The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - According to UC, the proposal would fund three categories of grants: (1) “translational science research grants that will accelerate climate resilience through transfer of ideas and technologies to practice, ” (2) “emergency seed grants to invest in climate disaster preparedness and mitigation, ” and (3) “seed and matching grants to support other climate ‑focused
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - When the administration submits budget proposals to the Legislature, the requested funding levels often are built on assumptions about the number of new state employees that need to be hired into specified job classifications in order to accomplish a particular new workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Although uncertainty remains about the timing and magnitude of when and how these hazards and their resulting impacts will manifest, the science is conclusive that they will be part of California ’s future.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 5 (Highway Patrol)

Aug 23, 2024 - The proposed agreement specifies that overtime would not be authorized in order for a Unit 5 member to participate in a civil service examination. Continuation of Joint Labor Management Committee (JLMC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4920

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

Sep 7, 2023 - Specifically, the base pay for three Local 1000 units —Units 3, 17, and 20 —grew at levels above inflation; Unit 14 kept pace with inflation; and five Local 1000 units —Units 1, 4, 11, 15, and 21 —grew at levels below inflation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4799

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Aug 14, 2024 - As we discuss in our March 2024 analysis , CalFire is changing its overall staffing model from one where the department progressively ramps up staffing levels between March and June for summer preparedness and ramps down staffing levels from October to December for winter preparedness to one where it maintains a base staffing level in January,
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4919

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Under PEPRA, employees hired after 2013 receive a lower pension benefit that require employees to work additional years in order to maintain the same level of benefit as employees who were hired before 2013.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 10 (Professional Scientific)

Aug 14, 2024 - Background Unit 10 Bargaining Long-Standing Disagreement Between Union and State Regarding Appropriate Level of Compensation for Unit 10. For many years, there has been significant disagreement between CAPS and the state as to how much state scientists should be paid.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4918

The 2023-24 Budget: Total Compensation Studies

May 24, 2023 - A compensation study allows employers to determine if they are compensating employees fairly and at a level that will attract skilled workers. Ensures Efficient Use of Limited Resources. Employers have limited resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4773

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

Sep 1, 2023 - Since 2007 , we have recommended that the Legislature not ratify labor agreements with durations longer than two years in order to maintain legislative flexibility and authority to respond to changing economic situations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4798