MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 19, 2025 - The Legislature ratified the current Unit 8 MOU through Chapter 1001 of 2024 (AB 181, Committee on Budget). The ratified MOU is scheduled to remain in effect through June 30, 2026. Our analysis of the ratified agreement can be found here .
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5066

The 2025-26 Budget: Scholarshare Investment Board

Apr 30, 2025 - (This is 32  percent less than the proposed request of $566,000.) Recommend Revisiting Request for SSMI Position in the Future. SIB has already spent or is in the process of spending state funding dedicated to marketing activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5035

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - This year ’s developmental services trailer bill legislation codifies the Legislature ’s findings and declarations establishing the foundation for the Master Plan (Chapter  47 of 2024 [AB  162, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/1

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Human Services

Oct 2, 2024 - Previously, statute specified that the interim rates would expire December 31, 2024 and that the permanent, ongoing LOC rate structure would be established by January 1, 2025.Th e 2024-25 spending plan amends and adds substantial new statutory language establishing the permanent rate structure and extending the interim rates period until permanent rates can be implemented (Chapter  46 of 2024 [AB  161, Committee on Budget]).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4933/6

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - After accounting for the budget solutions and administrative augmentations described below, the total budget for this office and its revised responsibilities includes $950  million in total funds ($902  million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, $32  million from the General Fund, and the remainder from various other funds) and 186 positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934/governors-office-of-emergency-services

The 2024-25 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 2, 2024 - After accounting for the budget solutions and administrative augmentations described below, the total budget for this office and its revised responsibilities includes $950  million in total funds ($902  million from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, $32  million from the General Fund, and the remainder from various other funds) and 186 positions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4934

Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending

Mar 14, 2024 - Chapter  32 established a requirement for county superintendents to prepare a summary of how the COE plans to assist all school districts within the county. The plan describes actions the COE will take in approving all LCAPs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4883

The 2024-25 Budget: California State Library

Mar 13, 2024 - Chapter  21 of 2021 (AB  128, Ting) appropriated $439  million one-time General Fund to support local library infrastructure projects. Chapter  249 of 2022 (AB  179, Ting) appropriated an additional $50  million one-time General Fund for the same purpose.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4882

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Over the last decade, two statutes —Chapter  351 of 2013 (AB  10, Alejo) and Chapter  4 of 2016 (SB  3, Leno) —gradually have increased California ’s statewide minimum wage from $8 per hour to $16 per hour.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878

California’s Low-Wage Workers and Minimum Wage

Mar 11, 2024 - Rate of Low-Wage Work Declines Substantially From Ages 25 to 32. As shown in Figure  3, our estimates suggest that the share of workers in low-wage jobs declines by more than one-third between the ages of 25 and 32.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4878/2