Transcript Highlights:

• and conferees, it is a line item transfer authority to allow them to transfer funding from their salaries
• and wages line to their offerings To allow them to transfer funding from their salaries and wages line
• So it's just increasing it from $400,000 to $600,000 for the nurse's salary, I do believe.
• We're trying to increase the salaries if they can find somebody, but if not, they need to use the contract

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The conference committee on Senate Bill 2007 met to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill, which concerned funding and staffing flexibility for the Soldiers’ Home/Veterans Home. Members agreed to restore the FTEs to the pool and to keep the $200,000 and $100,000 items in the bill, with discussion noting that the money would come from the Soldiers’ Home fund and would only be used if needed. The main remaining issue was line-item transfer authority. Staff explained that the transfer provision would let the facility move money between salaries and wages and operating expenses, including contract nursing, to address staffing shortages at a 24/7 facility. Members discussed the difference between the House and Senate versions, with the House allowing up to $600,000 in transfers and the Senate version allowing $400,000. The committee concluded that the higher amount would provide needed flexibility without increasing overall spending authority. A motion was made to adopt the conference committee changes, including restoring the FTE pool and changing the transfer authority to $600,000, and then give Senate Bill 2007 a do pass recommendation as amended. The motion passed by roll call, and the conference committee hearing was closed.

Transcript Highlights:

• Some things that helped were when the governor advocated for and the General Assembly provided salary
• Some things that helped were when the governor advocated for and the General Assembly provided salary
• That includes their benefits, their salary. Remember, this is the average cost of the worker.
• Remember this is the average the salary.
• Salary cost, operations cost, and cost of facilities.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Health and Human Services met to review budget items carved out in the prior session budget, including long-term care surveyor contracts, funding for local health departments, and expansion of the central laboratory. The committee approved the June 4 minutes and then heard an update from the Office of Inspector General’s Division of Health Care on long-term care certification surveys and complaint investigations. Officials said the $1 million annual appropriation for contracted survey work, along with salary increases and other resources, helped the state reduce its backlog. They reported that Kentucky completed 101 long-term care certification surveys in fiscal year 2024, up from 28 in fiscal year 2023, and had completed 186 surveys by July 7, 2025, with a goal of 40 to 50 more before the end of fiscal year 2025. Outstanding complaints fell from 1,565 at the end of fiscal year 2024 to 695 by July 7, 2025, and outstanding priority-one or immediate-jeopardy complaints were reduced to zero. Members asked about the definition of priority-one cases, survey timing, the number of facilities still overdue, vacancy rates, federal funding reliance, and the use of contract surveyors. Officials said priority-one cases involve serious harm or high risk of harm, that surveys are required within a 12- to 15.7-month window, and that the agency now has 40 contract surveyors and an outside team option. Several members praised the progress but warned that delays in surveys can endanger residents and urged continued funding and monitoring. The committee then began hearing from Mike Tuggle of the Department of Public Health on the Public Health Transformation Initiative, with Tuggle noting the legislation’s importance to public health financing. The transcript cuts off as he began his remarks.

Transcript Highlights:

