Bill Summary: A10526

• Establishes new salary schedules for security services unit employees effective April 6, 2023 (institution payroll) and March 30, 2023 (administration payroll), with salary grades 1-25 and performance advancement steps, plus 10, 15, 20, and 25-year longevity steps.

• Provides 3% salary increases effective April 1, 2023, April 1, 2024, and April 1, 2025 for security services unit members in full-time annual salaried employment.

• Authorizes additional compensation including pre-shift briefing pay ($6-$8 daily minimum), locational compensation ($1,004-$3,400 annually depending on region), inconvenience pay ($645-$2,066 annually), facility security pay ($750-$1,550 annually), hazardous duty pay ($200-$2,375 annually), and expanded duty pay ($2,600-$3,400 annually).

• Establishes a $3,000 one-time retention bonus effective May 29, 2024, for eligible members maintaining continuous service February 2-May 29, 2024, and creates an annual $750 payment for members with 11+ years of service effective December 1, 2025.

• Appropriates $252 million from the general fund plus $6.77 million in non-personal service expenses through March 31, 2025, for joint labor-management committees, employee assistance programs, health benefits administration, and employee training.