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Government Operations & Military Affairs committee advances pay-act draft with multi-year raises for state employees
Summary
The committee voted to move draft 26-0799 (version 2.2) of the pay act out of committee on March 20 after hearing that the proposal implements collective-bargaining increases totaling about 5.9% in FY27 and 4.9% in FY28 and includes appropriations to cover those increases.
The Government Operations & Military Affairs committee voted Friday to move draft number 26-0799, draft 2.2, of the pay act out of committee after a review and brief question-and-answer period.
Brent Thayer, director and chief counsel of legislative counsel, told the committee the bill implements the results of collective bargaining for fiscal years 2027 and 2028. "For most classified employees in fiscal year 27 there will be the average 1.9% step increase, and then two additional across-the-board increases — 2% on July 12 and 2% on Jan. 10 — for a total for fiscal year 27 of a 5.9% increase," Thayer said. For fiscal year 2028, Thayer said the draft funds an average 1.9% step increase plus a 3% across-the-board increase, for a total average increase of 4.9% for those covered by the collective bargaining agreements.
The draft extends the negotiated percentages to employees who are exempt from…
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