Connecticut requires hourly pay for adjunct fire instructors to match state employee wage increases

Original title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE HOURLY COMPENSATION FOR ADJUNCT FIRE INSTRUCTORS.

Last action · June 4, 2026: Signed by the GovernorSponsors: Ben McGorty and 15 others

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What This Bill Does

Beginning July 1, 2026, the state must increase the hourly pay of at the Connecticut Fire Academy by the same percentage rate as general wage increases and cost-of-living adjustments granted to the .

Why it matters

Connects instructor compensation directly to broader state labor contract outcomes, ensuring their hourly pay rates scale alongside state union agreements starting in 2027.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

adjunct fire instructors

Their hourly compensation rates will be adjusted to match percentage wage increases and cost-of-living adjustments negotiated in state labor agreements.

Directly affected

Connecticut Fire Academy

The academy must implement the required hourly pay adjustments for its adjunct instructional staff.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who receives the hourly pay adjustments under this law?

employed by the Connecticut Fire Academy.

When does this pay adjustment take effect?

It takes effect on July 1, 2026, and applies each thereafter.

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Where This Stands

Current status: Signed into law.

Procedural history

18 actions

Jun 4, 2026Governor of ConnecticutEnrolled
Signed by the Governor
May 27, 2026Governor of Connecticut
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor
May 27, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Transmitted to the Secretary of State
May 20, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyEnrolled
Public Act 26-115
May 6, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
In Concurrence
May 6, 2026HouseFloor
House Passed

Show 12 earlier actions

Apr 9, 2026House
House Calendar Number 382
Apr 9, 2026House
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House
Apr 8, 2026SenateFloor
Senate Passed
Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
File Number 298
Apr 1, 2026Senate
Senate Calendar Number 208
Apr 1, 2026Senate
Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate
Apr 1, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office
Mar 26, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 03/31/26 5:00 PM
Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office
Mar 17, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Joint Favorable
Feb 27, 2026Connecticut General Assembly
Public Hearing 03/03
Feb 26, 2026Connecticut General AssemblyCommittee
Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Security

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