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

Feb 15, 2022 - In considering the updated proposal in the spring, the Legislature will want to evaluate whether the administration has provided a clear justification for state involvement. Other State Agencies May Be Better Suited to Administer This Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers

Apr 5, 2022 - In addition, this bill requires Cal/OSHA to review, update, and publish on its website its wildfire smoke training. The bill further requires employers to provide wildfire smoke training to their employees taking into account their language backgrounds and educational levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4587

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Loss of Biodiversity and Natural Resources Increasing Temperatures and Severe Weather Events Threaten State ’s Fish and Wildlife, Ecosystems, and Native Plants. A 2018 state report estimated that under current GHG emissions levels, between 45 percent to 56 percent of the natural vegetation in California will be climatically stressed by 2100.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Looking Ahead Updated Forecasts Under Two Economic Scenarios —Low Cost and High Cost. To  illustrate state and employer costs to repay the federal UI loans, this analysis updates our earlier low ‑ and high ‑costs forecast scenarios for the state ’s UI  system based on different underlying economic scenarios.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

The 2021-22 Budget: Interest Payment on Federal Unemployment Insurance Loan

Feb 10, 2021 - Recommendation Adopt Updated $260   Million Estimate of Federal Interest Payment Due. We recommend the Legislature adopt an up ‑to ‑date estimate of the overall interest amount likely due in September.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Climate change is expected to bring about many adverse effects, such as rising sea levels, exposure to extreme weather events, and increased wildfire severity. Federal and state actions addressing climate change fall into two key areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Update to Telecommute/Telework Provisions. The state ’s policy towards telework has evolved substantially since 2020. The proposed agreement would update the provisions in the Unit 10 MOU related to telecommute and telework to be generally consistent with state policy —including the telework stipend program which the Governor initially recommended eliminating as part of his January 2024-25 budget proposal .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2021-22 May Revision: Golden State Stimulus 2

May 18, 2021 - In this post, we (1)  provide an update on state and federal stimulus payments to date, (2)  describe the Governor ’s stimulus proposal, and (3)  present two alternatives that would go further toward filling in the gaps in the unprecedented federal pandemic relief.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4435

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

Feb 15, 2022 - In this post, we outline the challenges the Employment Development Department faced paying legitimate Unemployment Insurance claims and preventing fraud during the pandemic, review steps the department has taken to improve since then, and assess whether the six proposed anti-fraud vendor contracts are warranted at this time. Update (5/16/24): Assessment section has been updated.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - As always, the precise amounts of these allocations will change in response to updated revenue estimates later this year. Proposed Application of 2023 ‑24 Payment Assumed to Reduce State Costs in 2024 ‑25 by $1.3   Billion General Fund … The administration ’s plan to apply the state ’s 2023 ‑24 payment toward unfunded liability payments in 2024 ‑25 results in $1.3  billion in
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887