SACRAMENTO – State Treasurer Fiona Ma today published the annual adjustment of the Per-Mile Compensation Rate for app-based transportation and delivery drivers, as required by Proposition 22, on her office’s public website. For calendar year 2026 the per-mile compensation rate is $0.37. California voters approved Proposition 22 on the November 2020 general election ballot, which classified drivers for app-based transportation and delivery companies as independent contractors. Proposition 22, codified in state law under the Business and Professional Code, section 7453(d)(4) (i), assigned responsibility to the State Treasurer’s Office (STO) for annually calculating and publishing adjustments to the per-mile compensation rate beyond the initial rate calculated in 2021.
Khaim Morton
Deputy Treasurer
Khaim Morton joins the State Treasurer’s Office as a Deputy Treasurer. In this role, Khaim will have responsibility for public policy formation and will oversee the California School Finance Authority, California Educational Facilities Authority, California Health Facilities Financing Authority, California Pollution Control Financing Authority, and California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority.
Khaim brings nearly 20 years of government and public policy experience encompassing legislative staff work that span from policy to community field relations and advocating for local businesses. During those two decades, he has had the opportunity to work on issues of legislation and regulations among environmental policy, retirement, land use, economic development, cyber-security, government service delivery, and taxation.
Most recently, Khaim joins us from Portola Valley Partners, where he served as Managing Partner for NextGen Grant Funding helping emerging technology companies capture market share through strategic relationships with governments. He is also the principal and founder of KRM Strategies, a public policy, advocacy, and strategic planning firm where he represents clients at the state and local government levels. He has extensive experience at the local government level and has previously held positions as Vice President for Public Policy and Economic Development at the Sacramento Metro Chamber of Commerce, Deputy Secretary for Legislation at the California Government Operations Agency, and held multiple positions in the California Legislature.