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SENATE BILL NO. 1529 – Elected officials, salary

SENATE BILL NO. 1529

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S1529......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
ELECTED OFFICIALS - SALARY - Amends existing law to provide salaries for
the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state controller,
attorney general, state treasurer and superintendent of public instruction
for the period January 2002 to January 2007.
                                                                        
03/12    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/13    Rpt prt - to St Aff
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 32-0-3
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Little,
      Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen, Stegner,
      Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Frasure, Risch, Sandy
    Floor Sponsor - Geddes
    Title apvd - to House
03/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to St Aff
03/15    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 63-4-3
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Black, Block, Boe,
      Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
      Deal, Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Henbest, Higgins, Hornbeck, Jaquet,
      Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, Mader,
      Martinez, McKague, Meyer, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould,
      Ridinger, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd,
      Smith(33), Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood,
      Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Bolz, Ellis, Moyle, Smith(23)
      Absent and excused -- Aikele, Montgomery, Mortensen
    Floor Sponsor - Newcomb
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    To enrol
03/18    Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/18    To Governor
03/27    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 340
         Effective: 07/01/02

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1529
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO SALARIES OF STATE  ELECTIVE  OFFICERS;  AMENDING  SECTION  59-501,
  3        IDAHO  CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  SALARIES FOR THE GOVERNOR, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR,
  4        SECRETARY OF STATE, STATE CONTROLLER, ATTORNEY  GENERAL,  STATE  TREASURER
  5        AND  STATE  SUPERINTENDENT  OF  PUBLIC INSTRUCTION FOR THE PERIOD FROM THE
  6        FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY 2002, UNTIL THE FIRST MONDAY IN JANUARY  2007  AND
  7        TO DELETE OBSOLETE LANGUAGE.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION  1.  That  Section  59-501, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 10    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 11        59-501.  SALARIES OF STATE ELECTIVE OFFICERS -- REGULAR PAYMENT -- TRAVEL-
 12    ING EXPENSES -- FEES PROPERTY OF STATE. (1) The governor, lieutenant governor,
 13    secretary of state, state controller, state treasurer,  attorney  general  and
 14    superintendent  of  public  instruction  shall,  during  their  continuance in
 15    office, receive for their services compensation as follows:
 16        Commencing on the first Monday in January 1999, until the first Monday  in
 17    January 2000:
 18        Governor, $92,500 per annum;
 19        Lieutenant governor, $24,500 per annum;
 20        Secretary of state, $75,000 per annum;
 21        State controller, $75,000 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
 22    islative council;
 23        Attorney general, $82,500 per annum;
 24        State treasurer, $75,000 per annum; and
 25        State superintendent of public instruction, $75,000 per annum.
 26        Commencing  on the first Monday in January 2000, until the first Monday in
 27    January 2001:
 28        Governor, $95,500 per annum;
 29        Lieutenant governor, $25,250 per annum;
 30        Secretary of state, $77,500 per annum;
 31        State controller, $77,500 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
 32    islative council;
 33        Attorney general, $85,500 per annum;
 34        State treasurer, $77,500 per annum; and
 35        State superintendent of public instruction, $77,500 per annum.
 36        Commencing on the first Monday in January 2001, until the first Monday  in
 37    January 2002:
 38        Governor, $98,500 per annum;
 39        Lieutenant governor, $26,000 per annum;
 40        Secretary of state, $80,000 per annum;
 41        State controller, $80,000 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
 42    islative council;
 43        Attorney general, $88,500 per annum;
                                                                        
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  1        State treasurer, $80,000 per annum; and
  2        State superintendent of public instruction, $80,000 per annum.
  3        Commencing  on the first Monday in January 2002, until the first Monday in
  4    January 20037:
  5        Governor, $101,500 per annum;
  6        Lieutenant governor, $26,750 per annum;
  7        Secretary of state, $82,500 per annum;
  8        State controller, $82,500 per annum; said salary to be audited by the leg-
  9    islative council;
 10        Attorney general, $91,500 per annum;
 11        State treasurer, $82,500 per annum; and
 12        State superintendent of public instruction, $82,500 per annum.
 13        (2)  Such compensation shall be paid on regular pay periods as due out  of
 14    the  state  treasury,  and  shall be in full for all services by said officers
 15    respectively rendered in any official capacity or employment  whatever  during
 16    their  respective terms of office; but no increase in the rate of compensation
 17    shall be made during the terms of such officers; provided, however,  that  the
 18    actual  and necessary expenses of the governor, lieutenant governor, secretary
 19    of state, attorney general, state controller, state  treasurer,  and  superin-
 20    tendent  of  public  instruction  while traveling within the state, or between
 21    points within the state, in the  performance  of  official  duties,  shall  be
 22    allowed  and  paid  by  the state; not however, exceeding such sum as shall be
 23    appropriated for such purpose.
 24        (3)  Actual and necessary  subsistence  expenses  of  the  governor  while
 25    traveling  in  connection  with  the performance of official duties are hereby
 26    expressly exempted from the provisions of sections 67-2007 and 67-2008,  Idaho
 27    Code. (Standard Travel Pay and Allowance Act of 1949).
 28        (4)  No  officer  named in this section shall receive, for the performance
 29    of any official duty any fee for his own use, but all fees fixed  by  law  for
 30    the performance by either of them, of any official duty, shall be collected in
 31    advance and deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


                  STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                            
                         RS12222
                            
The purpose of this legislation would be to freeze the salaries 
of state elected officials at their current rate of compensation 
until the first Monday of January 2007.


                      FISCAL IMPACT
                            
There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.
                 


Contact

Name:  Rep. Bruce Newcomb
Name:  Sen. Bob Geddes
         

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Impact                   S 1529