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Committee approves language to preserve pay parity for National Guard employees
Summary
JFAC approved language permitting the military division to maintain parity with federal pay schedules for National Guard personnel and to implement compensation changes despite statutory restrictions.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee accepted language on Oct. 25 allowing the military division to maintain parity with federal pay schedules for National Guard compensation.
Frances Lippitt, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told members the military division is statutorily required to maintain parity with the federal general schedule for pay of National Guard administrative employees but that prior restrictions on changes in employee compensation would prevent the division from implementing needed changes. The language before the committee provides an exemption to allow the division to implement the compensation change.
Committee members adopted the language by unanimous consent. During discussion staff clarified the military pay structure, noting enlisted pay grades E-1 through E-9 and officer pay grades O-1 through O-10, and said the language preserves consistency between state National Guard pay and federal pay adjustments. The committee forwarded the language with a due-pass recommendation.
