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PAG LIN 1 1 1 2 HOUSE FILE 2553 1 3 1 4 AN ACT 1 5 RELATING TO THE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS FOR PUBLIC 1 6 OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES, PROVIDING FOR RELATED 1 7 MATTERS, AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS. 1 8 1 9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 10 1 11 Section 1. STATE COURTS JUSTICES, JUDGES, AND 1 12 MAGISTRATES. 1 13 1. The salary rates specified in subsection 2 are for the 1 14 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, effective for the pay 1 15 period beginning June 26, 1998, and for subsequent fiscal 1 16 years until otherwise provided by the general assembly. The 1 17 salaries provided for in this section shall be paid from funds 1 18 appropriated to the judicial department from the salary 1 19 adjustment fund or if the appropriation is not sufficient, 1 20 from the funds appropriated to the judicial department 1 21 pursuant to any Act of the general assembly. 1 22 2. The following annual salary rates shall be paid to the 1 23 persons holding the judicial positions indicated during the 1 24 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, effective with the pay 1 25 period beginning June 26, 1998, and for subsequent pay 1 26 periods. 1 27 a. Chief justice of the supreme court: 1 28 ................................................... $ 110,700 1 29 b. Each justice of the supreme court: 1 30 ................................................... $ 106,700 1 31 c. Chief judge of the court of appeals: 1 32 ................................................... $ 106,600 1 33 d. Each associate judge of the court of appeals: 1 34 ................................................... $ 102,600 1 35 e. Each chief judge of a judicial district: 2 1 ................................................... $ 101,700 2 2 f. Each district judge except the chief judge of a 2 3 judicial district: 2 4 ................................................... $ 97,600 2 5 g. Each district associate judge: 2 6 ................................................... $ 85,000 2 7 h. Each judicial magistrate: 2 8 ................................................... $ 23,100 2 9 i. Each senior judge: 2 10 ................................................... $ 5,600 2 11 Sec. 2. SALARY RATE LIMITS. Persons receiving the salary 2 12 rates established under section 1 of this Act shall not 2 13 receive any additional salary adjustments provided by this 2 14 Act. 2 15 Sec. 3. APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS. The governor shall 2 16 establish a salary for appointed nonelected persons in the 2 17 executive branch of state government holding a position 2 18 enumerated in section 4 of this Act within the range provided, 2 19 by considering, among other items, the experience of the 2 20 individual in the position, changes in the duties of the 2 21 position, the incumbent's performance of assigned duties, and 2 22 subordinates' salaries. However, the attorney general shall 2 23 establish the salary for the consumer advocate, the chief 2 24 justice of the state supreme court shall establish the salary 2 25 for the state court administrator, the ethics and campaign 2 26 disclosure board shall establish the salary of the executive 2 27 director, and the state fair board shall establish the salary 2 28 of the secretary of the state fair board, each within the 2 29 salary range provided in section 4 of this Act. 2 30 The governor, in establishing salaries as provided in 2 31 section 4 of this Act, shall take into consideration other 2 32 employee benefits which may be provided for an individual 2 33 including, but not limited to, housing. 2 34 A person whose salary is established pursuant to section 4 2 35 of this Act and who is a full-time permanent employee of the 3 1 state shall not receive any other remuneration from the state 3 2 or from any other source for the performance of that person's 3 3 duties unless the additional remuneration is first approved by 3 4 the governor or authorized by law. However, this provision 3 5 does not exclude the reimbursement for necessary travel and 3 6 expenses incurred in the performance of duties or fringe 3 7 benefits normally provided to employees of the state. 3 8 Sec. 4. STATE OFFICERS SALARY RATES AND RANGES. The 3 9 following annual salary ranges are effective for the positions 3 10 specified in this section for the fiscal year beginning July 3 11 1, 1998, and for subsequent fiscal years until otherwise 3 12 provided by the general assembly. The governor or other 3 13 person designated in section 3 of this Act shall determine the 3 14 salary to be paid to the person indicated at a rate within the 3 15 salary ranges indicated from funds appropriated by the general 3 16 assembly for that purpose. 3 17 1. The following are salary ranges 1 through 5 for the 3 18 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, effective with the pay 3 19 period beginning June 26, 1998: 3 20 SALARY RANGES Minimum Maximum 3 21 (1) Range 1 ........................... $ 8,500 $27,400 3 22 (2) Range 2 ........................... $31,300 $55,100 3 23 (3) Range 3 ........................... $42,800 $64,300 3 24 (4) Range 4 ........................... $51,600 $73,500 3 25 (5) Range 5 ........................... $60,600 $82,700 3 26 2. The following are range 1 positions: There are no 3 27 range 1 positions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998. 