The 2024-25 Budget: Proposition 2 Debt Payment Proposals

Mar 20, 2024 - In 2023 ‑24, the CalSTRS Board set the state ’s supplemental rate to 6.311  percent (the same rate the state has paid for the past few years), while the “unconstrained ” actuarially required rate —what the CalSTRS Board could set as the state ’s rate if it had full rate ‑setting authority to meet the goal of eliminating unfunded liabilities by 2046 —would be around 3.5  percent according to CalSTRS ’ most recent actuarial valuation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4887

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis [Publication Details]

Aug 25, 2022 - Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4619

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Aug 25, 2022 - As Figure  1 shows, the administration estimates that the proposed agreement with Unit 2 would increase annual state costs associated with rank-and-file state attorneys and hearing officers by $100.2  million by 2025-26.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4619

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000)

Sep 6, 2019 - MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000) Tweet September 6, 2019 MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, and 21 (SEIU Local 1000) Late August 30, 2019, the administration posted on the California Department of Human Resources ’ (CalHR ’s) website a 1,798 page tentative agreement between
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4094

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - Specifically, the data suggest that the Secretary of State (SOS) has a vacancy rate of 49  percent. In fact, however, in 2022 ‑23, the average monthly vacancy rate for SOS was 27  percent. The SCO and SOS reported that the 49  percent vacancy rate was not correct and that it was the result of internal processing issues at SCO.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

The 2022-23 Budget: Assessing Proposals to Address Unemployment Insurance Fraud

Feb 15, 2022 - At the same time that the backlog of delayed UI  claims was increasing, fraudulent activity in the new federal benefit program for self ‑employed workers spiked. Figure  2 shows the sudden and unexpected increase in claims for the PUA program during the early summer of 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4542

Labor Agreements: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17, 20, AND 21

Jun 25, 2020 - The degree to which the state underfunds pension benefits during furlough worsens (1)  the higher the pay cut to employees during furloughs and (2)  the longer furloughs are in effect. Makes Little Sense for Certain Employees: 24-Hour Settings, Federally Funded, Revenue-Generating.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4257

Unit 2 (Attorneys) MOU Analysis

Sep 12, 2019 - DOJ compared compensation levels for the state ’s Deputy Attorney General series to compensation for other public sector attorneys in California. For context, about one-fourth of Unit 2 members are employed in the Deputy Attorney General series.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4095

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21

Jan 10, 2017 - For the average SEIU Local 1000 member, this bonus constitutes about 4  percent of pay. However, because SEIU represents a diverse group of state employees, the relative value of this bonus varies significantly across SEIU bargaining units such that it constitutes more than 8  percent of pay for the lowest-paid workers in these units but less than 2.5  percent for the highest-paid workers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3520

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The proposed MOU would make the JLMC a standing committee with no set date to conclude its activities. The administration indicates that this JLMC improved communication between the union and the department to better assist inju red employees seek proper medical aid and return to work as quickly as possible.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920