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Legislative compensation panel recommends targeted salary shifts, $1.55/hr floor and up to 8% for troopers; JFAC accepts report
Summary
The Change in Employee Compensation (CEC) committee recommended several targeted salary adjustments, including a $1.55-per-hour-per-FTE general supplemental, specialized schedule shifts, a trooper increase capped at 8%, and a higher IT raise; JFAC accepted the CEC report by unanimous consent.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee accepted the CEC committee's report on employee compensation, which recommends targeted pay adjustments across state government and flexibility in distributing appropriated funds.
Senator Dan Foreman, co-chair of the CEC committee, told the panel the recommendations include shifting the primary compensation schedule upward by an average of 3.2%, with exceptions. For specialized compensation schedules, the committee recommended average shifts of 3.2% for public safety, 3.0% for IT and engineering, and 3.5% for nursing and health care. The committee recommended…
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