb 15, 2022 - The state hired ID.me to confirm workers ’ identities using so ‑called “one ‑to ‑one ” face matching; that is, when a computer algorithm matches the photo or video submitted by the worker to the worker ’s identification card.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

Repaying the State’s Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

May 26, 2021 - In this post, we (1)  provide an overview of the state ’s UI system financing, (2)  highlight how the pandemic affected the UI system, (3)  look ahead to upcoming costs to employers and the state to repay the federal UI loan, and (4)  assess the Governor ’s proposed $1.1  billion pre-payment.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4442

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

Sep 9, 2025 - We highlight the changes relative to the 2024 MOU below. Increases 2025-26 Special Salary Adjustments for Employees Below Top Step of Salary Ranges. The 2024 MOU included pay increases in 2025-26 of (1)  between 4  percent and 5  percent for employees at the top step of their classification ’s salary range and (2)  3  percent for employees not at the top step of their classification ’s salary range.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Specifically, we recommend the Legislature set forth clear goals, the types of grants to be offered, grant amounts, matching requirements, grant duration, performance measures and milestones, and reporting requirements.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - As highlighted in Figure  1, such industries include agricultural production, forestry, commercial and residential construction, utilities, and landscaping, as well as the outdoor ‑based hospitality, services, and recreation industries.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Because of these concerns, we highlight questions below for budget committees to consider asking the administration. Why did the administration choose vacant positions as the metric to identify savings?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - Matching Employer and Employee Contributions to Prefund Retiree Health Benefits. Prior to 2015-16, the state made no regular contributions to prefund retiree health benefits. Beginning in 2015-16, the state began implementing through the collective bargaining process a statewide change in its retiree health benefit that (1)  required the state and employees each to contribute
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Below, we highlight some of the most significant crosscutting state ‑level efforts and funding. Significant Funding in 2021‑22 Budget Package . As summarized in Figure 7, the 2021‑22 budget package included $9.3 billion over three years—primarily from the General Fund—for a variety of activities to respond to climate impacts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - In the case of retiree health benefits, the state pays a percentage of pay towards normal cost (specified in labor agreements and matched by employees) to prefund the benefit and it pays the unfunded liability on a “pay-as-you-go ” basis where it pays out the claims cost for existing retirees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800