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Open Enrollment for health, dental and vision opens September 15 and ends October 10. This is your opportunity to evaluate your health care selections and make any changes to your health, dental or vision plans and add or drop dependents effective January 1, 2026.
The CalHR letter reflects salary increases, personal leave program amounts, Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) prefunding retiree healthcare contribution changes, and vacation/annual leave cap increases for most excluded employees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025.
Departments will now be able to provide the additional compensation for excluded employees who have worked, or will work, premium holidays on or after January 1, 2025.
CalHR confirmed yesterday, June 29, 2025, that the RTO delay until July 1, 2026 will apply to related supervisors and managers “subject to operational needs as determined by departments.”
The Legislature’s version of the state budget rejects the Governor’s plan to suspend pay raises that were expected on July 1, 2025. Negotiations with the Administration continue. The State Budget bill now heads to Governor Newsom.
ACSS is lobbying the Legislature to formally meet and confer with CalHR to mitigate the proposed pause on excluded employee salary increases.
The May Revise state budget proposes expenditures of $321.9 billion ($226.4 billion general fund) although, the revised state budget proposal now reflects a projected deficit of $11.9 billion for the upcoming fiscal year.
CalHR is holding a special open enrollment period for the FlexElect Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (DCRA) Program.
In Case You Missed It, the Quarterly Newsletter publication for Q2 2025 has arrived in Member's mailboxes!
Thanks to the dedicated members who attended, representing all ACSS members, our presence was visible, our message was strong, and our voices were clearly heard!
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