• As you well know, judges, cabinet members, and legislators' salaries are determined by the salary commission
• So, state librarian salary bargaining.
• and the librarian superintendent salary and the librarian salary<01:37:03.840><c> in</c><01:37:04.000
• A lot of salary in the legislature.
• Salary discussions, they say, are always challenging.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 2485, which would require cardiovascular screening for student athletes. The Department of Education and Department of Health said they support the bill’s intent but noted that many screenings are already part of existing school-entry and well-child exams. The Attorney General’s office asked for clarifying language on who performs the screenings, where results go, how “positive findings” are defined, how referrals would work, and whether funding would be appropriated if DOE must hire health professionals. The American Heart Association strongly supported the bill, citing the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes and arguing that sports physicals are an effective opportunity for early detection. No vote was taken, and the committee moved on after testimony. The committee then heard HB 89, concerning a school psychologist working group and possible licensing or credentialing of school psychologists. The Department of Education and Board of Psychology supported the measure. The Hawaii Psychological Association said it supports licensing school psychologists but asked to be included in the working group, arguing it is an important stakeholder. The Hawaii Association of School Psychologists opposed including HPA, saying the issue is between school psychologists and DCCA and that HPA is not part of their organization. Testimony and discussion focused on the long-running disagreement over whether school psychologists should be regulated under the Board of Psychology or another mechanism, and on title protection and scope of practice. No action was reported during this portion. The committee also took up HB 2445, relating to standardized emergency responses for immigration enforcement at or near schools. The Department of Education said it already issued internal law-enforcement guidance and questioned whether the bill was necessary, while also raising concerns about the bill’s 1,000-foot buffer language and the limits of school authority over activity off campus. The Board of Education echoed those concerns and suggested the bill may need clearer definitions. Supporters, including the White Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and an attorney testifying on Know Your Rights training, argued that recent federal changes have increased ICE activity near schools and that a law is needed to ensure clear, public protocols, staff training, and family protections. A student testifier said the measure was a top priority of the state student council. The transcript ends during testimony, with no vote or final committee action shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• We suggest that they can't be a state officer, but they claim it only exempts salaried appointed officers
• It doesn't specify salaried state employees, and the definition of salaried state employees is in the
• The term "state officer" has a definition, and it includes salary and various types of officers, including
• So the opinion follows Supreme Court precedent and holds that the per diem is a type of salary. salary
• I urge you to consider paying from elected officials' pensions if raised to judge salaries at an unlinked

Keywords: Texas Ethics Commission, legislative recommendations, general counsel appointment, foreign lobbying, political contributions, quarterly meetings, public testimony, rule amendments

Summary: The meeting focused on the Texas Ethics Commission's (TEC) evaluation of legislative recommendations and personnel updates, including the appointment of a new general counsel and discussions about upcoming quarterly meetings. Commissioner Schmidt reported on the progress of various bills, including amendments to existing laws, the need for increased regulation on foreign lobbying, and the publication of new rules in the Texas Register. Public testimonies were heard regarding compliance issues and proposed changes in political contribution regulations. The Commission agreed to schedule further review on the legislative items discussed and the proposed rule amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• the expected funding that they received in regards to dependency case management and some of the salary
• these are your operational, your admin costs, your rant, your insurance, as well as then you're salaries
• out ahead of the discussion in the report that says it was challenging to consistently identify salaries
• So maybe ask them whether or not those c suite salaries are included in tier one, a, which is like your
• So your your funding is what it is for tier one for those admin and and salary and operational cost.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And basically what this says is it gives us a base salary.
• The person that was appointed said, "Well, I get their salary."
• </c><00:29:14.159><c> Just</c><00:29:14.399><c> to</c> that reset those salaries.
• Just to that reset those salaries.
• And we were like, "No, their salary."

Bills: SB249 , SB259 , HB67 , HB214 , SB249 , SB259 , HB67 , HB214

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: municipal tax, license fee, local tax increase, ordinance, public hearing, 30-day notice, municipal notice requirements, city council, town council, Alabama municipalities, Code of Alabama 1975, Section 11-45-2, open meetings website, newspaper publication, local government finance, tax transparency, fee increase, municipal ordinance procedure, University of South Alabama, Board of Trustees

Transcript Highlights:

• first biennium that will be covered by a statutory appropriation for member-related expenses, member salaries
• So that's the top portion of the document that includes salaries, health insurance, retirement-related
• Meyers, I can again get that exact breakout to you, but it is 0.0088 of the salary lines number.
• Um, the salary increases include a 3.5% across-the-board increase for all Senate employees.
• Um, and then also a merit plan that has a 2% salary base that's established as of today.

