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Hearing on SB 5790 draws opposition from faculty and labor groups over proposed COLA change for community and technical colleges
Summary
Senate Bill 5790, which would switch the COLA index for community and technical college employees from the Seattle-area CPI to the implicit price deflator, drew broad opposition from faculty and labor groups at a March 24 Ways & Means Committee hearing.
The Senate Ways & Means Committee heard testimony March 24 on Senate Bill 5790, a bill to change the index used to calculate the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for community and technical college (CTC) employees from the Seattle-area Consumer Price Index (CPI) to the implicit price deflator (IPD).
Amanda Cecil, committee staff, explained that initiative 732 had tied COLAs for certain education employees to the Seattle-area CPI;…
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