The General Assembly Raised Bill No. 370, effective July 1, 2026, mandates that the hourly compensation for adjunct fire instructors employed by the Connecticut Fire Academy be adjusted annually. This adjustment will occur at the same percentage rate as any general wage increase and cost-of-living adjustment that is part of the most recently ratified agreement between the state and the State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition.

This bill introduces new legal language that establishes the requirement for these adjustments, ensuring that adjunct fire instructors' pay keeps pace with broader wage increases for state employees. There are no deletions from current law in this bill, as it primarily adds a new section to address the compensation adjustments.