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S1341.......................................by COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES
STATE EMPLOYEES - Amends existing law to provide that a classified state
employee shall advance in the salary range to the labor market average rate
for the pay grade assigned to a classification; to provide criteria for
advancement in pay; and to revise performance evaluation criteria.
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]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1341
BY COMMERCE AND HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO PAY GRADES OF STATE EMPLOYEES; AMENDING SECTION 67-5309C, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO PROVIDE THAT AN EMPLOYEE SHALL ADVANCE IN THE SALARY RANGE TO THE
4 LABOR MARKET AVERAGE RATE FOR THE PAY GRADE ASSIGNED TO A CLASSIFICATION,
5 TO PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR ADVANCEMENT IN PAY AND TO REVISE PERFORMANCE EVAL-
6 UATION CRITERIA.
7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
8 SECTION 1. That Section 67-5309C, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 67-5309C. PAY GRADES AND MERIT INCREASES. (a) The following schedule
11 establishes the pay grades for all positions classified pursuant to chapter
12 53, title 67, Idaho Code.
13 STATE OF IDAHO
14 PAY GRADE SCHEDULE
15 GRADE JOB EVALUATION POINTS GRADE JOB EVALUATION POINTS
16 Minimum Mid-point Maximum Minimum Mid-point Maximum
17 A 93 or less 99 106 M 493 531 566
18 B 107 114 122 N 567 610 655
19 C 123 131 140 O 656 702 753
20 D 141 151 161 P 754 807 867
21 E 162 173 185 Q 868 928 997
22 F 186 200 213 R 998 1067 1146
23 G 214 229 245 S 1147 1227 1319
24 H 246 263 281 T 1320 1412 1516
25 I 282 303 325 U 1517 1623 1744
26 J 326 349 374 V 1745 1867 2006
27 K 375 401 430 W 2007 2147 2307
28 L 431 461 492 X 2308 2469 --
29 (b) It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature that aAn
30 employee may expect to shall advance in the salary range to the labor market
31 average rate for the pay grade assigned to a classification. Advancement in
32 pay shall be based solely on performance, including factors such as of produc-
33 tivity, reliability, effectiveness, and the ability to achieve the goals and
34 objectives of the particular position. No employee shall advance in a salary
35 range without a performance evaluation by the employee's immediate supervisor,
36 approved by the departmental director or the director's designee certifying
37 that the employee meets the performance criteria of the assigned position.
38 (i) When necessary to obtain or retain qualified personnel in a particu-
39 lar classification, upon petition of the appointing authority to the
40 administrator containing acceptable reasons therefor, a higher temporary
41 pay grade may be authorized by the administrator which, if granted, shall
42 be reviewed annually to determine the need for continuance.
43 (ii) Each employee's work performance shall be evaluated after one thou-
2
1 sand forty (1,040) hours of credited state service from the date of ini-
2 tial appointment or promotion and after each two thousand eighty (2,080)
3 hours of credited state service thereafter by his or her immediate super-
4 visor. Employees may be eligible for advancement in pay, if certified as
5 meeting the performance requirements of subsection (b) of this section;
6 however, such in-grade advancement shall not be construed as a vested
7 right. The department director shall designate, upon agreement with the
8 employee, whether such in-grade advancement is temporary, conditional or
9 permanent. It shall be the specific responsibility of the supervisor and
10 the departmental director to effect the evaluation prescribed in subsec-
11 tion (b) of this section on an evaluation form approved by the administra-
12 tor for that purpose.
13 (iii) In addition to pay increases authorized in paragraph (ii) of this
14 subsection, the department director may grant a classified employee hold-
15 ing permanent status a lump sum bonus not to exceed one thousand dollars
16 ($1,000) in any given fiscal year based upon excellent performance as
17 indicated by the performance evaluation as outlined in subsection (b) of
18 this section. Exceptions to the one thousand dollar ($1,000) limit pro-
19 vided in this paragraph may be granted if approved in advance by the state
20 board of examiners.
21 (iv) In addition to pay increases authorized in paragraph (ii) of this
22 subsection, the department director may grant a classified employee hold-
23 ing permanent status a lump sum bonus not to exceed one thousand dollars
24 ($1,000) in any given fiscal year based upon suggestions or recommenda-
25 tions made by the employee which resulted in taxpayer savings as a result
26 of cost savings or greater efficiencies to the department or to the state
27 of Idaho in excess of the amount of the bonus. Exceptions to the one thou-
28 sand dollar ($1,000) limit provided in this paragraph may be granted if
29 approved in advance by the state board of examiners.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14000
The purpose of this legislation is to require that state employees
advance to the appropriate salary range of the pay grade schedule
in accordance with statute. This is a language change from "may
expect" to "shall"
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact will vary from year to year depending upon how
many employees advance and to what level
Contact
Name: Senator Cecil Ingram
Phone: 332-1315
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1341