Estimates are speculative.
See Estimated Impact section for further details. The bill also requires state agencies to include competitive, fair, and market wages for direct care staff in final contract rates for direct care services. The JLBC Staff cannot precisely determine the fiscal impact of requiring state agencies to include competitive, fair, and market wages for direct care staff in final contract rates for direct care services. The JLBC Staff believes, however, that the provision would likely increase annual General Fund expenditures significantly. The state does not currently adjust all direct care staff contract rates annually for wage inflation.