Committee: Senate Rules and Administration

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Inserting language for the salary requirements for the deputy director of biosecurity in section 20.
• It also sets the state fire marshal salary at 100% of the salary of the director of human resources development
• 25:14.400><c> marshall</c> and setting the state fire marshall and setting the state fire marshall salary
• to</c><00:25:15.440><c> 100%</c><00:25:16.000><c> of</c><00:25:16.240><c> the</c><00:25:16.400><c> salary
• </c><00:25:16.640><c> of</c><00:25:16.799><c> the</c> salary to 100% of the salary of the salary to 100%

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up a long decision-making agenda on numerous House bills, largely in the tax, appropriations, public safety, agriculture, and land-use areas. Early action included HB 476, which passed with amendments after discussion of tax impacts and a committee report change; HB 796 also passed with amendments to protect several individual income tax credits from the bill’s effect. Other measures were advanced with amendments or without changes, including HB 1059, HB 1145, HB 1173, HB 1439, HB 800, HB 934, HB 990, HB 101, HB 106, and a series of bills in the 1026–1055 range, many of which were passed unamended or with technical/effective-date changes. Several bills were deferred, including HB 1147, HB 807, and later items on the agenda. The committee also approved a number of policy and agency-structure changes. HB 430 was amended to create or expand an internship/workforce development program with reporting requirements; HB 505 and HB 506 were amended to adjust appropriations and FTEs; HB 774 added an appropriation section for two FTEs; HB 1052 limited use of universal service fund money; HB 1296 shifted a reporting requirement from BNF to the Department of Defense; and HB 1064 moved the State Fire Council and Fire Marshal Selection Commission to the Department of Law Enforcement and set the fire marshal salary. HB 427 made major biosecurity-related changes, including moving the Hawaii Invasive Species Council to the Department of Agriculture and Biosecurity in 2026 and adding new appropriations. HB 830 was amended to allow third-party historic preservation reviewers under ethics and conflict rules, with a two-year sunset and committee-report comments on vacancies. Public safety and regulatory bills also moved forward. HB 302 on cannabis drew opposition from Senator Awa, who said it would shut down a medical provider in his district; the bill nevertheless passed with amendments adding criminal penalties, enforcement authority, and a 2027 effective date for cultivator licenses. HB 306 on water code penalties passed unamended, HB 860 on liability for road resurfacing passed with amendments to limit liability to the work actually performed and eliminate joint and several liability, and HB 141 on public land leases passed with technical amendments. HB 1159 establishing a commercial harbor emergency evacuation working group passed as is, and HB 1482 on hemp passed with amendments exempting existing permit holders and certain retailers, aligning THC limits, and setting a far-future effective date. Most votes were adopted without recorded opposition, though several members noted reservations on specific measures.

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, you know, I don't think that private sector salaries are a very fair comparison, although, of course
• , those have, you know, vastly outpaced, uh, judicial salaries, which have been pretty stagnant over
• Uh, public sector salaries, this is an important point.
• We would like to be able to differentiate that and give some of these folks a salary.
• So generally speaking, what would be the beginning salary of an ALJ right now we're at 1025.

Committee: House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:

• We couldn't match his $105 million a year salary, but we want to make sure we take care of people.
• We couldn't match his $105 million a year salary, but we want to make sure we take care of people.
• We couldn't match his $105 million a year salary, but we want to make sure we take care of people.
• We couldn't match his $105 million a year salary, but we want to make sure we take care of people.
• ,</c><00:21:05.440><c> but</c> $105 million a year salary, but $105 million a year salary, but we<00:

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The interview focused on Senate File 3612, which the senator described as “patient-centered care” legislation for Minnesota’s Medicaid and MinnesotaCare programs. He said the bill would remove private insurers and HMOs from administering those public programs, replace them with a state contract for claims processing and administrative services, and shift care coordination directly to primary care clinics, counties, and nonprofits. He argued the current managed-care system creates churn, prior-authorization barriers, and fragmented care, and said providers should manage care rather than insurers. The senator repeatedly cited Connecticut as a model, saying that state moved away from managed care, improved primary care participation, and saved money. He also argued Minnesota’s current system lacks transparency and may be overpaying health plans, pointing to fraud concerns and a past example in which UCare returned money to the state after an overpayment. He said the bill would improve accountability, make fraud easier to detect, and could save taxpayers billions, though he emphasized his main goal was better care rather than savings. On support and prospects, he said the bill has backing from the governor and the American Cancer Society but currently only DFL co-authors. He said he does not expect it to become law this year because the fiscal note and details are still pending, and he does not expect insurance companies to support it. He added that he is open to discussion but sees the insurers as fundamentally opposed. The interview ended with him saying workers in insurance and claims processing should be treated fairly and offered retraining or dislocated-worker support if broader reforms reduce their roles.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have a half-cent sales tax that fuels our teacher salaries. not because of who lives there.
• We have a half-sense sales tax that fuels our teacher salaries. So Monroe County is blessed.
• salary in the state of Florida.
• So they commit to invest back into them from a salary proportion, and then we ask them also to commit
• So they commit to invest back into them from a salary proportion, and then we ask them also to commit

Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee held an introductory meeting focused largely on member introductions and “homework” reports about education issues in each district. Members raised a wide range of concerns and priorities, including early childhood care and VPK access, school choice and school closures, teacher recruitment and retention, conflict resolution and school safety, early literacy and preparedness, technology and AI/STEM instruction, attendance and mental health, ESE services, dual enrollment and career/technical education, caregiving youth, and real-time student enrollment/funding tracking. Several members also emphasized local challenges such as housing-driven teacher turnover, disaster-related attendance problems, and funding inequities across counties. The committee then heard a detailed presentation on Florida’s early learning system from Chancellor Carrie Miller of the Department of Education’s Division of Early Learning. She outlined the structure and funding of School Readiness, VPK, and the Gold Seal Quality Care program, the role of early learning coalitions and DCF, and the state’s quality and accountability measures. She highlighted the importance of kindergarten readiness, teacher quality, and the new School Readiness Plus program, which helps families transition off subsidy more gradually. Additional panelists from the Children’s Forum, the Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe, and a Tallahassee child care provider discussed workforce shortages, low wages, provider turnover, the TEACH scholarship program, Help Me Grow, local coalition operations, and the need for more providers and more consistent regulation. During questions, members asked about wait lists, special needs services, teacher retention, provider onboarding, and DCF regulation. The panel said Miami-Dade’s wait list was about 4,000 children and described priority categories for service; they also said children with disabilities are screened and referred for support, though not given a separate priority category. Panelists reported that TEACH has helped reduce turnover through education support and service commitments, but said wages and career pathways remain major issues. Members also pressed for clearer, more consistent licensing standards and more support for new providers entering the field. No formal votes or committee actions were taken in the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> upwards of 70% of them are for salary upwards of 70% of them are for salary and<00:19:14.000><c>
• Salary and benefits certainly are the major components, and as well as other agencies' salary and benefits
• <02:44:50.479><c> and</c> salary and salary and benefits<02:44:52.680><c> only</c><02:44:53.680><c> so
• </c><02:45:00.960><c> increase</c> the I get there's a 10% salary increase the I get there's a 10% salary
• </c><04:35:58.959><c> for</c> salaries it pays for salaries for salaries it pays for salaries for support

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The Division 2 Finance Committee heard an overview and budget presentation from New Hampshire Fish and Game, led by new Executive Director Stephanie Simi and Business Division Chief Kathy Leonti. The agency described its mission to conserve and manage fish, wildlife, and marine resources, and emphasized growing pressures from disease, climate impacts, habitat change, and increased public demand. Simi said the department is largely funded by hunting and fishing license revenue and federal grants, is reviewing staffing and internal processes, and faces critical needs including permanent funding for environmental review staff, infrastructure and IT modernization, and possible service reductions if additional support is not found. Members asked about specific program and policy issues, including chronic wasting disease in deer, hemorrhagic disease in rabbits and hares, moose population decline, and a proposed bait-disease bill. The department said it is actively monitoring diseases and did not see a need for the bait bill at this time. Legislators also discussed the Hike Safe program, which the department said has grown from an expected $100,000 annually to more than $300,000, and a possible boating version of that program, which the department said remains under consideration but would involve complex logistics and multiple agencies. Questions were also raised about rescue costs, out-of-state hikers, and whether boat registrations could be used as a revenue source; Fish and Game said boat registration is handled by the Department of Safety, though the department receives $5 per registered boat for the public boat access program. The budget discussion focused on revenue projections, use of unrestricted Fish and Game funds, and dependence on federal reimbursements. Leonti said the department met the governor’s general fund target but not the Fish and Game fund target without using surplus unrestricted funds, leaving only about $100,000 in the fund by the end of the biennium. She said the budget uses more than $18 million in Fish and Game funds annually against about $14 million in unrestricted revenue, and that five of 193 full-time positions remain unfunded. The department warned that if federal grants were halted, it could cost about $5 million over five months and force the Fish and Game fund to cover the gap. Committee members also requested that future presentations be sent electronically in advance, and the department agreed to do so.

