A JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE 2015 GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CONSIDER A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT INCREASING THE STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE IN PHASES UNTIL 2020, WHEN THE WAGE SHALL BE ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY EACH YEAR BY INCREASES IN THE COST‑OF‑LIVING, CHANGING THE WAY TIPS ARE CREDITED TO PHASE‑IN INCREASES IN THE WAGES OF TIPPED EMPLOYEES, AND GRANTING A FIVE PERCENT COST‑OF‑LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR STATE RETIREES.
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
SECTION 1.  The 2015 General Assembly may consider "A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT INCREASING THE STATE'S MINIMUM WAGE IN PHASES UNTIL 2020, WHEN THE WAGE SHALL BE ADJUSTED AUTOMATICALLY EACH YEAR BY INCREASES IN THE COST‑OF‑LIVING, CHANGING THE WAY TIPS ARE CREDITED TO PHASE‑IN INCREASES IN THE WAGES OF TIPPED EMPLOYEES, AND GRANTING A FIVE PERCENT COST‑OF‑LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR STATE RETIREES."
SECTION 2.  This resolution is effective upon ratification.