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 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - As we discussed above, federal firefighters do similar work as Unit 8 firefighters. In order to reflect the labor market for wildfire firefighters in the state, the CalHR compensation study should compare Unit 8 compensation with federal firefighters as well as local government firefighters.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jul 14, 2025 - OPEB = Other Post ‑Employment Benefits and Local 1000 = Nine bargaining units represented by Service Employee International Union, Local 1000: Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21. Telework Stipend.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

The 2025-26 Budget: Concession Bargaining

May 19, 2025 - For example, see the 2010 agreement with Service Employees International Union, Local 1000 (Local 10000), which increased employee contributions from 5 percent of pay to 8 percent of pay and reduced pension benefits for future hires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5047

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Wages Less Competitive Among Local Governments and Certain Regions. CalHR ’s compensation study compares wages and total compensation offered by the state with wages and total compensation offered by local government, federal government, and private sector employers across the state as well as within five distinct regions (San Francisco Bay Area Region, San Diego County, Sacramento Region, Los Angeles Region, and All Other Counties).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - Given the limited amount of time we have to complete our analysis, we do not know why the vacancy rate for CHP officers has grown faster than the statewide vacancy rate. It is possible that the higher vacancy rate is due to some combination of turnover and recruitment challenges.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - Studies designed by the b argaining table typically rely on non-representative samples of employers (for example, only comparing the state ’s compensation with local government employers in high-cost coastal communities) and do not accurately compare total compensation across employers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - State law allows employers to adopt a leave cap whereby employees do not accrue new vacation leave once their leave balance has reached the cap. 640-Hour Cap. The state caps the amount of vacation or annual leave that most state workers —including Unit 9 —may accumulate at 640 hours (80 days).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

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

Sep 9, 2025 - PLP 2025 =Personal Leave Program 2025; Local 1000 = Nine bargaining units represented by Service Employee International Union, Local 1000: Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21. OPEB Prefunding State Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Prefunding Strategy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5073

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

Feb 15, 2022 - While these four centers have sufficient space to accommodat e large vehicles required for commercial drive tests, the other test locations frequently do not, and often have to utilize public streets and alleys as well as shared parking lots to conduct the tests.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4540