Bill offering state employees 3 percent raises moves along
- February 2, 2016
- / News Service of Florida
- / economy
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A bill that would provide 3 percent raises for state employees was unanimously approved Monday by a Senate committee.
The Governmental Oversight and Accountability Committee voted 4-0 to move forward with the measure (SB 478), which would give most workers a 3 percent bump.
Similar bills in the House (HB 213, HB 1239) offering 6 or 7 percent raises haven't been heard.
The House and the Senate included pay increases for some categories of workers in their proposed spending plans for the budget year that begins July 1 but didn't offer a statewide hike.
Gov. Rick Scott has advocated merit bonuses that could reach $1,500 for individual workers.