The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Accordingly, the state annually makes supplemental pension payments from the General Fund towards the state ’s pension unfunded liabilities. Proposition 2 Proposition   2 Contains Annual Debt Payment Requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under the Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 (PEPRA), the state has a standard that state employees pay one-half of the normal cost of their pension benefit and the state pays one-half of the normal cost.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - By both of these measures, the Highway Patrol pension plan is the most volatile of the state ’s pension plans. State Makes Regular SPPs to All State Employee Pension Plans Except Highway Patrol. As mentioned earlier, an SPP is when an employer contributes more than is actuarially required towards a pension plan.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol) [Publication Details]

Aug 23, 2024 - We reviewed the proposed memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol). This review is pursuant to Section 19829.5 of the Government Code.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4920

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - In 2013, under the Public Employees’ Pension Reform Act (PEPRA), the state established a standard that state employees would contribute one-half of the normal cost of pension benefits and adopted a new (lower) pension benefit for new state employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Appendix Glossary of Key Terms Related to Pension Funds Throughout this report, we refer to terms commonly used when describing pension funds. We define those key terms here, in reference to the California State Teachers ’ Retirement System (CalSTRS).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Freezes Employee Pension Contributions Through 2026-27. The Public Employees ’ Pension Reform Act of 2013 established a standard that state employees contribute one-half of the normal cost to prefund pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - CAAP noted that any adverse financial effects of a DROP affect a pension system in the form of an actuarial loss that results in growth in unfunded liabilities. The state is responsible to pay for any unfunded liabilities associated with the pension benefits it provides state employees.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jun 27, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentage of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

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

Jul 14, 2025 - For example, the state pays a percentage of employees ’ pay to fund pension benefits. During a furlough, the state ’s contributions towards pension benefits is made as a percentage of the reduced salary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064