WebFY 2022 Appropriations Report - General Fund Salary Adjustments for State Employees Since FY 2012 and Salary Adjustments for Elected Officials Created Date 8/4/2021 4:55:37 PM HB 2805 was introduced by Republican Representative David Cook. Both measures will allow laid-off workers to take on more part-time work. Photo by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy | Arizona Mirror. Pass it along to the KTAR News team here. Right now, you can only earn $30 before benefits are reduced. The same is true at other agencies, according to a spreadsheet of classifications earning premium pay provided by the state Department of Administration. Ironically, it was the Legislature's most conservative lawmakers who forced the hands of GOP leaders when they balked at initial, smaller spending proposals. In addition, full-time workers would receive a $2,500 bonus in mid-May and another $1,000 bonus in mid-July. GOP leaders decided to just take the easy road out, the path of least resistance and give up and just spend, said Sen. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, a Scottsdale Republican who voted against the budget. The contracts allow workers to accept the $2,500 extra payment and still retire before July 1. Doug Ducey was expected to approve it. Arizona lawmakers have approved a nearly $18 billion spending plan for the budget year ahead just one week before their deadline to do so. Updated: 6:21 AM MST June 23, 2022 State employees will get a raise, many for the first time in a decade. Sen. Martin Quezada, a Glendale Democrat, spoke out against plans to spend $335 million for a wall on the southern border, which he said would be useless in stopping people from crossing. The improbable bipartisanship was enabled by an unprecedented surplus topping $5 billion, allowing for a broad array of new spending and savings. A separate bill giving locality pay was scrapped in favor of this bill. Bipartisan budget boosts school funding, state employee pay raises, transportation. The House is adjourned until tomorrow, March 1 at 9:30 a.m. $225,000.05. Instead of one rate for district schools and a higher rate for charter schools, the money will instead be distributed per student at identical rates. 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Arizona Department of Administration. This is really just getting on a soap box and vilifying immigrants and creating a political point, Quezada said. Ned Lamont pitched an income tax cut in CT. Heres an overview of his proposal, Lamont, legislators heading for a battle over CT spending cap, State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition, Proudly powered by Newspack by Automattic. 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The improbable bipartisanship was enabled by an unprecedented surplus topping $5 billion, allowing for a broad array of new spending and savings. The employee pay raise bill got to the finish line with a $10,000 raise for State Troopers, up from the original $2,550 figure. Certain occupations, such as corrections officers, Department of Child Safety case workers and highway patrol officers will get more on top of that. State employees will get a raise, many for the first time in a decade. The budget also makes a $1.1 billion deposit into the pension fund for public safety and corrections officers, paying off the states unfunded liability for future retirement benefits. SB 1411 was introduced by Republican State Senator Karen Fann. WebDeputy Chief Investment Officer. State lawmakers worked overnight and passed a $15.6 billion budget in the early morning hours of June 23. That includes $544 million for border security, roughly half of it for a wall, and $1 billion for highway construction, including widening Interstate 10 north of Casa Grande. 1/. State employees will get a raise, many for the first time in a decade. For 2023, lawmakers approved a 4% raise for state employees. Arizona's legislature approved a bipartisan $18 billion spending plan early Thursday that will make substantial investments in public schools, build new highways and pay down long-term debts. That would be increased to $160. Senate Bill 531 applies to teachers, school counselors, school service personnel and State Troopers. This is what our state, where voters are nearly evenly divided by party affiliation, has long asked of us to work together, said Rep. Reginald Bolding of Laveen, the top Democrat in the House. After losing support on the right, House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Senate President Karen Fann had to look elsewhere for votes, and they found them across the aisle. Arizona state employees get raises without needed OKs. Deputy Chief Investment Officer. By: Jim Small and Jerod MacDonald-Evoy - June 23, 2022 5:24 am. Arizona Mirror maintains editorial independence. They also agreed to technical changes in a formula for distributing money to schools and $4 million each for school testing and 2022 election costs. In moving to court Democratic votes, GOP leaders lost the votes of some Republicans. Lawmakers in the House and Senate ended a months-long impasse, working through the night to approve the budget shortly before sunrise. This is what our state, where voters are nearly evenly divided by party affiliation, has long asked of us to work together, said Rep. Reginald Bolding of Laveen, the top Democrat in the House. This is really just getting on a soap box and vilifying immigrants and creating a political point, Quezada said. Karamargin, Duceys spokesman, said there is increasing competitiveness in all sorts of jobs. State workers get a 10% pay raise, the first across-the-board pay hike in more than a decade. Updated: 6:21 AM MST June 23, 2022 State employees will get a raise, many for the first time in a decade. As part of House Bill 1, also known as the executive branch budget, state employees will receive an 8% across-the-board raise in the next fiscal year. Two bills are moving through the Arizona legislature that could bring more money to unemployment earners. Republicans