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SR 12 — RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION (SEBAC).
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Senate General Assembly SenateFile Resolution No.
12536 February Session, 2022 LCOSenate Resolution No.
425012 ReferredSenate, toApril 19, 2022 The Senate Committee on APPROPRIATIONSAppropriations Introducedreported by:through SEN.OSTENofthe19thDist.,Chairperson oftheCommittee on the part of the Senate, that the resolution ought to be adopted.
SEN.
LOONEY, 11 Dist.
APP Senate Favorable LCOSR12 \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2022SR-00012-R01/ ofFile 1No. SB.docx
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536 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:
See Below Municipal Impact:
None Explanation The resolution proposes approval of an agreement between the State of Connecticut and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC).
This agreement covers four fiscal years for the period of July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2025.
Total estimated costs associated with this agreement for All Funds and the General Fund are in the two tables below.
SEBAC All Funds Cost Estimate FY 22 $ FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 22 - 2.5% General Wage Increase 85,245,600 89,013,609 85,718,057 85,718,057 (GWI) retroactive to 7/1/2021 FY 22 - Annual Increment (AI) 57,904,090 77,905,802 75,019,734 75,019,734 retroactive 7/1/2021 FY 22 - $2,500 Special Lump Sum 109,563,475 - - - Payment FY 23 - 2.5% GWI - 95,328,135 92,277,391 92,277,391 FY 23 – AI on-time - 66,592,358 78,452,253 78,452,253 FY 23 - $1,000 Special Lump Sum - 45,189,190 - - Payment FY 24 - 2.5% GWI - - 96,128,507 96,545,610 FY 24 – AI on-time - - 67,121,833 77,295,164 Wage Total 252,713,165 374,029,094 494,717,775 505,308,208 Additional Items (See Appendix A 2,439,912 14,808,052 19,236,794 22,323,956 for details) Total Wages & Additional Items 255,153,077 388,837,146 513,954,569 527,632,164 Social Security, Medicare, and 19,370,464 28,669,330 37,920,117 38,731,874 Unemployment Other Post-Employment Benefits 7,581,395 11,220,873 14,841,533 15,159,246 (OPEB) SR12 / File No.
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536 FY 22 $ FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ State Employee Retirement System 15,335,193 20,283,429 20,717,637 (SERS) 10,361,240 Total Wages & Fringe Benefits 292,466,176 444,062,542 586,999,648 602,240,921 Voluntary Specialty Drug Discount - - (21,500,000) (21,500,000) Program Savings Grand Total 292,466,176 444,062,542 565,499,648 580,740,921 Notes:
• FY 23 figures reflect 27 pay periods.
Normally there are 26 pay periods in a fiscal year, however, every 11 years there is an additional pay period.
• The SERS impact will not be recognized until FY 24.
SEBAC General Fund Cost Estimate FY 22 $ FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 22 - 2.5% General Wage Increase 45,586,067 47,816,922 46,046,732 46,046,732 (GWI) retroactive to 7/1/2021 FY 22 - Annual Increment (AI) 30,921,745 41,526,484 39,987,090 39,987,090 retroactive 7/1/2021 FY 22 - $2,500 Special Lump Sum - - - 61,690,484 Payment FY 23 - 2.5% GWI - 52,055,011 50,594,517 50,594,517 FY 23 - AI on-time - 37,122,443 42,955,000 42,955,000 FY 23 - $1,000 Special Lump Sum - 25,978,994 - - Payment FY 24 - 2.5% GWI - - 52,526,611 52,933,236 - 37,055,919 41,353,968 FY 24 - AI on-time - Total GF Wages 138,198,296 204,499,854 269,165,870 273,870,543 Social Security, Medicare, and 15,674,914 20,631,564 20,992,177 Unemployment 10,592,899 Other Post-Employment Benefits 4,145,949 6,134,996 8,074,976 8,216,116 (OPEB) State Employee Retirement System 8,384,494 11,035,801 11,228,692 5,666,130 (SERS) Total GF Wages & Fringe Benefits 158,603,274 234,694,257 308,908,211 314,307,529 Voluntary Specialty Drug Discount - - (16,000,000) (16,000,000) Program Savings Grand Total 158,603,274 234,694,257 292,908,211 298,307,529 Notes:
• The SERS impact will not be recognized until FY 24.
• Additional Items are not included in this table.
• FY 23 figures reflect 27 pay periods.
