STATE OF CONNECTICUT
NANCY WYMAN COMPTROLLER	OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER 55 ELM STREET HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06106-1775	MARK OJAKIAN DEPUTY COMPTROLLER

MEMORANDUM NO. 2001-64

December 6, 2001

TO THE HEADS OF ALL STATE AGENCIES

This memorandum lists the 2002 due dates for payroll provisions of collective bargaining contracts. The information is arranged by collective bargaining unit. Please refer to the memoranda indicated with each collective bargaining unit for payroll procedures. Please note that certain bargaining unit check dates have been revised from previously issued memoranda.

Longevity Payments
Longevity payments will be made in 2002 to all applicable collective bargaining units. The check dates will be 4/19/02 and 10/18/02.

NP-1 State Police (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memorandum of March 17, 2000)
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/04
Wage increase - 3% of base salary - pay period beginning 6/28/02 - check date 7/26/02
Annual Increments - check dates 1/25/02 and 7/26/02 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Dog Handlers - $100 monthly stipend
Hazardous Duty - $100 monthly stipend
Resident Troopers - $100 monthly stipend

NP-2 Maintenance and Service (See Comptroller's Memorandum of Number 2001-42)
Contract 6/1/99-6/30/02
Annual increments - check date 1/25/02 for January anniversary date
Safety shoes - extended to include employees hired after 7/15/01 and before 2/1/02 - $110 - check date 2/08/02 - Employees hired on or after 2/01/02 will not be eligible for payment.
Lump sum payment for maximum step - on increment date - check date 1/25/02 with January anniversary date.

NP-3 Administrative Clerical (See Comptroller's Memorandum 99-30)
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/02
Wage increase - 3% of base salary - pay period beginning 12/28/01 - check date 1/25/02
Annual increments - check dates 1/25/02 for January anniversary dates
Lump sum payments for maximum step - $500 payment for employees at maximum on increment dates - check date 1/25/02 for employees with January anniversary date

NP-4 Corrections
Contract Expired

NP-5 Protective Services (See Comptroller's Memorandum 2000-27)
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/04
Wage increase - 3% of base salary - pay period beginning 6/28/02 - check date 7/26/02
Annual increments - check dates 1/25/02 and 7/26/02 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Safety shoes allowance - $70 - revised check date 9/6/02
Cleaning and clothing allowance - $305 - revised check date 11/29/02
Home office differential - $725 - revised check date 11/29/02
Annual EMT B stipend of $400 payable quarterly - revised check dates 1/11/02, 4/5/02, 7/12/02, and 10/4/02
Annual EMT I stipend of $525 payable quarterly - revised check dates 1/11/02, 4/5/02, 7/12/02, and 10/4/02
Annual EMT P stipend of $3700 payable quarterly - revised check dates 1/11/02, 4/5/02, 7/12/02, and 10/4/02.

NP-6 Health Care Paraprofessionals P-1 Health Care Professionals (See Comptroller's Memorandum 2001-35)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Wage increase - 3% of base salary pay period beginning 7/12/02 - check date 8/9/02
Annual increments - check date 1/25/02 and 7/26/02 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
RN 2nd and 3rd shift bonus - yearly bonus of $2,250 - payable bi-weekly
LPN 2nd and 3rd shift bonus - yearly bonus of $500 - payable bi-weekly
Uniform allowance - $100 - check date 7/12/02
Safety shoe allowance - veterinarians - $30 - check date 7/26/02
QMRPs - stipend of $1,000 - check date 7/26/02
P-1 Annual Bonus Physicians Board Certified in their area of practice and certified child psychiatrists employed by DCF - bonus $1000 check date - 10/18/02
EMT - stipend of $400 - check date 7/26/02
Bilingual Pay - $1000 payable quarterly in the amount of $250 - check dates 1/25/02, 4/19/02, 7/26/02, and 10/18/02

NP-7 Board of Education and Services for the Blind Industries Division (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memorandum dated July 3, 2001)
Contract 6/6/01-6/30/04
Wage increase - $0.25 per hour "capped" at $13.75 - check date 7/26/02
Uniform and Safety shoe allowance - $70 - check date 7/26/02

P-2 Social and Human Services (See Comptroller's Memorandum 99-28)
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/02
Annual increments - check date 1/25/02 for January anniversary date
Home office premium and for standby programs within the Department of Children and Families - to be paid as applicable

P-3A Education Administrators (See Interdepartmental Memo dated 7/24/01)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Wage increase - 3% pay period beginning 7/12/02 - check date 8/9/02
Annual increments - check dates 1/25/02 and 7/26/02 for January and July anniversary date, respectively
Merit pay supplement - check date 6/28/02
Unit coordinator stipend - $1,200 - check date 6/28/02

