S.8889 Summary

• Establishes salary grades and compensation schedules for the agency police services unit effective April 1, 2015 through April 1, 2018, with graduated salary tables included for each year.

• Provides 2% annual salary increases for all full-time members of the agency police services unit on April 1 for years 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.

• Implements various additional pay provisions including location pay ($1,520-$2,217 depending on location), expanded duty pay ($3,075 increasing to $3,825), hazardous material pay ($1,500), marine/off-road enforcement pay ($1,500), and inconvenience pay ($597).

• Authorizes employee benefit fund payments to the employee organization representing the unit for establishment and maintenance of benefits, with payments based on payroll numbers as of March 1 for years 2015-2018.

• Appropriates $55 million from the general fund and additional funds by department/agency for the period April 1, 2015 through March 31, 2021 to implement salary increases, longevity payments, and other compensation provisions.