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SR 7 — RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE UNION (NP-1 BARGAINING UNIT).

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General Assembly Senate Resolution No.
Senate General Assembly File No.
7 January Session, 2023 LCO No.
1 January Session, 2023 Senate Resolution No.
452 Referred to Committee on APPROPRIATIONS Introduced by:
7 Senate, January 19, 2023 The Senate Committee on Appropriations reported 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 LCO \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\KEHOET\WS\2023SR-00007-R01-1 of 1 SB.docx
APP Senate Favorable SR7 / File No.
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1 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 Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $ Affected Department GF - Cost 8,575,026 12,428,981 16,548,595 18,912,783 of Emergency Services and Public Protection State GF - Cost 2,094,021 3,035,157 4,041,167 4,618,502 Comptroller - Fringe Benefits Total 2 GF - Cost 10,669,047 15,464,138 20,589,762 23,531,285 Note:
GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:
See below 2 Explanation The resolution proposes approval of a collective bargaining agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Police Union (NP-1) bargaining unit.
This agreement covers four fiscal years for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2026.
1The 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 40.53% of payroll in FY 23.
Per CGS Section 29-5, municipalities with resident state troopers are responsible for the cost of “compensation, maintenance and other expenses” of those troopers except for fifty per cent of the portion of the state employees’ retirement system fringe recovery rate attributable to the unfunded liability of said system.
Municipalities are responsible for 85% of the enumerated costs above (compensation, maintenance and other expenses) for the first two state troopers, and then 100% for those thereafter.
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1 The agreement makes various changes impacting wages which are summarized in table 1 below.
A list of changes with an estimated fiscal impact in wages and fringe benefits is provided in table 4 below.
Table 1.
Summary of Wage Increases Description FY 23 FY 24 FY 25 FY 26 Wage Changes General Wage Increase (GWI) 2,011,554 4,357,763 6,614,135 6,614,135 Year of Service Plan (YOS) 1,789,411 6,358,528 8,184,249 10,538,598 3,108,000 - - - $3,500 Lump Sum Payment Other Changes 1,666,060 1,712,689 1,750,209 1,760,048 Total 8,575,025 12,428,980 16,548,593 18,912,781 General Wage Increases (GWI) - Employees will receive a General Wage Increase (GWI) of 2.5% in each of FY 23 (retroactive to July 1, 2022), FY 24 and FY 25.
The last year of the agreement, FY 26, is a wage reopener.
The state and the union may negotiate, no sooner than January 1, 2025, the FY 26 GWI.
Years of Service Plan (YOS) – Employees will receive the following changes tied to their YOS plan.
1) Years of service increases impacting FY 24 through FY 26.
th There will also be a YOS increase on June 30 , 2026, which will impact FY 27.
2) Provide 2% Lump Sum to employees at the top step of the YOS plan.
3) Increase trainee rate from $50,000 a year to 10% below adjusted year one trooper pay .
This change will only impact new Academy classes with the next new class anticipated to begin in FY 24.
The table 2 shows the new annual salaries for trainees based on the fiscal year in which the class begins.
Table 2.
Trainee Annual Rate of Pay In accordance with the April 29, 2019, interest arbitration award in the matter of State of Connecticut and Connecticut State Police Union Case No.
2019-SBA-3 NP-1, on June 30, 2022, the step pay plan converted to a years of service plan.
4If the recruit has 2 or more years of prior experience, they start at year two of the trooper pay plan.
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1 FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $ 50,000 65,638 67,279 67,279 4) Elimination of steps one and two for trooper pay plan.
This change combined with the change to a year of service plan results in new base pay for all troopers in Grade 1.
Table 3 shows the annual pay by step in FY 23 compared to the new YOS based annual rates.
Table 3.
Eliminate Steps 1 and 2 Old New Difference Step $ Year $ $ 65,086 1 69,417 4,331 67,248 2 71,585 4,337 69,417 3 74,346 4,929 71,585 4 76,470 4,885 74,346 5 78,628 4,282 76,470 6 84,440 7,970 78,628 7 94,706 16,078 84,440 8+ 107,827 23,387 94,706 8+ 107,827 13,121 107,827 8+ 107,827 - $3,500 Lump Sum Payment – Full time employees who are active employees and in the bargaining unit upon legislative approval will receive a lump sum payment of $3,500.
Other Changes – There are a total of eleven other changes to the contract that are estimated to have a fiscal impact.
The details and the estimated fiscal impacts are found in table 4 below.
Table 4.
State Police (NP-1) Cost Estimate 1 Description of Change FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $ 2.50% GWI Effective 7/1/2022 - Retroactive 2,011,554 2,011,554 2,011,554 2,011,554 Top step 2% Lump Sum Payment - Retroactive 879,165 1,137,624 1,212,269 1,263,361 One-time $3,500 Lump Sum Payment 3,108,000 Eliminate Pay Plan Steps One & two 910,246 3,380,915 3,380,915 3,380,915 Increase Shift Differential to $1 per hour 261,973 261,973 261,973 261,973 SR7 / File No.
