Senate Study Bill 3247 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR’S BUDGET BILL) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the compensation and benefits for public 1 officials and employees, providing for related matters, and 2 making appropriations. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5105XG (4) 83 tm/tm
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Section 1. APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS. 1 1. The governor shall establish a salary for appointed 2 nonelected persons in the executive branch of state government 3 holding a position enumerated in and within the salary 4 ranges provided in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191, section 14, 5 by considering, among other items, the experience of the 6 individual in the position, changes in the duties of the 7 position, the incumbent’s performance of assigned duties, and 8 subordinates’ salaries. However, the attorney general shall 9 establish the salary for the consumer advocate, the chief 10 justice of the supreme court shall establish the salary for the 11 state court administrator, the ethics and campaign disclosure 12 board shall establish the salary of the executive director, and 13 the Iowa public broadcasting board shall establish the salary 14 of the administrator of the public broadcasting division of the 15 department of education, each within the salary range provided 16 in 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191, section 14. 17 2. The governor, in establishing salaries as provided in 18 this section, shall take into consideration other employee 19 benefits which may be provided for an individual including but 20 not limited to housing. 21 3. A person whose salary is established pursuant to this 22 section and who is a full-time, year-round employee of the 23 state shall not receive any other remuneration from the state 24 or from any other source for the performance of that person’s 25 duties unless the additional remuneration is first approved by 26 the governor or authorized by law. However, this provision 27 does not exclude the reimbursement for necessary travel and 28 expenses incurred in the performance of duties or fringe 29 benefits normally provided to employees of the state. 30 Sec. 2. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FUNDED. The 31 various state departments, boards, commissions, councils, 32 and agencies, including the state board of regents, for 33 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 34 2011, shall provide from available sources pay adjustments, 35 -1- LSB 5105XG (4) 83 tm/tm 1/ 6
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ expense reimbursements, and related benefits to fully fund the 1 following: 2 1. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 3 to chapter 20 for employees in the blue collar bargaining unit. 4 2. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 5 to chapter 20 for employees in the public safety bargaining 6 unit. 7 3. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 8 to chapter 20 for employees in the security bargaining unit. 9 4. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 10 to chapter 20 for employees in the technical bargaining unit. 11 5. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 12 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional fiscal and 13 staff bargaining unit. 14 6. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 15 to chapter 20 for employees in the clerical bargaining unit. 16 7. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 17 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional social services 18 bargaining unit. 19 8. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 20 to chapter 20 for employees in the community-based corrections 21 bargaining unit. 22 9. The collective bargaining agreements negotiated 23 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the judicial branch of 24 government bargaining units. 25 10. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 26 to chapter 20 for employees in the patient care bargaining 27 unit. 28 11. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 29 to chapter 20 for employees in the science bargaining unit. 30 12. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 31 to chapter 20 for employees in the university of northern Iowa 32 faculty bargaining unit. 33 13. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 34 to chapter 20 for employees in the state university of Iowa 35 -2- LSB 5105XG (4) 83 tm/tm 2/ 6
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ graduate student bargaining unit. 1 14. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 2 to chapter 20 for employees in the state university of Iowa 3 hospital and clinics tertiary health care bargaining unit. 4 15. The annual pay adjustments, related benefits, and 5 expense reimbursements referred to in the sections of this 6 Act addressing noncontract state and state board of regents 7 employees who are not covered by a collective bargaining 8 agreement. 9 Sec. 3. NONCONTRACT STATE EMPLOYEES —— GENERAL. 10 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010: 11 a. The maximum and minimum salary levels of all pay plans 12 provided for in section 8A.413, subsection 3, as they exist for 13 the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, shall not increase. 14 b. Employees may receive a step increase or the equivalent 15 of a step increase. 16 c. The pay plan for noncontract judicial branch employees 17 shall not be increased. 18 d. The pay plans for state employees who are exempt 19 from chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and who are included in the 20 department of administrative services’ centralized payroll 21 system shall not be increased, and any additional changes 22 in any executive branch pay plans shall be approved by the 23 governor. 24 2. This section does not apply to members of the general 25 assembly, board members, commission members, persons whose 26 salaries are set by the general assembly pursuant to this Act 27 or are set by the governor, or other persons designated in 28 the section of this Act addressing appointed state officers, 29 employees designated under section 8A.412, subsection 5, and 30 employees covered by 11 IAC 53.6(3). 31 3. The pay plans for the bargaining eligible employees of 32 the state shall not be increased, and any additional changes 33 in such executive branch pay plans shall be approved by the 34 governor. As used in this section, “bargaining eligible 35 -3- LSB 5105XG (4) 83 tm/tm 3/ 6