Transcript Highlights:

• This direct benefit does not even cover the salary of a single resident.
• This direct benefit does not even cover the salary of a single resident.
• This direct benefit does not even cover the salary of a single resident.
• This direct benefit does not even cover the salary of a single resident.
• Walsh replied that the faculty cost is a direct cost of salary time.

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• The issue wasn't salaries or working conditions; it was health insurance because the district was hit
• That is almost half of my salary.
• Cutkey continued: “That is almost half of my salary.
• </c> a settlement that balanced the salary a settlement that balanced the salary and<01:50:26.360><c>
• </c><01:50:57.360><c> in</c> chose health insurance over salary in chose health insurance over salary

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I added House Bill 1825, Representative Busek's, and that had to do with salary commissions.
• When the amendment was put on the salary commission bill that took the sheriffs and the prosecutors out
• When the amendment was put on the salary commission bill that took the sheriffs and the prosecutors out
• that the amendment specified that assistant prosecuting attorneys would remain as members of the salary

Committee: House Local Government, Elections and Pensions

Summary: The Committee on Local Government met in executive session and first approved House Bill 3143, sponsored by Representative Parker, on a 12-0 do pass vote. No discussion was recorded on that measure before the roll call. The committee then took up Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1023 and adopted a committee substitute after a detailed explanation of its changes. The substitute combined several local government and library-related provisions, including changes to library district language, a Kansas City liquor-sales fix tied to Chapter 311, a public water supply corporation dissolution provision, salary commission language, municipal candidacy filing rules, and a city-county library board provision. Members discussed concerns about the inclusion of the Kansas City liquor provision and other unrelated items in the bill, while others noted the language cleanup and special carve-out reductions. Representative Reedy said a salary commission wording issue could likely be fixed on the floor. After adopting the substitute, the committee voted on House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute No. 2, Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 1023, and passed it 8-4. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• The distinction is more significant when focusing on uniform positions, which drive the largest salary
• And as the CHP mentioned, salary is a large expenditure in this fund. ...mentioned, salary is a large
• expenditure in this fund, and so by not taking on that salary growth that we anticipated, it resulted
• And so the salary savings from that. And then more cars purchased...
• So the salary savings from that, and then more cars purchased, which meant more fees paid through DMV

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A recent market study revealed that salaries for judges and staff lag significantly behind those offered
• A recent market study revealed that salaries for judges and staff lag significantly behind those offered
• A recent market study revealed that salaries for judges and staff lag significantly behind those offered
• A recent market study revealed that salaries for judges and staff lag significantly behind those offered
• A recent market study revealed that salaries for judges and staff lag significantly behind those offered

