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

Feb 15, 2022 - Short ‑Term vs. Long ‑Term Strategies. The  current supply chain disruptions are the result of both short ‑term issues, such as greater consumer demand, as well as long ‑term issues, such as the capacity and resilience of the goods movement system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Labor Agreements to Achieve Budgetary Savings [Publication Details]

Jul 11, 2025 - Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5063

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - Reporting on Effects of Shorter Duty Week Not Expected Until Spring 2026. The 2024-25 budget package included trailer bill legislation that requires CalFire to report on the wildfire resilience-related co-benefits achieved as a result of the change in the duty week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The agreement would provide physicians and surgeons time each work week to review reports, complete documentation, and other duties. Specifically, physicians and surgeons at (1)  DSH would receive two hours per week and (2)  CCHCS would receive four hours per week.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - The purpose of this report is to promote greater transparency in how departments use position authority. DOF uses SCO data to produce the report that is posted each year on DOF’s website along with other budget references.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

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

Sep 9, 2025 - Recent Compensation Study Found Two Unit 10 Occupations Compensated Above Market … CalHR releases regular reports comparing state employee compensation with compensation received by similar workers employed by other employers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Under the current MOU, cadets at the academy who accept work at 1 of 13 specified facilities are eligible to receive a $5,000 location incentive bonus paid in two payments: the first $2,500 paid upon graduation from the academy and the second $2,500 paid 30 calendar days after reporting to the eligible institution.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - We recommend that state law specify which bargaining units are included in each reporting year and that the law divide the two reporting groups such that roughly one-half of the state ’s bargaining units are reported in each year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Workers and Employers [Publication Details]

Apr 5, 2022 - Reports by Policy Area
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4587

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - In addition to the budgetary benefits, governmental employers might be motivated to make supplemental payments to reduce their reported unfunded liabilities, improving their net position. (The Governmental Accounting Standards Board requires public entities to report their pension unfunded liabilities as part of their annual financial statements.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887