MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The survey found that while both state and local firefighters work 24-hour shifts, state firefighters work more days of the year (156 days compared with 121 days for the local fire departments in the survey).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - In contrast, we do not view these items as baseline spending because they were not approved in any budget ‑related legislation. Consequently, we do not consider withdrawing the inflation set ‑aside or shifting back to lease revenue bonds from cash to be budget solutions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Care Economy Workforce Development Package

Mar 10, 2022 - However, as discussed earlier, how several augmentations within the proposed package would fit within the structure of existing workforce de velopment programs is unclear. Accordingly, new workforce development programs may need to be created to administer some of the funding in this proposed package.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4572

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Between 2009-10 and 2010-11, Unit 6 members’ pay was reduced by 13.86 percent for 20 of the 24 months across the two fiscal years. As of December 2024, Unit 6 members have 131,427 hours of unused furlough or PLP hours in their leave balances.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

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

Jul 14, 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 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - We do not know the cause of this variation; however, the trend could reflect shifts in the workforce over time that affect the average salary rather than a reflection of past pay increases not keeping pace with inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802

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

Sep 1, 2023 - The compensation studies that the administration submits to the Legislature pursuant to state law do not always support the comp ensation increases that the administration and bargaining units propose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 19 (Health and Social Services/Professional)

Sep 1, 2023 - We do not summarize these provisions as they are numerous and have ongoing fiscal effects of less than $300,000 —less than 0.3  percent of the ongoing annual increased costs resulting from the agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4797

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

Sep 9, 2025 - In the past, the state has (1)  imposed furloughs and negotiated PLP at the bargaining table, (2)  established furloughs as mandatory days when employees do not work (state offices would be closed one, two, or three “Furlough Fridays ” each month), and (3)  allowed employees to have “self-directed ” furlough days where employees have discretion to use furlough days as they would vacation or other leave benefits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

MOU Analysis: Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Jan 30, 2023 - While jammin g the Legislature in any year is not acceptable, doing so would be even more problematic when the Legislature is faced with solving a budget problem. With most of the state ’s General Fund payroll being subject to bargaining this year, reviewing all of the agreements together —in the context of the budget architecture —would ensure the Legislature can address the budget problem according to its priorities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4665