Between now and next year, California taxpayers will pay about $54.5 million for the incentive payments, according to estimates by the Department of Finance.
, about 400 prison employees are eligible for the cash infusion to themselves and the local economy.
By law, if the agreement is more than $1 million in net costs per bargaining unit, the Legislature would have to approve it. The contracts are divided by fiscal year, and the first installment is only up to $5,000 per person.“Some of the $5,000 stipends are already being disbursed to eligible staff,” Waters said. “They will continue in the following months.”
All of the unions representing youth corrections employees in the bonus negotiations made donations to stop Newsom’s recall last year. The largest contributor was the California Correctional Peace Officers Association, which gave $1.75 million, according to the Secretary of State’s website.