This amendment provides funding in fiscal year 2018 to provide a 3% salary increase for state employees, estimated at $64.7 million and a 2% salary increase for state supported local employees estimated at $15.6 million. A portion of the funding, $56.0 million, allocated in this amendment has been redirected from proposals in the introduced budget for a 1.5 bonus for state employees and state supported local employees. The amendment adds $24.3 million in additional funding to the funding included for the bonus to support the salary increase.