The state Finance Department has released its estimates on what the state saves if all Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed May Revise budget cuts go through. Our colleague, Dan Walters, has details and a link to the list that you can read by clicking here.
Some things that Dan, who was writing for a wider audience than we do here, didn't mention in his post:
The projection assumes rejecting the SEIU Local 1000 contract and keeping all state workers at two-day-per-month furloughs.
We'll ask if that means the governor wants to avoid adding a third furlough day to state workers' schedules. Assembly Speaker Karen Bass not long ago said that the governor might look at imposing a third furlough day if the economy continues to slide.
Reductions to CDCR include rehab services, education and vocational training and substance abuse counseling. These cuts would hit workers represented by SEIU and CAPT.
The plan also takes $100 million from CalPERS' Preferred Provider Organization health insurance reserve to fund two months of "premium holiday" for the state and workers. (And before you ask, yes, CalPERS has already agreed to release the funds.)
And the governor wants to reduce UC and CSU budgets by $335 million.
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