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BILL # SB 1010 |
TITLE: appropriation; state department of corrections |
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SPONSOR: Payne |
STATUS: As Amended by Senate PS |
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PREPARED BY: Geoffrey Paulsen |
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The bill would appropriate an unspecified amount from the state General Fund in FY 2026 to the Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) for the following: 1) a 20% salary increase for correctional officers, and 2) an unspecified salary increase for all other department employees.
Estimated Impact
We estimate the cost to provide a 20% salary increase to all correctional officer positions in ADC would be $94.8 million. This estimate does not include funding to implement a salary increase for vacant positions that have historically been unfilled. As the bill does not specify the level of salary increase for all other department staff, we are unable to estimate that cost. However, we estimate the cost for every 1% increase for these employees would be $850,000. This estimate also does not include funding for salary adjustments related to vacant positions.
ADC estimated the cost of the 20% salary increase for all Correctional Officer positions (both filled and vacant) to be $109.5 million. ADC has not yet provided an estimate for the adjustment relating to all other department staff.
The bill states that the 20% salary increase would apply to all correctional officers. For the purpose of this analysis, we have assumed that any staff enrolled in the Corrections Officer Retirement Plan (CORP) are considered correctional officers.
We estimate that it would cost $94.8 million for a 20% salary increase for filled Correctional Officer positions. This amount includes the cost of the base salary increase as well as the marginal increase in employee benefit related expenses such as retirement, Social Security, and workers' compensation. This marginal benefit amount ranges from between 18.2% and 19.52% depending on the employee's tenure, which affects the CORP retirement program they participate in.
Local Government Impact
None
2/6/25