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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