DOVER, Del. (AP) — A bill requiring Delaware state employees to contribute more for their pension and health care cleared a House committee with little discussion Wednesday.
The bill, the result of weeks of negotiations involving lawmakers, state employee unions and Gov. Jack Markell's administration, will be put to a House vote Thursday, House Speaker Robert Gilligan said after the measure cleared the House Administration Committee.
The legislation requires state employees hired on or after July 1, 2012 to contribute a higher percentage of their pay toward their pensions than current state employees do and revises the pension calculation for those new hires.
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