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SENATE BILL NO. 1529, As Amended, As Amended in the House – PUC/Tax Comm/Industrial Comm/salary

SENATE BILL NO. 1529, As Amended, As Amended in the House

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S1529aa,aaH................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION - TAX COMMISSION -
Amends existing law to provide for a three and one-half percent salary
increase on July 1, 2000, for members of the Public Utilities Commission,
the State Tax Commission and the Industrial Commission.
                                                                        
02/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/25    Rpt prt - to St Aff
03/07    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
    Rpt out amen - to engros
03/08    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/09    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/15    3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 31-4-0
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
      Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry, Richardson, Riggs,
      Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne,
      Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
      NAYS--Branch, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee
      Absent and excused--None
    Floor Sponsor - Geddes
    Title apvd - to House
03/16    House intro - 1st rdg as amen - to St Aff
03/23    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
04/03    3rd rdg as amen - to Gen Ord
    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
04/04    1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
    Rls susp - PASSED - 58-4-8
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough(Barraclough), Bell, Bieter, Black, Boe,
      Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Chase, Cheirrett, Cuddy, Deal, Denney,
      Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Geddes, Hammond, Hansen(29),
      Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
      Linford, Loertscher(Loertscher), Mader, Marley, McKague, Meyer,
      Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
      Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd, Smylie,
      Stevenson, Stoicheff, Stone, Taylor, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler,
      Zimmermann
      NAYS -- Barrett, Hadley, Pearce, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Clark, Crow, Gould, Hansen(23), Henbest,
      Sellman, Smith, Mr Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Loertscher
    Title apvd - to Senate
    Senate concurred in House amens - to engros
    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
04/05    Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
      Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh,
      Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Walton, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams
      NAYS--None
      Absent and excused--None
    Floor Sponsor - President Pro Tempore Geddes
    Title apvd - to enrol
04/06    Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
04/07    To Governor
04/14    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 359
         Effective: 07/01/00

Bill Text


 S1529
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                 SENATE BILL NO. 1529, As Amended, As Amended in the House
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, THE  STATE
  3        TAX  COMMISSION  AND  THE  INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION; AMENDING SECTION 61-215,
  4        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR A THREE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT SALARY INCREASE ON
  5        JULY 1, 2000; AMENDING SECTION 63-102, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE A THREE  AND
  6        ONE-HALF  PERCENT  SALARY  INCREASE  ON JULY 1, 2000; AND AMENDING SECTION
  7        72-503, IDAHO CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  A  THREE  AND  ONE-HALF  PERCENT  SALARY
  8        INCREASE ON JULY 1, 2000.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  That  Section  61-215, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 11    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 12        61-215.  SALARIES OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSIONERS. Each  member  of  the
 13    public  utilities  commission  shall  devote  full  time to the performance of
 14    his/her duties. and shall each receive an annual salary as follows: Commencing
 15    on July 1, 1999, an the annual salary of members of the public utilities  com-
 16    mission  shall be seventy-five thousand  dollars ($75,000), which amount shall
 17    be increased on July 1, 2000, by three and  one-half  percent  (3  1/2%),  and
 18    shall be paid from sources set by the legislature.
                                                                        
 19        SECTION  2.  That  Section  63-102, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 20    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 21        63-102.  ORGANIZATION -- CHAIRMAN -- COMPENSATION -- QUORUM  --  HEARINGS.
 22    (1)  A  member of the state tax commission shall be appointed by the governor,
 23    to serve at his pleasure, as chairman. Each member of the state tax commission
 24    shall devote full time to the performance of duties. and shall receive an Com-
 25    mencing on July  1, 1999, the annual salary for members of the state tax  com-
 26    mission  shall be sixty-five thousand dollars ($65,000), which amount shall be
 27    increased on July 1, 2000, by three and one-half percent (3 1/2%).
 28        (2)  A majority of the state tax commission shall constitute a quorum  for
 29    the transaction of business. The state tax commission may delegate to any mem-
 30    ber  of  the  commission or to its employees, the power to make investigations
 31    and hold hearings at any place it may deem proper, and such other  matters  as
 32    will facilitate the operations of the commission.
 33        (3)  The  chairman of the state tax commission shall delegate to each com-
 34    missioner the responsibility for policy management and oversight of one (1) or
 35    more of the taxes collected and/or activities supervised  or  administered  by
 36    the commission. The state tax commission shall perform the duties imposed upon
 37    it by law and shall adopt all rules by majority decision.
 38        In  any  case  in which the state tax commission sits as an appellate body
 39    upon an appeal from a tax decision from one (1) of the various  administrative
 40    units  subject  to  its  supervision,  the state tax commissioner charged with
 41    responsibility for policy management and oversight of the tax  in  controversy
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    shall  not  vote  upon  the appeal but may advise the remaining members of the
  2    commission on the technical aspects of the problems before them.
  3        (4)  The chairman shall be the chief executive officer and  administrative
  4    head  of  the state tax commission and shall be responsible for, or may assign
  5    responsibility for, all personnel, budgetary  and/or  fiscal  matters  of  the
  6    state tax commission.
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  3.  That  Section  72-503, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  8    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  9        72-503.  SALARY. The Commencing July 1, 1999, the annual  salary  of  each
 10    member  of  the  industrial commission shall be seventy-three thousand dollars
 11    ($73,000), and which amount shall be increased on July 1, 2000, by  three  and
 12    one-half percent (3 1/2%). Industrial commissioner salaries shall be paid from
 13    sources set by the legislature. Each member of the industrial commission shall
 14    devote full time to the performance of his duties.

