The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - (That is, in our view, these costs would not have occurred absent legislative action and as a result do not contribute to the budget problem the Legislature faces today.) Comparison to LAO November Outlook.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

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

Feb 10, 2021 - In our view, the functions of the new department appear similar to the functions of the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, raising questions about why a new department is needed to integrate these programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4361

The 2024-25 Budget: State Employee Compensation

Mar 21, 2024 - While the administration frames this proposal as a sweep of funding associated with vacant positions, we encourage the Legislature to, instead, view the proposal as an undefined and unallocated reduction to departmental operations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4888

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

Feb 10, 2021 - In our view, the administration ’s decision to move forward with a complex reorganization during the pandemic poses a potentially serious risk to the state ’s ongoing efforts to eliminate the backlog of unemployment insurance claims.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4361

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Sep 7, 2023 - Specifically, the law prohibits—except in specified emergency situations—male correctional officers from (1) conducting a pat down search of females in custody, (2) entering an area inside the prison where females may be in a state of undress, or (3) being in an area where they can view females in custody in a state of undress.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4800

The 2020-21 Budget: Staffing to Address New Independent Contractor Test

Feb 11, 2020 - Therefore, in our view, the proposal likely overstates staffing needs related to adjudicating and managing workers ’ compensation claims. Recommendation We recommend the Legislature withhold action on this request until a more informed workload estimate is available.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4151

The 2022-23 Budget: UC Climate-Related Proposals

Feb 16, 2022 - Moreover, climate change R &D could be viewed as particularly warranted in California because the state has set its own GHG reduction goals. More research could help the state identify new means of meeting these climate change mitigation goals.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4538

The 2020-21 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2020 - First, there are a number of proposals that could be viewed as more or less discretionary. For example, we categorize the full amount the administration sets aside for state employee compensation increases as discretionary.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4135

The 2021-22 Budget: Labor Agreements Ending Personal Leave Program 2020

Jun 25, 2021 - LAO Comments Interactions With State Budget Encourage Legislature to View Unit 6 Agreement as a CDCR Budget Request. The trailer bill language submitted by the administration frames the Unit 6 agreement as 1 of 20 labor agreements seeking ratification from the Legislature.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4446