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Proposal would assess fractions of a penny to fund Bureau of Labor and Industries; estimated $19 million in staffing
Summary
BOLI told the MLAC committee LC 26 would create an assessment collected through worker benefit fund infrastructure to support roughly $19 million in staffing, kept in separate accounts so current WBF programs are not affected; no vote was taken.
Josh Nasby of the Bureau of Labor and Industries told the MLAC panel that LC 26 is designed to stabilize BOLI staffing by using the worker benefit fund's collection mechanism to add a small assessment rather than sweep existing WBF resources. "The proposal does not sweep any money from the WBF," Nasby said, and described the plan as an assessment collected in a separate account to support about $19,000,000 in staffing.
Nasby said the concept would be introduced in the legislature and is the product of a bipartisan work group. He described the initial arithmetic as "0.2 of a penny" to support roughly $19 million and said the assessment would be split between labor and industry; DCBS staff have been asked to finalize technical modeling. Co‑chair Strickland and members asked for more detail about the $19 million figure and the mechanics; Nasby said the estimate includes continuation of temporary positions and additional staff the work group determined necessary to carry out BOLI's responsibilities.
Committee members pressed whether the plan would affect existing worker benefit fund programs; Nasby and staff emphasized the intent to insulate the two funds and keep WBF programs unchanged. No vote was taken; Nasby said amendment language may be available at a subsequent meeting and he expects to return with final language or amendments.
