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Committee deadlocks on Change‑in‑Employee‑Compensation proposals; four pay plans fail to win committee approval
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee considered four competing CEC packages — including a $1.55‑per‑hour across‑the‑board option, a merit‑based 4% plan, and the governor’s 5% merit proposal — but none achieved the required support. Members debated merit vs. flat increases and how reserve usage affects future premiums.
The Idaho Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Friday debated four competing Change‑in‑Employee‑Compensation (CEC) packages for fiscal 2026 but failed to approve any single plan.
Legislative fiscal staffer Mr. Mark Bybee walked committee members through four motions in the meeting packet: a CEC‑adjusted proposal allocating a $1.55‑per‑hour increase as a flat dollar amount; a variation that added an explicit minimum 3% for all employees; a merit‑based motion providing up to 4% based on performance; and the governor’s recommendation calculated as a 5% merit‑based increase. The motions differ in how they distribute total dollars across state agencies, institutions of higher education, community colleges and public schools and in where they target extra funding (for example, IT and engineering positions, salary schedule minimum…
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