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State Employment Relations Board says current budget supports services but warns federal cutbacks may increase workload

5557109 · April 30, 2025
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Summary

Craig Zimpfer, chair of the State Employment Relations Board, told senators his agency's requested budget maintains current service levels, covers negotiated wage increases and does not fund additional staff, but he warned that reductions in federal conciliation services could shift cases to state-level mediators.

Chair Manchester called Craig Zimpfer, chairman of the State Employment Relations Board (CERB), to testify during the Sub House Bill 96 hearing.

Zimpfer said the board's executive-proposed budget would allow CERB to maintain existing levels of service and would not fund additional staffing or programs. "The proposed increases to CERB's GRF budget ... will merely allow…

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