MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Consistent with what CalHR has done with other bargaining units, the proposed agreement would tie the business and travel reimbursement rates available to Unit 10 members to those established by the U.S.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 9 (Professional Engineers)

Jun 27, 2025 - In the event that employees have unused PLP 2025 leave in their leave banks upon separation, the agreement specifies that the employees ’ unused leave would be cashed out upon separation at their final salary level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5061

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The provisions of the ratified MOU will further increase state costs by an unknown amount above what was envisioned in the 2024-25 budget. Reporting on Effects of Shorter Duty Week Not Expected Until Spring 2026.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

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

Jun 27, 2025 - While we are not at the bargaining table and do not know what issues were discussed, we feel it was a missed opportunity for the parties to not find a solution that simplified the prefunding arrangement while also helping address the current budget problem.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Jun 23, 2025 - We note that overtime costs in 2020-21 increased 12  percent compared with 2019-20; however, we cannot assess what share of this increase was due to PLP 2020, operational effects from the COVID-19 pandemic, or other factors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5058

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - State law (see Article XVI of the California Constitution and Section 20120 of the Government Code) gives the CalPERS board plenary authority, fiduciary responsibility, and management and control of the pension system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Public Safety)

Sep 7, 2023 - That being said, it is not clear what methodology, if any, was used to identify which classifications should receive SSAs and at what levels. While there is evidence of possible recruitment and retention issues of some Unit 7 occupations, the administration does not provide a justification for the various SSAs, but states they are the result of the bargaini ng process.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4802

Unit 9 (Professional Engineers) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - It is unusual for a labor agreement to not specify what special salary adjustments would apply to what classifications and, moreover, to delegate the authority to implement these salary adjustments to a joint committee.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4620

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Under Section 20683.2 of the Government Code pertaining to CalPERS, any savings that otherwise would have been realized by the state employer as a result of employees contributing more towards their pensions is, instead, directed towards paying down the unfunded liabilities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - The parties agree to support legislation to amend applicable sections of the Government Code to provide NDI-FCL to Unit 2 members. Annual Leave Cap Returns to 640 Hours Sooner. The Unit 2 MOU caps the number of unused annual leave an employee may have to 640 hours.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619