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ employee” means an employee who is eligible to organize under 1 chapter 20, but has not done so. 2 4. The policies for implementation of this section shall be 3 approved by the governor. 4 Sec. 4. STATE EMPLOYEES —— STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. For 5 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 6 2011, funds shall be provided from available sources of the 7 state board of regents for funding of collective bargaining 8 agreements for state board of regents employees covered by 9 such agreements and for the following state board of regents 10 employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement: 11 1. Regents merit system employees and merit supervisory 12 employees. 13 2. Faculty members and professional and scientific 14 employees. 15 Sec. 5. BONUS PAY. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 16 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, employees of the executive 17 branch, judicial branch, and legislative branch shall not 18 receive bonus pay unless otherwise authorized by law, required 19 pursuant to a contract of employment entered into before July 20 1, 2010, or required pursuant to a collective bargaining 21 agreement. This section does not apply to employees of the 22 state board of regents. For purposes of this section, “bonus 23 pay” means any additional remuneration provided an employee in 24 the form of a bonus, including but not limited to a retention 25 bonus, recruitment bonus, exceptional job performance pay, 26 extraordinary job performance pay, exceptional performance pay, 27 extraordinary duty pay, or extraordinary or special duty pay, 28 and any extra benefit not otherwise provided to other similarly 29 situated employees. 30 Sec. 6. SPECIAL FUNDS. For the fiscal year beginning July 31 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, salary adjustments otherwise 32 provided for in this Act may be funded using departmental 33 revolving, trust, or special funds for which the general 34 assembly has established an operating budget, provided doing so 35 -4- LSB 5105XG (4) 83 tm/tm 4/ 6
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ does not exceed the operating budget established by the general 1 assembly. 2 Sec. 7. FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED. For the fiscal 3 year beginning July 1, 2010, all federal grants to and the 4 federal receipts of the agencies affected by this Act which 5 are received and may be expended for purposes of this Act are 6 appropriated for those purposes and as set forth in the federal 7 grants or receipts. 8 Sec. 8. STATE TROOPER MEAL ALLOWANCE. For the fiscal 9 year beginning July 1, 2010, the sworn peace officers in the 10 department of public safety who are not covered by a collective 11 bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to chapter 20 shall 12 receive the same per diem meal allowance as the sworn peace 13 officers in the department of public safety who are covered 14 by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to 15 chapter 20. 16 Sec. 9. SALARY MODEL ADMINISTRATOR. The salary model 17 administrator shall work in conjunction with the legislative 18 services agency to maintain the state’s salary model used for 19 analyzing, comparing, and projecting state employee salary 20 and benefit information, including information relating to 21 employees of the state board of regents. The department of 22 revenue, the department of administrative services, the five 23 institutions under the jurisdiction of the state board of 24 regents, the judicial district departments of correctional 25 services, and the state department of transportation shall 26 provide salary data to the department of management and the 27 legislative services agency to operate the state’s salary 28 model. The format and frequency of provision of the salary 29 data shall be determined by the department of management and 30 the legislative services agency. The information shall be 31 used in collective bargaining processes under chapter 20 and 32 in calculating the funding needs contained within the annual 33 salary adjustment legislation. A state employee organization 34 as defined in section 20.3, subsection 4, may request 35 -5- LSB 5105XG (4) 83 tm/tm 5/ 6
S.F. _____ H.F. _____ information produced by the model, but the information provided 1 shall not contain information attributable to individual 2 employees. 3 EXPLANATION 4 This bill relates to the funding for the fiscal year 5 beginning July 1, 2010, of salary increases for appointed 6 nonelected officers, employees subject to collective bargaining 7 agreements, certain noncontract employees, and board of regents 8 employees. 9 The maximum and minimum salary levels of all pay plans 10 of noncontract state employees are not increased and a step 11 increase or the equivalent of a step increase is authorized. 12 A supplemental authorization is provided to fund salaries 13 from trust, revolving, and special funds for which the general 14 assembly has established a budget. 15 The bill prohibits bonus pay for employees of the executive 16 branch, except for employees of the state board of regents, 17 the judicial branch, and the legislative branch, unless the 18 bonus pay is otherwise authorized by law, required pursuant to 19 an employment contract entered into before July 1, 2010, or 20 required pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement. 21 The salary model administrator is required to work in 22 conjunction with the department of management and the 23 legislative services agency to analyze, compare, and project 24 state salary and benefit information. 25 -6- LSB 5105XG (4) 83 tm/tm 6/ 6