Gov.-elect Scott Walker released plans Tuesday to ask state employees for more concessions, following a report that identified multiple shortfalls in the state budget.

The report released by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau sought to bring attention to deficiencies that could impact the 2011 budget. 2010 shortfalls in Medicaid, the Public Defender’s Office and the Transportation Fund amount to over a quarter of a billion dollars, according to the report.

Walker plans to make up for the lost money by asking state employees for concessions. Specifically, he wants workers to make a 5 percent contribution to their pensions, and accept an adjustment to their health care plans.

Walker said in a statement he expects the changes to save $150 million if implemented from January to June.

Walker’s plans for the state workforce will not be possible if the Legislature passes the labor contracts negotiated during Gov. Jim Doyle’s term.

“A whole host of options will be taken off the table if the legislative majorities come into special or extraordinary session with the sole purpose of passing government worker contracts,” Walker said.

He added the 2010 budget shortfalls should be dealt with before any contracts are passed through Legislature or else it will be difficult to protect Wisconsinites who receive Medicare or who need a public defender.

If the contracts pass through the Legislature, Walker will not be able to change the terms until they expire at the end of the 2011 fiscal year in June, American Federation of Teacher’s Wisconsin chapter spokesperson Jill Bakken said.

She added historically the Legislature always passes state employee contracts. Even if the Legislature does not ratify the contracts, Walker will not be able to renegotiate.

“The Legislature has a responsibility to vote up or down. They cannot tinker or renegotiate the terms of the contract anymore,” Bakken said.

A summary of the key items in the contracts shows state employees already agreed to some of the concessions Walker wants, albeit not to the extent he would like.

The contracts call for employees to pay a 6.7 percent higher health care premium and a half-percent increase in pension contribution, according to AFSCME, the largest public employee union in the United States.

AFT-Wisconsin described the contracts as very austere, and hardly a victory for union labor.

“Most unions, if not all, have negotiated a pay decrease of 3 percent,” Bakken said. “They’ve negotiated to increase employee contributions to pension and health care plans as well.”

Bakken added the terms of the contract show state employees are willing to sacrifice to meet the needs of a poor economy.

Despite Walker’s intentions to block the contracts from passing the Legislature, he has not actually spoken with the state employee unions involved, Bakken said.

“Unfortunately, Walker has not met with anyone from AFT-Wisconsin to discuss his ideas or our ideas on how to bring the state back economically,” Bakken said.

The labor contracts cover the period of the last budget, July 2009 to June 2011, and have no connection to the budget Walker will create when he takes office Jan. 3.