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Contentious employee compensation proposals withdrawn after extended debate; committee will revisit
Summary
Committee members debated competing approaches to FY2026 salary adjustments'a $1.55-per-hour across-the-board approach advanced by the CEC motion and a substitute that would raise ongoing annual pay by $1.55/hour or 4%, whichever is higher, with merit elements and targeted market adjustments for troopers, nurses and IT/engineering. After lengthy,
A lengthy and sometimes heated debate over change in employee compensation ended Friday with lawmakers withdrawing competing motions and deferring a final decision.
Representative Furness introduced the CEC committee's recommendation to provide a $1.55-per-hour pay increase for permanent state employees (with additional targeted changes: 8% for Idaho State Police troopers, $1.55 or 3% for nursing/healthcare workers, whichever is greater, and a 4.5% market-based increase for classified IT and engineering positions). Furness later amended his motion to explicitly include non-classified IT and engineering positions and provided updated totals; the full motion as revised…
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