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Joint Finance committee stalls on statewide pay plan; multiple CEC motions fail
Summary
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Jan. 31 debated four Change in Employee Compensation (CEC) options — including a $1.55-per-hour plan, merit-based increases and the governor's 5% recommendation — but none of the motions achieved the joint committee majority and the committee deferred the issue to future meetings.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee spent substantial time Jan. 31 debating four competing Change in Employee Compensation (CEC) proposals but failed to adopt any of them, leaving statewide pay adjustments for FY2026 unresolved.
Committee staff presented four motions that differed in method and distribution: (1) a dollar-based approach (roughly $1.55 per hour per full-time employee, presented by Representative Miller), (2) a dollar-based floor plus a 3% minimum (Representative Furness’s substitute), (3) a merit-focused motion providing up to 4% on merit or $1.55, whichever is greater (Senator Cook), and (4) the governor’s recommended 5% merit increase (Senator Wintrow). Staff described how the dollar-per-hour figures were calculated across fund sources, community colleges and K‑12,…
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