The 2018-19 Budget: Meeting Workforce Demand for Certified Nursing Assistants in Skilled Nursing Facilities

Apr 27, 2018 - Based on our discussions with CNA employers, a somewhat smaller number of CNAs work in other settings, such as hospitals, assisted living facilities, and private homes. Statewide, CNAs earn an average of about $14 per hour working in a SNF, with CNAs typically earning somewhat more in hospitals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3815

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

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

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The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - These slots would be on top of the almost 9,000 full ‑day slots the state added over the past three years. Extending preschool to all children from low ‑income families is consistent with considerable research that has concluded the benefits of preschool are greatest for these children.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Budget: Creating a New Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages

Feb 10, 2021 - When the Department of Better Jobs and Higher Wages was proposed along with several other departmental reorganizations last year, our office developed a broad framework for considering proposals based on best practices identified from other governmental agencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

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

Jun 27, 2025 - Maintaining regular and full payments to prefund the benefit is the best option to meet the policy goal of fully funding the benefit. Budget Three-Party Budget Deal Assumes Savings from State Employee Compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5060

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

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MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

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

Jul 14, 2025 - The largest factors driving these cost increases have been (1)  the rapid growth in health premiums and (2)  the growing number of people receiving the benefit as more employees retire and people live longer in retirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5064

Refocusing the Workers’ Compensation Subsequent Injury Program

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https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5062