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Health insurance and PERSI make up large share of personnel costs; LSO outlines governor’s health appropriation per FTP
Summary
Legislative Services Office staff presented that benefits account for roughly one‑quarter of personnel spending; health insurance is nearly half of benefits costs. The governor proposes $14,300 per FTP for health insurance (up from $13,960 per FTP actuarial target), a change LSO estimated at $56.6 million.
Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, briefed the committee on how employee benefits are budgeted and how those costs factor into agency personnel budgets.
"Benefits generally account for about a quarter of the state's overall personal cost expenditures," Lippitt said, explaining that health insurance, PERSI (the state pension), Social Security/Medicare and other items are combined when agencies budget staff costs.
Key points presented: - Health insurance represents nearly half of benefit…
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