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

Informational: Comparison of Workforce Investment Act Discretionary Fund Expenditure Plans [Publication Details]

Jun 13, 2008 - Informational: Comparison of Workforce Investment Act Discretionary Fund Expenditure Plans [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/1857

Legislative Oversight of State Employee Compensation [Publication Details]

Feb 21, 2007 - We focus on the process for setting compensation and recommend the Legislature improve the state’s employee compensation policies. Our recommendations are geared toward the Legislature focusing state employee compensation expenditures within the context of a balanced budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1610

MOU Fiscal Analysis: Bargaining Unit 2 (Attorneys and Hearing Officers)—Revised [Publication Details]

Jan 23, 2006 - The proposed MOU would require 2005-06 expenditures of about $409 million (an increase of $13 million, or 3.3 percent). The MOU would require 2006-07 expenditures of about $436 million (an additional increase of $27 million, or 6.7 percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1354

State Employee Compensation Issues for 1994-95 [Publication Details]

Mar 1, 1994 - A major portion of state government expenditures is for compensation of state employees. Expenditures for state employee compensation (excluding higher education employees) will approach $10 billion in 1994-95. In this reprint from the Analysis of the 1994-95 Budget Bill, we discuss the employee compensation issues and options the Legislature should consider in enacting a Budget for 1994-95.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/1933

State "Pickup" of Employee Retirement Contributions [Publication Details]

Jan 1, 1985 - The state Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) is in the process of implementing administratively a federal tax provision allowing the state to "pick up" mandatory employee retirement contributions. Implementation of the pickup program would result in increased take-home pay to state employees—due primarily to reduced federal tax liabilities—at no direct cost to the state.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2030

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
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