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JFAC approves compensation package: $1.55/hour minimum, targeted increases for troopers, IT and health workers
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee approved a compensation package directing $1.55 per hour per FTE to state agencies, with targeted adjustments for community colleges, IT/engineering, Idaho State Police troopers and nursing/health staff.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6 approved a compensation package that provides funding equivalent to $1.55 per hour per full‑time equivalent (FTE) for permanent state employees and includes targeted adjustments for several workgroups.
The motion, moved on the floor by Representative Miller, directs $84,411,100 to implement $1.55 per hour per employee for state agencies and institutions; sets aside $2,305,700 for community colleges (calculated as a 5% placeholder because community colleges are not state employees); provides $6,042,800 for salary‑schedule adjustments for employees at the minimum of their pay grade; adds an additional 4.5% adjustment for IT and engineering positions; funds adjustments…
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