The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - As a result, a compensation study provides an important structure for this decision-making process. For public employers, a compensation study also brings transparency to the decision-making process such that employees, policy-makers, and the publ ic all have the same information against which to evaluate proposed changes in compensation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The five jurisdictions are the City and County of San Francisco; Los Angeles County; and the Cities of Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Diego. This statutory comparison predates the state employee collective bargaining process established by the Ral ph C.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Effective July 1, 2024, employees represented by Unit 10 whose designated reporting office is located in the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, Santa Clara, or the City and County of San Francisco would receive a monthly $250 geographic pay differential.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - One key question will be what role state programs and policies can and should play in adapting to climate change, including how they interact with local adaptation activities, and how they should be funded.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - Accordingly, the state annually makes supplemental pension payments from the General Fund towards the state ’s pension unfunded liabilities. Proposition 2 Proposition   2 Contains Annual Debt Payment Requirement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Will the administration make reductions under this proposal if such cuts negatively affect departmental operations? Will the administration make reductions under this proposal if services would be affected?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - The actual cost will depend on how many employees cash out leave and how much leave they choose to cash out. Provisions From Past Agreements Not Included No Reopener if Other Units Get Higher Pay Increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - We note that, although the agreement would hold employees ’ take-home pay harmless, because of how salary-driven benefits and other factors are calculated with payroll, this provision would result in a net increase in ongoing state costs of $14  million by the end of the agreement.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

The 2018-19 Budget: Statewide Prison to Employment Initiative

Mar 12, 2018 - The Legislature will have an opportunity to make changes to the existing grant program based on information from the report. Below, we discuss several potential changes: How Much Funding Should The Legislature Provide for Ex-Offender Job Services?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3781

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - CalHR’s compensation study found variability across regions in how the state’s compensation for attorneys compares with that provided by local governmental employers. For example, although CalHR found a 10 percent lag statewide relative to local governments, it identified that Unit 2 compensation lags local governments by 17 percent in the Bay Area.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095