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JFAC approves pay package: $1.55 per hour minimum, targeted raises for troopers, IT, nurses
Summary
The committee approved a compensation package that provides $1.55 per hour per FTE (minimum $1.05), targeted schedule shifts for IT/engineering and public safety, and program‑specific provisions for nursing and community colleges; the motion passed after debate (Senate 8‑2; House unanimous).
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6 approved a change‑in‑employee‑compensation (CEC) package that funds a minimum pay increase of $1.05 per hour and provides $1.55 per hour per FTE as a baseline funding level for state agencies and institutions. The package includes program‑specific adjustments for IT and engineering, public‑safety troopers and nursing staff, and funding targeted for community colleges and K‑12.
Representative Miller moved the motion, which the committee described on the record as totaling $177,429,100 across general, dedicated and federal funds. The motion text adopted by the committee directed funding of $84,411,100 to provide $1.55 per hour per permanent employee for state agencies and institutions, $2,305,700 for community colleges, $6,042,800 for salary‑schedule adjustments at the minimum of pay grades, additional funding for Idaho military division…
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