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OMB seeks one‑time and ongoing funding for HR systems, internships and employee incentives
Summary
OMB told the Appropriations committee it wants $550,000 for an enhanced recruiting platform, continuing funding for an internship cost‑share program ($500,000), ongoing support for a statewide FMLA system, and a placeholder of $10 million tied to a retirement plan incentive program.
OMB officials briefed the Appropriations Committee on several human-resources and personnel items in the agency budget, including technology and programs intended to improve recruitment and retention.
OMB requested $550,000 one time to upgrade a recruiting and marketing system to be mobile friendly and to facilitate candidate communications. Joel Morrissett said the Enhanced Recruiting Marketing System would allow applicants to import information from employment sites and communicate by text.
On staffing pipelines, OMB asked for $500,000 as a cost‑share pool for internships. Molly Harrington, chief people officer, told the panel that about 22% of interns ultimately move into full‑time state employment and that OMB’s program typically pays up to 50% of intern costs to encourage agencies to hire interns.
Committee members also discussed a $10 million placeholder linked to employees eligible to move from a defined‑benefit to a defined‑contribution retirement plan and the incentive payments associated with that transition. OMB described that $10 million as an estimate based on assumptions about how many of the roughly 39,100 eligible employees might elect the incentive; staff characterized the figure as a placeholder until final enrollment data are available.
OMB also reported ongoing costs for an implemented statewide Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) administration system and requested funding to cover those continuing charges.
Ending: Committee members asked OMB to provide more granular cost calculations and enrollment numbers for the retirement incentive and to provide final implementation costs for the recruiting upgrade before taking final budget action.
