Law enforcement officers and other public safety workers employed by California are set to receive pandemic bonuses of $1,500 after Gov. Gavin Newsom and unions reached agreements.
According to the agreements posted Friday, the state will distribute bonuses to public safety workers including California Highway Patrol officers, state correctional officers and park rangers.
Agreements were reached with the California Correctional Peace Officers Assn., the California Assn. of Highway Patrolmen and the California Statewide Law Enforcement Assn., subject to the Legislature’s approval, said Camille Travis, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Human Resources.
The total costs of the bonuses and the number of employees who will receive them have not been finalized. Departments will assess the eligibility of employees, and the state won’t know the final funding amount until agreements are ratified and payments are issued, Travis said.
“Once again, I am pleased to see that this administration understands the value of the services all of the classifications in Unit 7 provide,” California Statewide Law Enforcement Assn. President Alan Barcelona said in a news release. “This expands upon the benefits we were able to negotiate during the pandemic.”
Workers must have been employed by the state as of Jan. 1, and continue their employment through July 1 to be eligible. The bonuses are a one-time payment that will not count toward compensation for retirement, the agreement letters...
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