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1 Description of Change FY 23 $ FY 24 $ FY 25 $ FY 26 $ Increase trainee rate to 10% below adjusted year one trooper pay plan or if the recruit has 2 or more years of prior experience, start at year two of the trooper pay plan.
- 832,234 857,185 919,562 Add Juneteenth Independence Day as State Holiday (OT Backfill) 471,790 500,965 524,441 530,598 Remove Stress Reduction Funding (25,354) (25,354) (25,354) (25,354) Increase Safety Shoe & Equipment Stipend to $150 22,200 22,200 22,200 22,200 Add New Annual $500 Health and Wellness Stipend 444,000 444,000 444,000 444,000 Increase Cleaning Stipend to $650 18,000 18,000 18,000 18,000 Add $100 monthly Hazardous Duty Stipend for employees assigned to the Fire Explosion Investigations Unit (FEIU) 10,800 10,800 10,800 10,800 Increase Tuition Reimbursement Fund to $90K 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 Increase Training Fund set aside to $50K 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 Increase Field Training Officer Compensation to Two Hours Per Shift 282,251 299,705 313,749 317,432 Add New Annual $500 Lump Sum Payment for Bachelor of Arts or Master’s degree (Estimated 35%) 155,400 155,400 155,400 155,400 2.50% GWI Effective 7/1/2023 2,346,209 2,346,209 2,346,209 Years of Service Plan per April 29, 2019 Interest Arbitration Award 1,007,755 1,449,428 1,449,428 2.50% GWI Effective 7/1/2024 2,256,372 2,256,372 Years of Service Plan per April 29, 2019 Interest Arbitration Award 1,284,452 2,186,631 GWI wage reopener Years of Service Plan per April 29, 2019 Interest Arbitration Award 1,338,700 Total Wages 8,575,025 12,428,980 16,548,593 18,912,781 Social Security 6.2% 531,652 770,597 1,026,013 1,172,593 Medicare 1.45% 124,338 180,220 239,955 274,235 Unemployment 0.18% 15,435 22,372 29,787 34,043 SERS Hazardous Duty Cost 13.59% 1,165,346 1,689,098 2,248,954 2,570,247 OPEB Contribution 3% 257,251 372,869 496,458 567,383 Total Fringes 2,094,021 3,035,157 4,041,167 4,618,502 TOTAL 10,669,047 15,464,138 20,589,762 23,531,285 Source:
December 2022 Roster from CORE-CT 2The SERS impact will not be recognized until FY 25.
Fringe Benefits – Social Security, Medicare, unemployment and retiree health related fringe benefit costs will be incurred based on the wage related provisions negotiated in the contract.
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1 security rate is 7.65% of salary.
The current unemployment rate is 0.18% of salary.
The current state contribution towards retiree health is 3%.
The estimated fringe benefit costs are $928,675 in FY 23;
$1,346,059 in FY 24;
$1,792,213 in FY 25;
and $2,048,254 in FY 26.
Impact to Retirement – Employees covered by this contract are members of the State Employees' Retirement System (SERS) - Hazardous Duty Plan.
The pension impact of the wage related provisions assume an average hazardous duty normal cost SERS rate of 13.59%.
The total estimated retirement cost is $1,165,346 in FY 23;
$1,689,098 in FY 24;
$2,248,954 in FY 25;
and $2,570,247 in FY 26.
The increased costs to SERS will not be recognized in the state's actuarially determined employer contributions (ADEC) until FY 25, as the FY 24 contribution is set based on the June 30, 2022 actuarial valuation.
Funding Availability – The Reserve for Salary Adjustments (RSA)3 General Fund account for collective bargaining costs associated with unsettled contracts and other related costs currently has adequate funding to transfer to the various agencies.
Lastly, the provisions of this agreement remain in effect until a subsequent agreement is negotiated by the parties.
Member Overview – There are 888 employees covered by this arbitration award.
The Out Years The agreement will expire, effective June 30, 2026.
The wage provisions of this resolution will remain in effect in future years subject to the outcome of the collective bargaining process.
3The RSA account is used to finance collective bargaining and related costs that are not included in individual agency budgets.
Sources:
Core-CT Financial Accounting System SR7 / File No.
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1 OFA Bill Analysis SR 7 RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE POLICE UNION (NP-1 BARGAINING UNIT).
SUMMARY:
The resolution approves of a collective bargaining agreement between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Police Union, which was submitted to the general assembly for approval January 4, 2023.
COMMITTEE ACTION Senate Favorable Yea 13 Nay 0 SR7 / File No.
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  1. ADOPTED, SENATE

  2. FILE NO. 1

  3. SENATE CALENDAR NUMBER 11

  4. FAV. RPT., TAB. FOR CAL., SEN.

  5. RPTD. OUT OF LCO

  6. REFERRED TO Office of Legislative Research AND Office of Fiscal Analysis 01/24/23

  7. FILED WITH LCO

  8. Senate Favorable

  9. PUBLIC HEARING 0118

  10. REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Appropriations

  11. FILED WITH SENATE CLERKS

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Who sponsors SR 7?
SR 7 is sponsored by Saud Anwar (Democratic) and Martin M. Looney (Democratic).
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