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SCR122......................................by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES STATE EMPLOYEES - COMPENSATION - Stating findings of the legislature, adopting certain recommendations of the Governor and Personnel Commission and stating policy toward funding recommendations regarding pay policies for state employees. 01/30 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/02 Rpt prt - to 10th Ord 02/03 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 33-2-0 AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler NAYS--Hawkins, Whitworth Absent and excused--None Floor Sponsors - Cameron and Crow Title apvd - to House 02/04 House intro - 1st rdg - to HuRes 02/06 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/11 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 47-18-5 AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bivens, Black(15), Black(23), Callister, Campbell, Crane, Crow, Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Geddes, Gould, Hansen, Hornbeck, Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Kempton, Kendell, Kjellander, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Miller, Mortensen, Newcomb, Pischner, Reynolds, Richman, Ridinger, Sali, Schaefer, Stevenson, Taylor, Tilman, Tippets, Watson, Wheeler, Wood, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker NAYS -- Barrett, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel, Chase, Clark, Gagner, Hadley, Henbest, Jaquet, Judd, Kunz, Marley, McKague, Meyer, Robison, Stoicheff, Stone Absent and excused -- Cuddy, Kellogg, Pomeroy, Stubbs, Trail Floor Sponsor - Schaefer Title apvd - to Senate 02/12 To enrol 02/13 Rpt enrol - Pres signed 02/16 Sp signed 02/17 To Secretary of State
SCR122|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session - 1998IN THE SENATE SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 122 BY COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE 1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2 STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND ADOPTING CERTAIN RECOMMENDATIONS, AND 3 STATING POLICY TOWARD FUNDING RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PAY POLICIES FOR 4 STATE EMPLOYEES. 5 Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 6 WHEREAS, the Legislature has by law provided that the Governor and Idaho 7 Personnel Commission report to the Legislature their recommendations for pro- 8 posed pay policies, together with estimated costs thereof; and 9 WHEREAS, the Legislature has received and reviewed the report of the Gov- 10 ernor dated January 14, 1998, and the report of the Idaho Personnel Commission 11 dated September 26, 1997; and 12 WHEREAS, the Legislature endorses the Compensation Policy adopted by House 13 Concurrent Resolution No. 58 in the 1994 Legislation Session which is restated 14 in part as follows: 15 1. It is the mission of the Idaho State Government to provide a high 16 level of responsive service in meeting the needs of its citizens. To 17 accomplish this mission, it is the policy of the State of Idaho to provide 18 a total compensation system that attracts, retains and recognizes employ- 19 ees. The foundation of this system is to reward employees for performance 20 in the achievement of service delivery goals and objectives. 21 2. It is intended that the State of Idaho pay competitive job market 22 average salaries. Employees should expect to reach the market rate within 23 their assigned pay grade based upon acceptable performance. 24 3. It is the policy of the Legislature that employees be rewarded and 25 advanced in their assigned pay grade based on their performance in the 26 achievement of organizational mission, goals and objectives. 27 WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes the need to maintain spending patterns 28 within established guidelines. 29 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses- 30 sion of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and the House of Repre- 31 sentatives concurring therein, that: 32 1. Recommendations in the report of the Idaho Personnel Commission and 33 not concurred in by the Chief Executive are hereby rejected. 34 2. Recommendations in the report of the Chief Executive are hereby 35 adopted. 36 3. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is directed to appropriate 37 an amount not to exceed $21,012,000 from the General Fund to fund these 38 recommendations for state agencies, colleges, and universities. 39 4. For those agencies funded in total or in part from non-General Fund 40 money, the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is directed to appropri- 41 ate in as nearly as possible the same manner as for General Fund funded 42 agencies. 43 5. To the extent possible, within agencies' appropriations, directors are 44 expected to provide salary increases consistent with the stated legisla- 2 1 tive policy above. It is further expected that particular emphasis shall 2 be placed on employees who are below the policy rate within their assigned 3 pay grade and who have performed in an acceptable manner in the same job 4 class for five years or more. 5 6. The effective date of implementation of these salary adjustments shall 6 be June 14, 1998. 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that appropriations measures to fund nonclassified 8 employees be prepared in as nearly as possible the same manner as for classi- 9 fied employees.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 07713C1 This concurrent resolution fulfills the Joint Legislative Change in State Employee Compensation (CEC) Committee's duty to accept, reject or modify the Governor's pay raise recommendation for state employees, then forward that action to the full Legislature. This legislation adopts the Governor's FY 1999 CEC recommendation of 5%. This recommendation would increase the payline by 2% and distribute the balance on a merit basis. It directs the appropriation of money for state employee pay increases. It states the expectation that salary increases be consistent with existing legislative policy, and that particular emphasis be placed on satisfactory-or-better performing employees with five or more years of service in their current position but who are below the policy pay rate. FISCAL IMPACT This concurrent resolution directs the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee to appropriate $21,012,000 from the General Fund to fund the CEC recommendations for state agencies, colleges, and universities. The total impact to all funds would be $35,509,900. CONTACT: Senator Dean Cameron, Co-Chair Representative Robert Schaefer, Co-Chair Joint Legislative Change in State Employee Compensation (CEC) Committee STATEMENT OF PURPOSE / FISCAL NOTE SCR 122