Post by Logan on Mar 12, 2016 0:38:31 GMT -6
State budget deal: 3% raise for state employees, faculty; 2% for teachers
Virginia budget negotiators have agreed on a plan that in one grand stroke provides a 3 percent raise this year for state employees and higher education faculty, saves money by paying off an old debt on state pensions, and reduces operating costs for public colleges and universities to help them keep down tuition.
The agreement, pending approval by the Senate and the House of Delegates on Friday, also would provide a 2 percent pay raise for teachers and state-supported local employees this year, help sheriff’s departments and state police keep veteran pay at pace with new hires, and allow constitutional officers to offer incentives for employee career development.
The budget package that negotiators unveiled Wednesday sets the stage for a new commission to take a comprehensive look at employee compensation and benefits in the face of a major turnover expected in the state workforce, although it no longer includes money for additional compensation pending the outcome of that study.
“There has been a widespread recognition that we need to move on pay issues,” said R. Ronald Jordan, executive director of the Virginia Governmental Employees Association. “It’s been a very good year for state employees.”
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/article_e4a5f052-1814-5513-a6e2-f3c5d2baf6ee.html
Virginia budget negotiators have agreed on a plan that in one grand stroke provides a 3 percent raise this year for state employees and higher education faculty, saves money by paying off an old debt on state pensions, and reduces operating costs for public colleges and universities to help them keep down tuition.
The agreement, pending approval by the Senate and the House of Delegates on Friday, also would provide a 2 percent pay raise for teachers and state-supported local employees this year, help sheriff’s departments and state police keep veteran pay at pace with new hires, and allow constitutional officers to offer incentives for employee career development.
The budget package that negotiators unveiled Wednesday sets the stage for a new commission to take a comprehensive look at employee compensation and benefits in the face of a major turnover expected in the state workforce, although it no longer includes money for additional compensation pending the outcome of that study.
“There has been a widespread recognition that we need to move on pay issues,” said R. Ronald Jordan, executive director of the Virginia Governmental Employees Association. “It’s been a very good year for state employees.”
Read more: www.richmond.com/news/virginia/government-politics/general-assembly/article_e4a5f052-1814-5513-a6e2-f3c5d2baf6ee.html