are widely expected to expand their majority in the 2022 election thanks to new district boundaries that appear to favor the GOP. A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday evening for a 80-year-old man with a medical condition last seen in Queen Creek. Keith is a graduate of and a former journalism instructor at the University of Connecticut. Arizona Department of Administration. Lawmakers in the House and Senate ended a months-long impasse, working through the night to approve the budget shortly before sunrise. The new judges will be split between divisions based in Phoenix and Tucson. May 4, 2022. Republicans last year cut $1.7 billion in income taxes. That sentiment was echoed by Sen. Rick Gray, a Sun City Republican and the Senates majority leader, who said this was the first true bipartisan budget hed been a part of during his legislative career. It is unclear whether Gov. May 4, 2022. Sen. Martin Quezada, a Glendale Democrat, spoke out against plans to spend $335 million for a wall on the southern border, which he said would be useless in stopping people from crossing. The bonuses, the GOP argued, are hardly the key to retaining workers, as the governor and other Democrats claim. That paperwork sets the guidelines for how Arizona can spend its influx of cash, including a$4 billion-plus surplus to end the current year. State workers get a 10% pay raise, the first across-the-board pay hike in more than a decade. Not everyone was happy with the plan to spend most of the state's surplus, as conservatives balked at the spending and called the budget bloated and more befitting of a Democratic product. Arizona Department of Administration. In the House of Representatives, most of the budget bills garnered at least 40 votes in the 60-member chamber. It would raise payments from $240 to $320, with a second increase to $400 when the state's unemployment fund is back to its normal level. March 10, 2022. The agreement would cost the state nearly $1.9 billion over four fiscal years, according to nonpartisan fiscal analysts. Sen. Martin Quezada, a Glendale Democrat, spoke out against plans to spend $335 million for a wall on the southern border, which he said would be useless in stopping people from crossing. Arizona Revised Statute (A.R.S.) State employees will get a raise, many for the first time in a decade. The state and unions have the option of continuing the same level of raises for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, or they can negotiate different compensation levels. News Release. The governor in2016 signed a bill expanding the Arizona Supreme Court to seven judges from five, saying it would improve efficiency even as the chief justice at the time objected, citing more dire court needs. State employees will get a raise, many for the first time in a decade. With the increase, Fann's bill cuts benefits from 26 to 22 weeks once unemployment is back under 4.5%. The Senate gave final approval Friday to a four-year package of raises for state employees that includes $3,500 in bonuses to help stem a surge in worker retirements. December 9, 2014 Leave a comment. Arizona Mirror is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. But more than that, this is a necessary contract so that we can hold onto the best and brightest., This contract gives the state flexibility when hiring the most high-need jobs, recognizes the incredible institutional knowledge on our team, and the work state employees have done throughout the pandemic, said Lamont spokeswoman Lora Rae Anderson. This year, it comes in the form of the elimination of the state equalization tax, which is levied against properties. December 9, 2014 Leave a comment. The budget also includes a provision that caps the revenue the state receives from sports betting at 10%, which Kingman Republican Rep. Regina Cobb said it was needed to keep the state competitive with states like Nevada. Amplifying the voices of Arizonans whose stories are unheard; shining a light on the relationships between people, power and policy; and holding public officials to account. After losing support on the right, House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Senate President Karen Fann had to look elsewhere for votes, and they found them across the aisle. Prior to joining CT Mirror Keith was State Capitol bureau chief for The Journal Inquirer of Manchester, a reporter for the Day of New London, and a former contributing writer to The New York Times. It raises pay in January 2022 to $300 and raises employer premiums. Republicans countered Friday that the raises and bonuses far outstrip what households in the private sector are receiving. But for me, its encouraging that we have actually come together.. Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Range, the Senate General Fund budget committee chairman, said he wasnt aware of the increases until after their approval. Republican leaders had struggled for months to craft a spending plan that could find unanimous support in the fractious GOP caucuses without relying on Democrats. KTARs Community Spotlight focuses on the Boys & Girls Club of the Valley and the work to incorporate esports into children's lives. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Likely there will be some sort of compromise concerning the two state bills. The budget is not sound and its not reflective of my conservative values, Ugenti-Rita said. State employees have stepped up and answered the call of Originally Published: June 23, 2022 10:52 a.m. Despite an eventual agreement on the budget, Democratic members tried but failed to introduce a number of amendments to budget bills to introduce a litany of policy changes such as, extending family and medical leave benefits, UPDATED Trumps fake electors: Heres the full list, How David Stevens is making Cochise County a 'laboratory', A GOP showdown over the debt limit could grip Congress and. 2305. The plan also allocates $1.25 billion for state debt and pension obligations. 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