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State benefits account for about one-quarter of personnel costs; governor recommends higher health appropriation per FTE
Summary
Legislative analysts described state employee benefits and the governor's FY2026 recommendation for the health insurance appropriation. The governor recommends $14,300 per full‑time position for health coverage, up from a lower actuarial base, a change staff said would cost about $56.6 million.
Legislative budget analysts walked the committee through the composition of state employee benefits and how benefit costs are budgeted.
Frances Lippitt, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told members that benefits (health, dental, pension, Social Security/Medicare, life insurance and workers' compensation) account for about one‑quarter of the state's overall personnel expenditures. "Health insurance accounts for nearly half of all…
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