HR 3 — RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN ARBITRATION AWARD BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT JUDICIAL BRANCH AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, SEIU LOCAL 2001, THE INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF POLICE OFFICERS AND THE UNION OF PROFESSIONAL JUDICIAL EMPLOYEES (AFT/AFT-CT, AFL-CIO).

House of Representatives General Assembly HouseFile Resolution No.

32 February Session, 2026 LCOHouse Resolution No.

13983 ReferredHouse toof Representatives, February 24, 2026 The House Committee on APPROPRIATIONSAppropriations Introducedreported by:through REP.

REP.WALKER of the 93rd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the House, that the resolution ought to be adopted.

RITTER, 1 Dist.

REP.

ROJAS, 9 Dist.

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2 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 26 $ FY 27$ Judicial Branch Agencies GF - Cost 7,048,192 7,493,797 Judicial Dept.

BF - Cost 55,447 69,174 State Comptroller - Fringe GF - Cost 900,759 957,707 Benefits1 Various Agencies Non-App Fund – Cost 69,778 79,040 Note:

GF=General Fund;

BF=Banking Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The resolution proposes approval of an arbitration award between the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch and the Connecticut State Employees Association SEIU local 2001, the International Brotherhood of Police Officers and the union of Professional Judicial Employees (AFT/AFT-CT, AFL-CIO) bargaining units.

The total cost of the agreement is $8,074,176 in FY 26 and $8,599,720 in FY 27.

The agreement impacts FY 26 and is retro-active to July 1, 2025.

The agreement includes a general wage increase (GWI) of 2.5%, an annual increment (AI) and lump sum payments to certain eligible employees.

The table below provides a summary of the salary and fringe costs associated with the agreement by fund.

The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts administered by the Comptroller.

The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost associated with most personnel changes is 41.82% of payroll in FY 27.

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Cost Estimate of Salary & Fringe by Fund Salary FY 26 FY 27 General Fund 7,048,192 7,493,797 Banking Fund 35,343 44,094 Appropriated Fund Subtotal 7,083,535 7,537,891 Non-Appropriated Funds 44,479 50,383 Salary Subtotal 7,128,014 7,588,274 Fringe General Fund 900,759 957,707 Banking Fund 20,103 25,081 Appropriated Fund Subtotal 920,862 982,788 Non-Appropriated Funds 25,299 28,658 Fringe Subtotal 946,162 1,011,446 Totals Total Appropriated Funds 8,004,397 8,520,679 Total Non-Appropriated Funds 69,778 79,040 TOTAL 8,074,176 8,599,720 Fringe Benefits Fringe benefit related costs will be incurred on the wage related provisions negotiated in the contract.

These benefits include Social Security, Medicare, state employee retirement system (SERS) normal cost, defined contribution (DC) match, and other post employment benefits (OPEB).

Salary & Wage Increases by Type Thethreedifferentsalaryandwageincreasesfunctiondifferentlyand therefore have distinct impacts in FY 26 and FY 27.

Table 2 below provides a summary of each increase type and their associated fiscal impact per year.

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Salary Increases by Type Type FY 26 FY 27 General Wage Increase (GWI) 4,410,370 4,410,370 Annual Increment (AI) 1,854,096 3,177,904 Lump Sum 863,548 - TOTAL 7,128,014 7,588,274 The General Wage Increase (GWI) is effective July 1, 2025, and impacts the salary and wages of employees going forward, therefore results in a consistent impact in both FY 26 and FY 27.

The annual increment also impacts an employees’ wages going forward, with an effective date of July 1, 2025, or January 1, 2026, depending upon the employee.

This results in a partial year impact in FY 26 which is then annualized in FY 27 once all employees receive a full year of the increased salary.

The Lump Sum payments included in this agreement are only for FY 26 and have no impact on future wages, therefore there is no impact in FY 27.

The Out Years The cost increase indicated above would continue into the out years.

Sources:Core-CT Financial Accounting System HR3 / File No.