House Bill 6381: An Act Establishing A Task Force Regarding the State Workforce and Retiring Employees, has been added to the budget implementor bill that passed the Senate. The entire bill now goes to the House of Representatives, where passage is expected.
In addition to the passage of our bill and the 2% COLA raise that is included in the budget, Section 223 of the implementor bill outlines that managers will start to receive the same rights and benefits as collectively bargained employees and that this is now required by the Commissioner of DAS. M+E advocated for this change and we are very happy to report that this change will be effective July 1st, after passage in the House of Representatives.