MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - On March  29, 2024, CalHR formally submitted to the Legislature its implementation plan of the LBFO and requested that the Legislature approve necessary statutory changes and funding appropriations for its full implementation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 18

Aug 12, 2022 - An employee who opts into the program would need to participate in the program for at least 12 months; however, requests to cancel participation due to financial hardship could be considered on a case-by-case basis.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4617

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

Feb 15, 2022 - To arrive at the estimate of $1.3  billion, EDD counts state UI claims as fraudulent if a worker did not respond to a request for additional identity documents after they had started receiving benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4543

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

Feb 15, 2022 - Once the administration has finalized and provided to the Legislature the details of this grant proposal, the Legislature should consider whether the request is an appropriate use of state General Fund.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540

Unit 8 (Firefighters) MOU Analysis

Aug 26, 2022 - By making these requests in mid-June, the administration provided the Legislature fewer than two weeks to conduct its review of these significant requests prior to the start of the new fiscal year. This amount of time was inadequate to enable the Legislature to hear these requests as part of the budget subcommittee process or evaluate them as thoroughly as would be appropriate.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4621

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - In a March 11, 2024 letter in response to a request from the Legislative Committee of the State Association of County Retirement Systems, the actuarial panel provided insights into the cost considerations for DROPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The proposed agreement would (1)  require that such requests for substantiation must be made within 30 days of the first day of leave and (2)  specify what types of documentation could be used as substantiation (for example, a death certificate).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Jun 27, 2025 - The agreement specifies that employees would be given “maximum discretion ” to use PLP 2025 leave credits; however, “whenever feasible, PLP 2025 should be used in the pay period it was earned. ” PLP 2025 leave would be requested and used by employees in the same manner as vacation or annual leave.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

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

Feb 10, 2021 - In addition to adopting an up ‑to ‑date estimate of the total interest payment, we recommend the Legislature adopt provisional budget legislation to request an interest payment deferral from the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4360

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The current MOU specifies that CASE can request unpaid or paid leave of absence for union officers or representatives. Paid union leave may be granted at the discretion of a department director or their designee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619