OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sSB-215
AN ACT CONCERNING ENGINEERING AND MAINTAINER
POSITIONS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
Primary Analyst: PM 4/11/22
Contributing Analyst(s): CP
Reviewer: MM
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 23 $ FY 24 $
Department of Transportation TF - Cost Less than
100,000
Less than
100,000
Department of Administrative
Services
TF - Cost Up to
702,784
Up to
302,784
State Comptroller - Fringe
Benefits
1
TF - Cost Up to
122,718
Up to
122,718
Note: TF=Transportation Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
Section 1 requires the Department of Administrative Services (DAS),
beginning in FY 23, to increase the rate of pay for the state's engineering
intern job classification by the consumer price index for urban wage
earners and clerical workers (known as CPI-W) for the previous 12-
month period. Actual costs to the employing agency, the Department of
Transportation (DOT), will depend on agency resources, the number of
interns hired, and the rate of inflation, but is expected to be less than
$100,000 in both FY 23 and FY 24.
Section 2 requires DAS to place certain DOT positions on continuous
recruitment and results in a fiscal impact of up to $725,502 in FY 23 and
1
The fringe benefit costs for most state employees are budgeted centrally in accounts
administered by the Comptroller. The estimated active employee fringe benefit cost
associated with most personnel changes is 40.53% of payroll in FY 23. 2022SB-00215-R000398-FN.DOCX Page 2 of 2
up to $425,502 in FY 24, which includes one-time costs of $300,000 (FY
23 only) for a consultant to establish the recruitment process and up to
four new human resources position to manage the anticipated increase
in applications (both years). If DAS is unable to hire additional staff to
carry out this provision, it may slow down the rate at which DOT can
fill vacancies.
Section 3 appropriates $100,000 to DAS in FY 23 for the recruitment
of entry-level engineers at DOT.
sHB 5037, the FY 23 revised budget bill, as favorably reported out of
the Appropriations Committee, appropriated $600,000 for DOT
internship recruitment and pay.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to inflation, agency budgets, volume of
applications, and the number of interns hired each year. The consultant
costs would not continue into the out years.