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Administration seeks authority to update IT job classes faster to hire staff rather than contractors

2702937 · March 19, 2025
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Summary

DOA told the committee H 5945 would let the state revise senior IT job classifications and pay ranges more quickly so permanent staff can be hired in fast‑moving IT specialties instead of relying on higher‑cost contractors.

The Department of Administration asked the House Labor Committee to approve H 5945, a bill creating a narrow, expedited mechanism to revise, post and recruit for specialized information‑technology job classifications so the state can hire and retain permanent IT staff instead of relying on consultants.

Director Jonathan Womack and CIO representatives described a market problem: IT job descriptions and classification language on the state’s public job…

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