Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, the costs associated with adapting the state transportation system to withstand the impacts of climate change —including using new materials, responding to more frequent maintenance needs from more extreme conditions, and modifying or relocating certain infrastructure —likely will be higher than current expenditure levels.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 6 (Corrections)

Apr 4, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3409

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 7 (Protective Services and Public Safety)

Jun 24, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3486

The 2015-16 Budget: Major Features of the Adopted Plan (Other Issues)

Jun 19, 2015 - Cap-and-Trade Additional Cap-and-Trade Expenditures Expected to Be Part of Future Legislation. Consistent with statute that was adopted as part of the 2014‑15 budget, 60  percent of cap-and-trade auction revenue in 2015‑16 will be continuously appropriated to high-speed rail (25  percent), affordable housing and sustainable communities (20  percent), transit and intercity rail capital (10  percent), and low carbon transit operations (5  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3278

The 2017-18 Budget: Governor’s CalPERS Borrowing Proposal

May 16, 2017 - Second, the state must set aside a portion of capital gains tax revenues that exceed a specified threshold (we refer to this as “excess capital gains taxes ”). The state must split these totals between debt payments and reserve deposits.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3673

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

Jun 10, 2016 - These leave cash outs are subject to Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes but do not affect employees ’ pension benefits. The administration assumes that departments would absorb these costs within existing departmental resources.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3482

Collective Bargaining: Assessing Proposed Employee Compensation Increases

Mar 20, 2020 - Under the Dills Act, any provision of an MOU that requires the expenditure of funds generally may not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual budget act. This means that the Legislature may choose not to fund fully a provision included in a ratified MOU (alternatively, the Legislature may choose to appropriate more money than is required by an MOU —for example, approving in the budget a higher level of salary than established in an MOU).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4206

Industry Wage Growth in California - Industry Wage Growth in California [Video]

For a fuller discussion of these trends, read our California Economy and Taxes blog post Industry Wage Growth in California .  To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Industry Wage Growth in California November 8, 2017
https://lao.ca.gov/Videos/Player?playlistId=112

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 8 (Firefighters)

Jan 23, 2017 - These allowances still would be subject to Medicare payroll taxes paid by the state and employees. In total, the adm inistration estimates that this provision will increase annual state costs by $5.7  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3534

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

Jun 25, 2020 - Under AB 119 (Ting), the Legislature would ratify the provisions of any labor agreements entered into between the Governor and bargaining units before July 1, 2020 that require the expenditure of funds necessary to achieve the level of savings assumed under Control Section 3.90 of the 2020‑21 Budget Act.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4257