SR 14 — RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE AND THE CONGRESS OF CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SEIU LOCAL 1973.

Senate General Assembly SenateFile Resolution No.

14816 January Session, 2025 LCOSenate Resolution No.

717414 ReferredSenate, toMay 1, 2025 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 LCOSR14 1/ ofFile 1No.

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816 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 $ Board of Regents for Higher OF - Cost 323,434 323,434 Education State Comptroller - Fringe GF - Cost See Below See Below Benefits Note:

GF=General Fund Municipal Impact:

None Explanation TheresolutionproposesapprovalofanagreementbetweentheBoard of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) on behalf of Charter Oak State College (COSC) and the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges, SEIU Local 1973.

It results in an annual cost to BOR of $323,434 beginning in FY 26.

The agreement covers approximately 250 adjunct faculty who teach two or more college-level credits.

This agreement covers one fiscal year for the period of July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025.

The FY 25 General Fund block grant for COSC was approximately $3.2 million which is 17% of its total budget.

The provisions of the contract include the following changes for adjunct teaching faculty:

1) 6.49% wage increase for undergraduate faculty, 2) 5.45% wage increase for graduate faculty, 3) 10% wage increase (from $40 to $44 per hour) for ad-hoc hourly assignments provided by the provost, 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 40.71% of payroll in FY 26.

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816 4) $300 one-time payment for new hires who complete orientation, 5) $20,000 professional development fund, and 6) Faculty Team Lead stipend of $2,000 per year.

The table below contains a summary of the provisions of the agreement and the associated costs to Charter Oak State College.

Component Current Expenditures Difference Difference Expenditures With Contract $ % Wages 3,350,168 3,596,653 246,485 7.4% Work Assigned by Provost 55,340 61,043 5,703 10.3% New Faculty Orientation - 9,315 9,315 Professional Development - 20,000 20,000 Tuition Waivers - 12,731 12,731 Faculty Team Leads - 30,000 30,000 Course Leads 19,000 - (19,000) Program Leads 1,000 - (1,000) Discipline Leads 2,000 - (2,000) Subtotal before Fringe 3,427,508 3,729,742 302,234 8.8% Fringe Benefit Impact 21,200 Total 323,434 Fringe benefit related costs will be incurred on the wage related provisions negotiated in the contract.

These benefits include Social Security, Medicare, and group life insurance at a rate of 7.86%, totaling $21,200 annually.

To the extent the faculty is eligible for retirement benefits, there is an additional cost of 11.51% of payroll.

The agreement is retroactive to the fall 2024 semester which will require catch up payments made upon ratification of the agreement.

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

2Pursuant to PA 23-204, higher education constituent units are responsible for the costs of group life insurance, Social Security, and Medicare for all active employees, totaling an estimated non-pension fringe benefit rate of 7.86% of payroll in FY 26.

A minimal cost is also incurred by the Office of the State Comptroller's Fringe Benefit account associated with employee participation in a state-offered retirement plan.

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816 OFA Bill Analysis SR 14 RESOLUTION PROPOSING APPROVAL OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHARTER OAK STATE COLLEGE AND THE CONGRESS OF CONNECTICUT COMMUNITY COLLEGES, SEIU LOCAL 1973.

SUMMARY:

The resolution approves of a collective bargaining agreement between the Board of Regents for Higher Education (BOR) on behalf of Charter Oak State College (COSC) and the Congress of Connecticut Community Colleges, SEIU Local 1973, which was submitted to the Connecticut General Assembly for approval April 8, 2025.

COMMITTEE ACTION Appropriations Committee Senate Favorable Yea 14 Nay 0 SR14 / File No.

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