Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a concurrent resolution that grants a one to three percent wage increase to state employees, and increases health insurance premiums for state employees by 29 percent.

Highlights:

- Recommends the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee provide funding for a three percent increase in employee compensation, with a minimum increase of one percent for all eligible employees. Any further increases must be justified by the individual agencies and institutions, and be based on merit, turnover rates, the number of employees below the midpoint within the agency, and the number of employees below 90 percent of the Compa-Ratio (Sec. 3). - Requires the Department of Administration to create an additional insurance plan that maintains current premium rates and better meets the employee's individual needs and coverage desires (Sec. 4). - Specifies that these changes apply to elected officials, judges, and commissioners (Sec. 5). - Directs agencies and institutions to allocate salary savings to provide for employee salary needs based on performance, before considering other budget priorities (Sec. 7). - Establishes the effective date for the salary adjustments as June 15, 2008 (Sec. 8).

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Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a concurrent resolution that grants a one to three percent wage increase to state employees, and increases health insurance premiums for state employees by 29 percent.

Highlights:

- Recommends the Joint Finance Appropriations Committee provide funding for a three percent increase in employee compensation, with a minimum increase of one percent for all eligible employees. Any further increases must be justified by the individual agencies and institutions, and be based on merit, turnover rates, the number of employees below the midpoint within the agency, and the number of employees below 90 percent of the Compa-Ratio (Sec. 3). - Requires the Department of Administration to create an additional insurance plan that maintains current premium rates and better meets the employee's individual needs and coverage desires (Sec. 4). - Specifies that these changes apply to elected officials, judges, and commissioners (Sec. 5). - Directs agencies and institutions to allocate salary savings to provide for employee salary needs based on performance, before considering other budget priorities (Sec. 7). - Establishes the effective date for the salary adjustments as June 15, 2008 (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text