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Committee briefed on state benefits, health insurance appropriation and PERSI costs
Summary
Legislative analysts outlined the state's employee benefits package, recommended per-FTP health appropriation for FY2026 and employer pension contribution rates as the committee begins compensation deliberations through the Change in Employee Compensation process.
Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented an overview of state employee benefits and how those costs are budgeted in the general fund.
"Benefits generally account for about a quarter of the state's overall personal cost expenditures," Lippitt said, and explained that nearly half of total benefits spending is for health and dental insurance. She outlined the components budgeted per full-time position (FTP) and the variable benefits that are calculated as…
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