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This bill addresses state employment and bargaining units by approving agreements with multiple state bargaining units and making several key changes to employee compensation and benefits. The bill specifically approves memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for State Bargaining Units 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21, covering provisions related to compensation, personal leave programs, pension contributions, and retiree health care benefits. The provisions require legislative appropriation for any expenditures and allow for reopening negotiations if specific funds are not appropriated. The bill implements a Personal Leave Program 2025 (PLP 2025) for various bargaining units, which involves a reduction in pay in exchange for leave credits. It also modifies pension contribution rates for certain bargaining units and suspends or adjusts employee and employer contributions to retiree health care prefunding for specific fiscal years. Additionally, the bill revises Budget Act items, increasing total funding by $14,597,000 across different fund sources, and declares an immediate effect as a budget-related bill.

Budget and Finance

Budget and Fiscal Review (Senate)

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