P-3B Education Faculty
Contract Expired

P-4 Engineering, Scientific and Technical
Contract Expired

P-5 Administrative and Residual (See Comptroller's Memoranda 2000-50, 2000-50a)
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/03
Wage increase - 3% pay period beginning 6/28/02- check date 7/26/02
Annual increments - check dates 1/25/02 and 7/26/02 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Lump sum payments for maximum step employees in lieu of annual increments - 2.5% of annual rate - check dates 1/25/02 and 7/26/02 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively
Safety shoe allowance - $70 annually
Garaging - $200 check date 1/11/02 - See contract for eligible employees
Home and office premium - $225 - revised check date 11/29/02

Vocational Technical Faculty (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memorandum dated May 31, 2000)
Contract 8/27/99-8/28/03
Wage increase - 3% - pay period beginning 8/23/02 - check date 9/20/02
Annual increment - check date 9/20/02
Trade instructor differential - $324 - check date 6/28/02

Vocational Technical Administrators (See Comptroller's Interdepartmental Memorandum dated April 7, 2000)
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/03
Wage increase - pay period beginning 11/01/02 - check date 11/29/02
Annual increments - check date 7/26/02
Annual enrollment stipend to directors - $1000 - check date 6/28/02

Coalition of
Community Colleges Faculty
Technical Colleges Faculty
Technical Colleges Administrators
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/02
Wage increase 5%

State University Faculty (CSU-AAUP)
Contract extended for one year 8/24/01-8/22/02
Wage increase 4.25%

State University Administrators (SUOAF)
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Wage increase - pay period beginning 6/28/02 - check date 7/26/02
See contract for calculation.
Merit increase - check date 11/1/02

UCONN Faculty
Contract extended for one year 7/1/01-6/30/02

UCONN Professionals
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/05
Wage increase - 3.25% - pay period beginning 7/12/02- check date 8/9/02
Merit bonus - 1.25% of base annual salary - check date 8/9/02

UCONN Health Center Professionals
Contract 7/1/98-6/30/02
Annual increment - pay period beginning 4/5/02 - check date 5/3/02

Charter Oak College Professional Employees
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/02
Wage increase - final increase for any employee not at the minimum salary - pay period beginning 4/5/02- check date 5/3/02
Annual increment - 2.65% of salary not to exceed the maximum rate of the job title - check date 1/25/02

Department of Higher Education Professional Employees
Contract extended for one year 7/1/99-6/30/03
Lump sum in lieu of annual increments - $1250 - effective date 12/28/01 - check date 1/25/02
Wage increase - 4.75% effective date 6/28/02 - check date 7/26/02
Distribution pool dollar amount pool - divided by the number of full time employees in the bargaining unit and added to the salaries before the wage increase of 4.75%. Part time employees will receive increases pro rated to the number of hours worked per pay period - check date 6/28/02
Merit Pay - check date 6/14/02

JP-6 Judicial Professionals
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/02
Annual increments - check date 1/25/02 for January anniversary date

JN-7 Judicial Employees
Contract 7/1/99-6/30/02
Annual increments - check date 1/25/02 for January anniversary date
Safety shoe allowance - up to $100 - check date 7/26/02

Criminal Justice Prosecutors and Juvenile Prosecutors
Contract 7/1/01-6/30/03
Wage increase - 3% - pay period including 7/1/02 - check date 7/26/02
Annual increments - see contract for calculation
Lump sum payments for maximum step - $1200 payment for employees at maximum on increment dates - check date 1/25/02 and 7/26/02 for January and July anniversary dates, respectively

Criminal Justice Inspectors
Contract extended for one year 7/1/01-6/30/02
Annual increments - See contract for calculation

Criminal Justice Employees
Contract Expired

All Collective Bargaining Units
Each collective bargaining contract should be reviewed to determine eligibility for payments and any additional benefits that may not have been included in this memorandum. For additional details regarding any payment consult the applicable contract.

Collective Bargaining Agreements Expiring on June 30, 2002 Without a New Agreement
Section 5-278a of the Connecticut General Statutes is applicable in this situation. "In the event an agreement expires before a new agreement has been approved by the employee organization, the employer representative and the legislature, the provisions of the expired agreement concerning (1) salary, excluding annual increments, (2) differentials, (3) overtime, (4) longevity, and (5) allowances for uniforms, which were implemented pursuant to approval by the legislature in accordance with section 5-278 shall remain in effect until such time as a new agreement is reached and approved in accordance with section 5-278".

No new dollars for the 2002-2003 contract year will be allocated to the contracts expiring on June 30, 2002. The following types of funds are included: 

Tuition Reimbursement
Career Mobility
Special Recruitment and Retention Education
Conference and Workshop Funds
Quality of Work Life Funds and Other Funds
Professional Development Funds

Questions
Copies of the numbered memoranda mentioned above are available on the Comptroller's website. The address is: http://www.osc.state.ct.us

Questions regarding this memorandum may be directed to the Comptroller's Policy Services Division at (860) 702-3440.

NANCY WYMAN
STATE COMPTROLLER

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