State lawmakers have drafted a budget deal that includes a bonus for state workers.
Three senators and three House members agreed Thursday on budget legislation. They shook a gloomy state revenue report and ignored that the state’s bond rating has been downgraded by Moody’s Investor Services.
The proposal now includes $11 million dollars to give the state’s nearly 38,000 state employees a one-time, $250 bonus.
The budget agreement also preserves guaranteed longevity bonuses for employees with at least 10 years in state government.
Other items include more than $360 million dollars for the Department of Corrections for 2015 and 14 more corrections officers at the Topeka Correctional Facility.
