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

Sep 9, 2025 - The administration estimates that the proposed agreement with Unit 10 would reduce state department costs by $10.1  million ($2.8  million General Fund) in 2025-26 and $13.5  million ($3.8  million General Fund in 2026-27), as shown in Figure  2.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The administration estimates that PLP 2025 would reduce state costs by $20.2  million ($13.4  million General Fund) in 2025-26 and $26.9  million ($17.9  million General Fund) in 2026-27. The methodology that the administration used to derive this estimate assumes that the costs related to planned overtime also are reduced during PLP 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jul 14, 2025 - Generally, PLP 2025 offsets employee pay in exchange for hours of leave in each month of PLP 2025. The duration of PLP 2025 generally is 24 months across 2025-26 and 2026-27. Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers) is the exception and would be subject to PLP 2025 for only 16 months; however, Unit 2 would be subject to a larger pay offset than the other bargaining units during months of PLP 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - Unit 9 and affiliated excluded employees account for about 2  percent of the state ’s General Fund salary and salary-driven benefit costs. Most Unit 9 employees work for departments that are funded from non-General Fund sources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Change Scheduled Top Step Pay Increase to General Salary Increase (GSI). Under the current MOU, Unit 12 members at the top step of their salary range are scheduled to receive a 4  percent pay increase on July 1, 2025.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Compared with spending levels today, the administration estimates that the agreement would result in General Fund savings of $120.2  million in 2025-26 and $69.8  million in 2026-27. After PLP 2025 ends and the state resumes making contributions to prefund OPEB, the administration estimates that the state ’s annual General Fund costs would be $412.2  million higher than today.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - While payments towards normal cost are shared by employees, the state generally is responsible for any payments towards the unfunded liability. In 2022-23, the state contributed $7.2  billion (all funds) towards employee pension benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - The assumed General Fund savings under the proposal is modest —$26  million in 2024 ‑25. For reference, the state budget assumes that its existing labor agreements with state employees will increase state costs in 2024 ‑25 by $1.3  billion ($676  million General Fund).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - 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 savings for the General Fund in that year, helping the state to address the budget problem by that amount.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The state ’s primary operating fund is the General Fund. In addition to the General Fund, the state has hundreds of special funds that serve as the operational funding source for programs with specific purposes.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920