Psychiatric Techs’ Contract Increases State’s Costs by $39M

A new analysis from the Legislative Analyst's Office finds that California's state psychiatric technicians' tentative contract -- which includes an across-the-board pay raise -- would increase the state's costs by $39 million over three years. If approved, most of the increases would occur in the last two years of the three-year deal.

• "California Psych Techs' Contract Adds a Total $39 Million in Costs" (Ortiz, "The State Worker," Sacramento Bee, 8/5).