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JFAC stalls on state health‑insurance base; committee deadlocks on governor vs. CEC recommendation
Summary
JFAC debated two competing proposals to set the health‑insurance base per eligible FTE for FY2026 — $13,960 (CEC recommendation) and $14,300 (governor’s recommendation) — but neither motion secured the cross‑chamber majorities required and action was deferred.
Committee analysts presented two alternate recommendations for setting the health‑insurance base for eligible full‑time positions in FY2026 and explained the effect each would have on the plan’s contingency reserves.
Keith Bybee (Division Manager, Budget Policy Analysis Division) described the numbers: the CEC recommendation would set the per‑eligible‑position base at $13,960, costing an estimated $29,996,000 from the general fund and $40,261,200 in total. The governor’s recommendation would raise the base to $14,300, producing an estimated $42,076,600 general‑fund increase and $56,315,200 in total (general, dedicated, federal funds combined).…
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