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FISCAL NOTE
Senate Bill 22
Committee: Ways and Means General Fund Sponsor: Senator Andrew Jones
Analyst: JT Mathis Date: 04/11/2023
Senate Bill 22as passed the Senate provides for an increase in the annual salary supplement
amount provided to certified local emergency management (CLEM) directors. This bill provides
that the amount of the salary supplement shall constitutes 35% of the CLEM directors total
salary, but in no event shall the supplement amount exceed $17,000 (currently $12,000) per
county. Based on the 38 current CLEM directors, this bill will increase the obligations of the
State General Fund by an estimated $190,000 annually beginning with fiscal year 2024.
However, this amount could increase by an additional $5,000 for each county Emergency
Management Agency (EMA) director that becomes certified after passage of this bill. In
addition, this bill further increases the obligations of the State General Fund by an undetermined
amount, for increased costs resulting from adjustments to the salary supplement amount based
on the Consumer Price Index, pursuant to the provisions of this bill, beginning in fiscal year
2028 and every fifth fiscal year thereafter.
For fiscal year 2023, the amount appropriated from the State General Fund to the Emergency
Management Agency for the salary supplements was $420,000.