Amendment


 AS1529
                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-fifth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2000
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Geddes              
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Darrington          
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                             SENATE AMENDMENTS TO S.B. NO. 1529
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On page 1 of the printed bill, delete lines 34 through 36 and insert:  "by
  3    the  amount  of the overall average salary increase adopted, accepted or modi-
  4    fied by the legislature for classified state  employees  pursuant  to  section
  5    67-5309B(d),  Idaho Code, unless the legislature designates otherwise by adop-
  6    tion of a concurrent resolution by both houses by the fifty-first  legislative
  7    day.".
                                                                        
  8                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2
  9        On  page  2,  delete  lines  6  through 9 and insert: "be increased by the
 10    amount of the overall average salary increase adopted,  accepted  or  modified
 11    by  the  legislature  for  classified  state  employees  pursuant  to  section
 12    67-5309B(d),  Idaho Code, unless the legislature designates otherwise by adop-
 13    tion of a concurrent resolution by both houses by the fifty-first  legislative
 14    day.".
                                                                        
 15                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 3
 16        On  page  2, delete lines 36 through 39 and insert: "annual salary of each
 17    commissioner shall be increased by the amount of the  overall  average  salary
 18    increase  adopted,  accepted  or  modified   by the legislature for classified
 19    state employees pursuant to section 67-5309B(d), Idaho Code, unless the legis-
 20    lature designates otherwise by adoption of a  concurrent  resolution  by  both
 21    houses by the fifty-first legislative day. Industrial com-".
                                                                        
 22                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
 23        On  page  1, delete lines 6 through 22 and insert: "SALARY OF EACH COMMIS-
 24    SIONER SHALL BE INCREASED BY THE AMOUNT OF THE OVERALL AVERAGE SALARY INCREASE
 25    ADOPTED, ACCEPTED OR MODIFIED  BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR CLASSIFIED STATE EMPLOY-
 26    EES PURSUANT TO SECTION 67-5309B(d), IDAHO CODE, UNLESS THE LEGISLATURE DESIG-
 27    NATES OTHERWISE BY ADOPTION OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY BOTH HOUSES  BY  THE
 28    FIFTY-FIRST  LEGISLATIVE  DAY; AMENDING SECTION 63-102, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
 29    FOR A THREE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT SALARY INCREASE ON JULY 1, 2000, AND TO  PRO-
 30    VIDE  THAT  ON  EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER, THE ANNUAL SALARY OF EACH COMMISSIONER
 31    SHALL BE INCREASED BY THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE  OVERALL  AVERAGE  SALARY  INCREASE
 32    ADOPTED,  ACCEPTED OR MODIFIED BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR CLASSIFIED STATE EMPLOY-
 33    EES PURSUANT TO SECTION 67-5309B(d), IDAHO CODE, UNLESS THE LEGISLATURE DESIG-
 34    NATES OTHERWISE BY ADOPTION OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY BOTH HOUSES  BY  THE
 35    FIFTY-FIRST  LEGISLATIVE DAY; AND AMENDING SECTION 72-503, IDAHO CODE, TO PRO-
 36    VIDE FOR A THREE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT SALARY INCREASE ON JULY 1, 2000, AND  TO
 37    PROVIDE THAT ON EACH JULY 1 THEREAFTER, THE ANNUAL SALARY OF EACH COMMISSIONER
 38    SHALL  BE  INCREASED  BY  THE  AMOUNT  OF  THE OVERALL AVERAGE SALARY INCREASE
 39    ADOPTED, ACCEPTED OR   MODIFIED   BY  THE  LEGISLATURE  FOR  CLASSIFIED  STATE
 40    EMPLOYEES  PURSUANT TO SECTION 67-5309B(d), IDAHO CODE, UNLESS THE LEGISLATURE
 41    DESIGNATES OTHERWISE BY ADOPTION OF A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION BY BOTH HOUSES  BY
                                                                        
                                          2
                                                                        
  1    THE FIFTY-FIRST LEGISLATIVE DAY.".

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                       RS 10152 
                           
     This legislation increases the annual salaries of the Public Utilities
     Commissioners, Industrial Commissioners and the State Tax Commissioners by
     3% percent on July 1, 2000. It also provides that on each July 1 thereafter the
     annual salary of each commissioner shall be increased by the change in employee
     compensation adopted by the legislature for classified state employees unless the
     Legislature designates otherwise by adoption of a Concurrent Resolution by both
     Houses. 
     
     
                    FISCAL IMPACT 
     
     The fiscal year 2001 impact on the State General Fund is $11,102. Public Utilities
     Commissioners and Industrial Commissioners are paid from dedicated funds. 
                                                                           Number         Salary Change  Change in 
                                                  Benefits
     Public Util Commissioners     3              $2,625                    $577 
     (PUC Fund) 
                                                                 Industrial Commissioners       3             $2,555               $562
      (Ind. Admin. Fund) 
                                                                 State Tax Commission            4        $2,275                    $501 
     (General Fund) 
                                   Total Fiscal impact                    $30,061 
     
     
     
     Contact 
     Name:  Robert L. Geddes (332-1300) 
          Allyn Dingel (343-5454  xl48) 
     
                                             STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                                 S1529