House of Representatives

SB 1034

superior court clerk receivables

Sponsors: Smith

X	Committee on Retirement & Government Operations
	Caucus and COW
	As Passed the House

Allows the clerk of the superior court to remove debts from the clerk’s accounting system if outlined requirements are fulfilled.

The strike-everything amendment to SB 1034 establishes the Performance Based Personnel System.

Provisions

· Requires the director of the Department of Administration (DOA) to:

1) Develop and validate applicant screening procedures used by state agencies, on request.

2) Develop and maintain a common employment application form that may be supplemented by state agencies.

3) Serve as central contact point for applicants to receive applications, provide information to applicants, refer applicants to state agencies and make applications available to state agencies for review and consideration.

4) Make employment related training available to state agencies.

5) Provide technical support and assistance to state agencies.

6) Evaluate and submit a written report on the implementation and operation of the Performance Based Personnel System to the Legislature, the Governor, the Secretary of State and Library Archives by October 1 of each year.

· Requires state agencies to recruit and screen applicants for job vacancies and develop and administer appropriate job applicant screening procedures.

· Expands in statute all upper level agency positions to exempt status personnel.

· Requires each agency, by December 1 of each year, to list all positions that meet the exempt criteria and provide an organizational chart to DOA that shows each exempt position relative to other positions in the agency.

· Requires DOA to approve or disapprove the designation of these exempt positions, if DOA determines that a position is an exempt position, that position shall remain exempt.

· Specifies that current classified positions that are determined to be exempt positions and are not classified as exempt will become exempt October 1, 2001 or upon vacancy, whichever occurs later.

· Allows state agencies to authorize the use of unbudgeted vacancy savings to grant merit pay raises to exempt personnel, if the agency certifies that the action does not and will not result in the need for an increased appropriation.

· States that merit pay raises may be up to the lesser of a 10% increase or the competitive market amount as determined by DOA and made annually.

· Prohibits classified personnel from receiving merit pay raises pursuant to this section.

· Allows state agencies to use unbudgeted vacancy savings to grant salary increases to retain any personnel receiving employment offers from an entity other than the state in an amount necessary to meet the salary offer, if it is within the range of pay and the increase does not result in a need for an increased appropriation.

· Eliminates mobility assignments.

· Relief for suspension of more than 40 hrs is not an appealable action. This would leave dismissal or demotion resulting from disciplinary action the appealable actions.

· Limits personnel board hearings to 8-hours, except upon petition for additional time with evidence supporting the petition.

· Removes the term “excessive” when the personnel board may modify the disciplinary penalty chosen by an agency. This would allow the board to modify agency disciplinary penalties for reasons that are arbitrary, capricious or otherwise contrary to law only.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

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45th Legislature

First Regular Session 3 April 5, 2001

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