SR 27 — RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, EDUCATION PROFESSIONS (P-3B) CONCERNING ACCRETION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICAL SUPERVISOR.

Senate General Assembly SenateFile Resolution No.

27767 January Session, 2023 LCOSenate Resolution No.

710527 ReferredSenate, toMay 12, 2023 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.

That the memorandum of understanding between the State of Connecticut, Office of Labor Relations and the Connecticut State Employees Association, Education Professions (P-3B), concerning the accretion of employeesemployeesin in the classification of Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor, submitted to this assembly April 25, 2023, for approval, as provided in subsection (b) of section 5-278 of the general statutes, is approved.

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767 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 23 $ Various State Agencies GF – Cost 124,262 State Comptroller – Fringe Benefits GF – Cost 18,180 Total GF – Cost 142,442 Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation The resolution proposes approval of a memorandum of understanding between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Employees Association (CSEA) in the matter of the accretion classification of Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisors into the bargaining unit.

The total cost of these employees entering the bargaining unit is estimated to be $142,442 in FY 23 from converting their salary groups from a range format to a step format.

These costs include fringe costs relating to Social Security (6.2%), Medicare (1.45%), Unemployment, SERS Normal Cost, and OPEB Contributions.

This agreement impacts 63 state employees in FY 23 with an average cost of $2,261 per employee.

These changes would be effective retroactively to 12/30/2022.

The fully annualized estimated cost of these changes would be $284,884 per year beginning in FY 24.

This cost is subject to change based on the number of employees impacted by the agreement.

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 42.82% of payroll in FY 24.

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767 The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.

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767 OFA Bill Analysis SR 27 RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT, OFFICE OF LABOR RELATIONS AND THE CONNECTICUT STATE EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, EDUCATION PROFESSIONS (P-3B) CONCERNING ACCRETION OF EMPLOYEES IN THE CLASSIFICATION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICAL SUPERVISOR.

SUMMARY:

The resolution approves of a memorandum of understanding between the State of Connecticut and the Connecticut State Employees Association (CSEA) concerning the accretion of employees in the classification of Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor, which was submitted to the general assembly for approval April 25, 2023.

COMMITTEE ACTION Appropriations Committee Senate Favorable Yea 13 Nay 0 SR27 / File No.

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