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• million for temporary salaries and a little less than $1 million for overtime.
• Our mid-level attorneys, especially, are really lagging in their salaries.
• So when you look at our mid-level AAG salaries or assistant attorney general salaries, they're even further
• We use temporary salary funds and grant funds.
• We use temporary salary funds and grant funds.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee met to hear the Attorney General’s budget and related agency presentations. Legislative Council first reviewed the compliance with legislative intent report and the base budget worksheet, highlighting current and ongoing appropriations, FTE changes, one-time funding items, continuing appropriations, and major special and federal funds. Members asked about items such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund, the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit grant funding, and staff explained the funding sources and status of those programs. Assistant Attorney General Clare Ness then outlined the Attorney General’s office structure, staffing, and budget pressures. She emphasized the office’s broad statutory duties, the value of its legal and investigative work for state and local governments, and concerns about attorney salary competitiveness, the new and vacant FTE pool, and the impact of the 3% operating budget reduction on BCI, IT, and the crime lab. Members also discussed AG opinions, boards and commissions training, and the office’s litigation and settlement recoveries. Ness and committee members raised the possibility of broader attorney salary benchmarking across state government. The crime lab director described severe space and infrastructure constraints, including overcrowding, shared workspaces, glycol leaks, air handling limits, and aging fire and burglar alarm systems. She said the 2024 study projected a much larger facility would be needed and that a new building on the current health department site would best address the lab’s needs. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, drug, fingerprint, and firearms work, though toxicology had a recent delay after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit director described the unit’s fraud, abuse, and neglect work, noted federal-state funding and recent federal scrutiny, and said the unit needs more staff. The gaming division reviewed charitable gaming growth, e-tabs, trust accounts, and compliance issues, while BCI covered its caseload, cybercrime and child sexual abuse material investigations, the missing indigenous person task force, and the use of lottery funds for drug task forces. No formal votes or budget actions were taken during the meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• million for temporary salaries and a little less than $1 million for overtime.
• But our mid-level attorneys, especially, are really lagging in their salaries.
• So when you look at our mid-level AAG salaries or assistant attorney general salaries, they're even further
• We use temporary salary funds and grant funds.
• We use temporary salary funds and grant funds.

Summary: The committee met as the Commerce and Legal Services Division and first approved the minutes, then received a Legislative Council overview of the Attorney General’s current budget status and a blue-sheet summary of the AG’s base budget for the next biennium. Staff highlighted compliance with legislative intent items, including FTE changes, one-time funding updates, litigation pool spending, opioid settlement receipts, and continuing appropriations. Members asked about specific funds such as the Missing Indigenous People Grant Fund and the Internet Crimes Investigation Fund, and staff explained the statutory basis and status of those items. The Attorney General’s office then presented an extensive overview of its divisions and budget pressures. Chief Deputy Attorney General Clare Ness described the office’s 14 divisions, the role of the office in defending the state and recouping funds, and concerns about attorney pay, recruitment, and retention. Members discussed whether attorney salaries should be benchmarked across state government and whether more legal work could be centralized in the AG’s office. The office also described challenges with the new-and-vacant FTE pool, operating expense cuts, leased office space, and the criminal justice information systems used to connect law enforcement, prosecutors, and courts. The Crime Laboratory director gave a detailed update on space and infrastructure problems, saying the current lab is overcrowded and outdated, with safety, workflow, air-handling, glycol leak, alarm, and maintenance issues that can delay casework and risk evidence integrity. She said a 2024 study projected a need for a much larger facility and that the preferred option would be a new building on the current health department site, at an estimated cost of roughly $40 million to $45 million. She also reported that backlogs have improved significantly in DNA, firearms, fingerprint, and drug cases, though toxicology had recently developed a small backlog after an air compressor failure. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, gaming division, and BCI also provided updates. MFCU’s new director said the unit is federally funded 75/25, focuses on fraud, abuse, and neglect, and is seeking two attorney hires while continuing to work with federal partners on cases and recertification. Gaming staff reported continued growth in charitable gaming and electronic pull-tab activity, with concerns about site competition, large trust balances, possible ineligible expenditures, and the need for more scrutiny as revenues have grown. BCI outlined its staffing, drug task forces, ICAC work, and the Missing Indigenous Person Task Force, which is using its $250,000 appropriation to help tribal nations develop emergency response plans and purchase alerting tools such as IPAWS. No formal votes were taken beyond approval of the minutes.

Transcript Highlights:

• Recommendations increased funding to $8.8 million to biennialualize the statewide salary adjustments.
• Combine this with drastic increases to veterinary salaries, and we find ourselves at a disadvantage.
• From 2019 to 2024, TBMDL has had to increase starting salary offers by an average of 34%.
• This is causing salary inequities with our existing staff that must be addressed.
• The state increases to agency employee salaries in fiscal year 24, 25 have greatly helped to recruit

Committee: House Appropriations - S/C on Article III