Normally there are 26 pay periods in a fiscal year, however, every 11 years there is an additional pay period.
Wage Increases - Employees will receive a General Wage Increase (GWI) of 2.5% in each of FY 22 (retroactive to July 1, 2021), FY 23 and FY 24.
Employees SR12 / File No.
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536 will receive an Annual Increment in each of FY 22 (retroactive to July 1, 2021), FY 23, and FY 24.
The last year of the agreement, FY 25, is a wage reopener.
The state and the union may negotiate, no sooner than January 1, 2024, the FY GWI and AI.
Special Lump Sum Payment – Retroactive to July 1, 2021 (FY 22) eligible full-time employees will receive a special lump sum payment of $2,500.
Part- time employees will receive a pro-rated payment.
Eligible employees include any active employee in the bargaining unit as of March 31, 2022.
Effective July 1, 2022 (FY 23) active, full-time employees will receive a special lump sum payment of $1,000.
Part-time employees will receive a pro-rated payment.
It is estimated that 46,237 All-Funds full-time and part-time union members are eligible for these payments (with 26,630 being in the General Fund).
Fringe Benefits – Social Security, Medicare, unemployment, and retiree health related fringe benefit costs will be incurred based on the wage related provisionsnegotiatedinthe contract.
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The unemployment rate is 0.15% of salary.
The state contribution towards retiree health is 3%.
Active Employee and Retiree Health Care - The agreement establishes a Voluntary Specialty Drug Discount Program called Prudent Rx.
Beginning July 1, 2022, all active employees and non-Medicare retirees will be automatically enrolled in the program.
Members may opt out of the program during open enrollment, beginning with the May 2022 open enrollment by filling out an available form.
Members enrolled in the program will also be:
1) enrolled in the specialty management program, which ensures appropriate use of specialty drugs;
2) subject to a specialty formulary;
and 3) offered a limited specialty pharmacy network with $0 cost share for all specialty medications.
Enrollees currently utilizing specialty drugs will not be subject to the specialty management review for current prescriptions.
This provision is estimated to save $21.5 million (All Funds) and $16 million (General Fund) on an annualized basis beginning in FY 24 when it is built into the premiums.
Impact to Retirement – Employees covered by this contract are members of the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS).
The pension impact of the wage related provisions assume an average normal cost SERS rate of 4.10%.
The increased costs to SERS will not be recognized in the state's actuarially SR12 / File No.
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536 determined employer contributions (ADEC) until FY 24, as the FY 23 contribution is set based on the June 30, 2021 actuarial valuation.
Funding Availability – The current balance of the General Fund Reserve for Salary Adjustments account is $149.8 million.
Factoring in a deficiency appropriation of $224.1 million in sHB 5036 (the deficiency bill), an appropriation of $161.7 million and carryforwards of $75 million in sHB 5037 (the revised FY 23 budget bill), both favorably reported by the Appropriations Committee, there is adequate funding in the Reserve for Salary Adjustment account to cover the FY 22 and FY 23 General Fund costs associated with this agreement.
Member Overview – There are approximately 46,237 All Funds union employees covered by this agreement;
of this amount 26,630 are in the General Fund.
These figures include both full-time and part-time employees.
Appendix A – Additional Items Source:
OPM, UCONN, UCHC, BOR, Judicial FY 22 $ FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ Reclass Respiratory Therapy 3,099 23,708 31,038 38,507 Respiratory Therapist Stipend 6,300 37,800 37,800 37,800 Accretion of SS Med Admin Managers 3,856 23,138 23,138 23,138 Increase Training and Conference Funds 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 Nurses - Add/Drop 3 steps - 1,578,082 1,921,240 2,361,074 Psychologist, etc.
- Add/Drop 3 steps - 295,570 314,904 340,263 Pharmacists - Add/Drop 1 step - 22,018 37,889 37,889 Staff Physician/Psychiatrist - New Pay Plan - 2,340,284 2,398,791 2,398,791 NP-2 Increase Safety Shoe Allowance $10 - 31,539 31,539 31,539 Increase Shift Differentials - 233,875 233,875 233,875 Increase Meal Allowance - 100 100 100 Increase QCW, Water Poll./Wastewater - 750,827 814,720 855,136 Increase DOT Maintainers - 2,723,780 3,158,142 3,546,217 Increase Hours for TSA/TMA - 181,921 190,567 192,627 Increase Safety Shoe Allowance $10 - - 31,539 31,539 Increase Shift Differentials - - 233,875 233,875 NP-3 Increase Lump Sum at Max by $250 270,250 270,250 270,250 270,250 Increase Tuition Funds 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 Increase Shift Differentials 35,342 424,106 424,106 424,106 Conference and Special Programs Funds - 42,500 12,500 12,500 NP-4 Increase Lump Sum at Max by $150 115,800 115,800 115,800 115,800 Meal Reimb.
for post-2017 emp.
