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Committee splits on health-insurance rate choice; neither CEC nor governor proposal wins bicameral support
Summary
Committee members debated two competing statewide health insurance recommendations — the CEC-recommended $13,960 per eligible FTE and the governor-recommended $14,300 — and votes in committee did not produce a bicameral majority for either option.
Committee analysts presented two competing recommendations to set the FY2026 health insurance base for eligible full-time positions and other variable benefit charges: the Economic Outlook and Revenue Assessment Committee (CEC) recommended a base of $13,960 per eligible FTE; the governor recommended $14,300 per eligible FTE.
Representative Miller moved to adopt the governor’s recommendation of $14,300 per eligible FTE (total FY2026 increase described as $56,315,200 across general, dedicated and federal funds); Representative Furness offered a substitute motion to adopt the CEC recommendation of $13,960 per eligible…
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