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OLR Bill Analysis
sSB 1037
AN ACT INCREASING THE PER DIEM RATE FOR MEMBERS OF
THE STATE BOARD OF LABOR RELATIONS AND COMPENSATION
FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF MEDIATION AND
ARBITRATION.
SUMMARY
This bill increases the per diem rate for regular and alternate
members of the State Board of Labor Relations from $150 to $300 per
day.
It also increases the compensation that State Board of Mediation and
Arbitration members receive for their services. The bill increases the
amount that:
1. each member of a three-member panel receives at the end of a
proceeding, from $325 to $500;
2. a panel member receives for preparing a written decision, from
$500 to $1,000;
3. a member receives for proceedings that use only a single
member, from $325 to $500;
4. each panel member receives at the end of an executive panel
session, from $200 to $300; and
5. each panel member receives if the proceedings last longer than a
day, from $325 to $500 for each additional day (proceedings
cannot last longer than two days without the labor
commissioner’s prior approval for each additional day).
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2025
2025SB-01037-R000166-BA.DOCX
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COMMITTEE ACTION
Labor and Public Employees Committee
Joint Favorable Substitute
Yea 9 Nay 4 (03/06/2025)