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SB 6382 - Extending State Employee Salary Freeze - Key Vote

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NOTE: THIS IS A SUBSTITUTE BILL, MEANING THE LANGUAGE OF THE ORIGINAL BILL HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE SUBSTITUTE BILL TEXT DIFFERS FROM THE PREVIOUS VERSION OF THE TEXT CAN VARY GREATLY.

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Legislation - Signed (Executive) -

Title: Extending State Employee Salary Freeze

Signed by Governor Chris Gregoire
Legislation - Concurrence Vote Passed (Senate) (33-15) - (Key vote)

Title: Extending State Employee Salary Freeze

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with House amendments and pass a bill that amends the repeal date of the pay freeze for nonunion state employees from February 19, 2010 to June 30, 2011.

Highlights:
-Exempts employees involved in collective bargaining agreements (academic personnel, public employees, marine employees, and employees of 4 year institutions of higher education) or in cases in which qualified employee retention is an issue and the following criteria have been met (Secs. 1-2 & 4-5):
    -Salary increases must be paid using existing financial resources; and -Salary increases cannot be paid using funds appropriated for client services.
-This is a substitute bill sponsored by the Senate Committee Ways and Means. -This bill was sponsored by Sen. Rodney Tom and Sen. Margarita Prentice by request of the Governor.
See The Voting Record

Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (94-3) -
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (29-14) -
Legislation - Introduced (Senate) -

Title: Extending State Employee Salary Freeze

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