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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12 – State employee compensation

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12

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HCR012......................................by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION - Stating findings of the Legislature;
expressing support and appreciation for state employees; and stating
legislative policy concerning the change in employee compensation for state
employees for fiscal year 2002.
                                                                        
02/02    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/05    Rpt prt - to Com/HuRes
02/06    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/07    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/09    3rd rdg - ADOPTED -- 62-8-0
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Bolz,
      Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal,
      Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jones, Kellogg,
      Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader, McKague, Meyer,
      Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy,
      Raybould, Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman,
      Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Swan, Tilman, Wheeler,
      Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Boe, Chase, Cuddy, Henbest, Jaquet, Marley, Trail, Wood
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor -- Lake
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/12    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Com/HuRes

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 12
                                                                        
                         BY COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS OF SUPPORT AND APPRECIATION FOR  STATE  EMPLOYEES
  3        AND STATING LEGISLATIVE POLICY CONCERNING THE CHANGE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSA-
  4        TION FOR STATE EMPLOYEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        WHEREAS,  the  Legislature recognizes the significant contribution made by
  7    our dedicated state employees in serving the citizens of Idaho; and
  8        WHEREAS, the Legislature has by law provided that the Governor  and  Divi-
  9    sion  of  Human  Resources report to the Legislature their recommendations for
 10    proposed pay policies, together with the estimated costs thereof; and
 11        WHEREAS, the Legislature has received and reviewed the report of the  Gov-
 12    ernor  dated  January  10,  2001,  and  the  report  of  the Division of Human
 13    Resources dated October 1, 2000.
 14        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the First Regular Session
 15    of the Fifty-sixth Idaho Legislature, the House  of  Representatives  and  the
 16    Senate concurring therein, that:
 17        1.   Recommendation No. 1 of the Division of Human Resources and concurred
 18             in  by  the  Chief  Executive that the state compensation schedule be
 19             expanded in accordance with the recommendation of  the  Administrator
 20             of the Division of Human Resources is hereby adopted.
 21        2.   Recommendation  No.  2  of  the  Chief  Executive  to  provide a 4.5%
 22             increase that is distributed according to performance  and  compensa-
 23             tion guidelines is hereby adopted with the following modifications:
 24             a.   Of the 4.5% salary increase, agencies are first directed to pro-
 25                  vide a thirty-six cents per hour merit increase to all employees
 26                  who have achieved performance standards.
 27             b.   Agencies are then directed to distribute the balance of the 4.5%
 28                  salary  increase  for  performance  related increases and agency
 29                  specific compensation issues.
 30        3.   The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee is directed to appropriate
 31             an amount not to exceed $20.2 million from the General Fund  to  fund
 32             these recommendations for state agencies, colleges and universities.
 33        4.   For  those  agencies funded in total or in part from non-General Fund
 34             money, the Joint  Finance-Appropriations  Committee  is  directed  to
 35             appropriate  in  as nearly as possible the same manner as for General
 36             Fund funded agencies.
 37        5.   The effective date of  implementation  of  these  salary  adjustments
 38             shall be June 10, 2001.
 39        BE  IT  FURTHER RESOLVED that appropriation measures to fund nonclassified
 40    employees be prepared in as nearly as possible the same manner as for  classi-
 41    fied employees.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                            RS 10836
                                
The Joint Legislative Change in State Employee Compensation (CEC)
Committee is charged with the duty to accept, reject or modify the
Governor s pay recommendation for state employees.

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to ratify the
Governor s recommendation of a 4.5% increase with regards to the
state employee salary compensation for fiscal year 2002. It also
gives direction that each employee with a satisfactory review be
given a $.36 per hour increase with the remainder of the 4.5%
increase to be distributed by department managers according to
merit and to address agency specific compensation issues.

This legislation adopts the recommendation that the state
compensation schedule be expanded in accordance with the
recommendation of the Administrator of the Division of Human
Resources.



                          FISCAL IMPACT
                                
                                
                                
This concurrent resolution directs the Joint Finance-
Appropriations Committee to appropriate not more than $20.2
million from the General Fund to fund the CEC recommendations for
state agencies, colleges and universities. The total impact to all
funds is $37.4 million.










Lontact
      Name: Rep. Dennis Lake
      Phone: 332 1156
      


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        HCR 1