1,583,921 1,583,921 1,583,921 1,583,921 SR12 / File No.
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536 FY 22 $ FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ NP-5 Eliminate step 1 - 217,923 217,923 217,923 Increase top step bonus by $250 - 32,000 32,000 32,000 Increase shoe allowance by $10 - 7,398 7,398 7,398 Liquor Cntrl Supv.
Agts instructional stipend - 3,900 3,900 3,900 Increase travel reimbursements - 3,000 3,000 3,000 NP-8 Increase Tuition Reimb.
Fund to $25K - 5,000 5,000 5,000 Increase On-call Pay - 49,543 49,543 49,543 Increase Shift Commander pay - 64,362 64,362 64,362 Increase Supervisory Stipend by $100 - 49,300 49,300 49,300 NP-9 Revise pay plan and mealtime treatment - 381,570 391,110 400,887 Increase Tuition Reimb.
Fund To $10K - 5,000 5,000 5,000 P-2 Increase Tuition Funds 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 DCF On-call Standby 4,047 4,047 4,047 4,047 Conference and Workshop Funds - 100,000 100,000 100,000 P-3A Add 10th Step - 254,254 305,489 344,830 $1,000 PhD, JD, EdD Stipend - 15,000 15,000 15,000 Increase PhD, JD, EdD Stipend to $2,000 - - 15,000 15,000 P-3B EC25 Step Increments - 16,691 16,691 16,691 Increase 12-month bonus by $250 - 34,250 34,250 34,250 Pupil Svcs Spec.
Stipend = $4,000 - 108,000 108,000 108,000 Pupil Svcs Spec - 60hr MA = 6th year - 31,479 32,266 33,073 On Call for Beh.
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- 54,912 54,912 54,912 Increase 12-month bonus by additional $250 - - 34,250 34,250 P-4 DOT engineers +2/-2 steps with hook - 396,607 979,654 1,459,877 DOT engineer2 +1/-1 step with hook - 110,012 222,363 242,524 IT classes +2/-2 steps - 851,617 1,521,958 1,972,466 Increase Professional Dev Funds - 25,000 25,000 25,000 P-5 Increase Weekend and Night Shift Diff - 15,961 15,961 15,961 Increase On-call Pay - 47,368 47,368 47,368 Increase Safety Shoe Allowance - 1,060 1,060 1,060 Increase Auto Usage Fee - 18,700 18,700 18,700 Increase Travel/Meal reimbursements - 1,000 1,000 1,000 Increase Professional Dev and Conf Fund - 10,000 10,000 10,000 Further increase Weekend Shift Diff - - 10,569 10,569 Further Increaser Prof Dev/Conf Fund - - 10,000 10,000 Total Bargaining Unit-Specific Items 2,117,615 13,689,170 16,865,359 18,769,390 Judicial/UCONN/BOR/UCHC - Additional Items 322,297 1,118,882 2,371,435 3,554,566 Total Estimated Cost of Additional Items 2,439,912 14,808,052 19,236,794 22,323,956 SR12 / File No.
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536 The Out Years This contract will expire effective June 30, 2025.
The wage provisions of this resolution will remain in effect in future years subject to the outcome of the collective bargaining process.
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536 OFA Bill Analysis SR 12 RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION (SEBAC).
SUMMARY:
The resolution proposes approval of an agreement between the State of Connecticut and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition (SEBAC).
This agreement covers four fiscal years for the period of July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2025.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
July 1, 2021 COMMITTEE ACTION Appropriations Committee Senate Favorable Yea 9 Nay 3 SR12 / File No.
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Action History
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ADOPTED, SENATE
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FILE NO. 536
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SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 392
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FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.
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RPTD. OUT OF LCO
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REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/25/22
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FILED WITH LCO
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Senate Favorable
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PUBLIC HEARING 0418
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REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Appropriations
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FILED WITH SENATE CLERKS
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- Martin M. Looney · Primary
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- Martin M. Looney Democratic
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