3 28 3. The following are range 2 positions: administrator of 3 29 the arts division of the department of cultural affairs, 3 30 administrators of the division of persons with disabilities, 3 31 the division on the status of women, the division on the 3 32 status of African-Americans, the division of deaf services, 3 33 and the division of Latino affairs of the department of human 3 34 rights, administrator of the division of professional 3 35 licensing and regulation of the department of commerce, and 4 1 executive director of the commission of veterans affairs. 4 2 4. The following are range 3 positions: administrator of 4 3 the division of emergency management of the department of 4 4 public defense, administrator of the division of criminal and 4 5 juvenile justice planning of the department of human rights, 4 6 administrator of the division of community action agencies of 4 7 the department of human rights, and chairperson and members of 4 8 the employment appeal board of the department of inspections 4 9 and appeals. 4 10 5. The following are range 4 positions: superintendent of 4 11 banking, superintendent of credit unions, drug abuse 4 12 prevention coordinator, administrator of the alcoholic 4 13 beverages division of the department of commerce, state public 4 14 defender, and chairperson, vice chairperson, and members of 4 15 the board of parole. 4 16 6. The following are range 5 positions: consumer 4 17 advocate, labor commissioner, industrial commissioner, 4 18 administrator of the historical division of the department of 4 19 cultural affairs, administrator of the public broadcasting 4 20 division of the department of education, and commandant of the 4 21 veterans home. 4 22 7. The following are salary ranges 6 through 9 for the 4 23 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, effective with the pay 4 24 period beginning June 26, 1998: 4 25 SALARY RANGES Minimum Maximum 4 26 (1) Range 6 .......................... $46,800 $ 73,500 4 27 (2) Range 7 .......................... $64,100 $ 83,400 4 28 (3) Range 8 .......................... $68,700 $ 96,800 4 29 (4) Range 9 .......................... $76,700 $115,400 4 30 8. The following are range 6 positions: director of the 4 31 department of human rights, director of the Iowa state civil 4 32 rights commission, executive director of the college student 4 33 aid commission, director of the department for the blind, and 4 34 executive director of the ethics and campaign disclosure 4 35 board. 5 1 9. The following are range 7 positions: director of the 5 2 department of cultural affairs, director of the department of 5 3 elder affairs, director of the department of commerce, 5 4 director of the law enforcement academy, and director of the 5 5 department of inspections and appeals. 5 6 10. The following are range 8 positions: the admin- 5 7 istrator of the state racing and gaming commission of the 5 8 department of inspections and appeals, director of the 5 9 department of general services, director of the department of 5 10 personnel, director of public health, commissioner of public 5 11 safety, commissioner of insurance, executive director of the 5 12 Iowa finance authority, director of revenue and finance, 5 13 director of the department of natural resources, director of 5 14 the department of corrections, and chairperson of the 5 15 utilities board. The other members of the utilities board 5 16 shall receive an annual salary within a range of not less than 5 17 ninety percent but not more than ninety-five percent of the 5 18 annual salary of the chairperson of the utilities board. 5 19 11. The following are range 9 positions: director of the 5 20 department of education, director of human services, director 5 21 of the department of economic development, executive director 5 22 of the state board of regents, director of the state 5 23 department of transportation, director of the department of 5 24 workforce development, lottery commissioner, the state court 5 25 administrator, secretary of the state fair board, and the 5 26 director of the department of management. 5 27 Sec. 5. PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD. 5 28 1. The salary rates specified in this section are 5 29 effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, with the 5 30 pay period beginning June 26, 1998, and for subsequent fiscal 5 31 years until otherwise provided by the general assembly. The 5 32 salaries provided for in this section shall be paid from funds 5 33 appropriated to the public employment relations board from the 5 34 salary adjustment fund, or if the appropriation is not 5 35 sufficient from funds appropriated to the public employment 6 1 relations board pursuant to any other Act of the general 6 2 assembly. 6 3 2. The following annual salary rates shall be paid to the 6 4 persons holding the positions indicated: 6 5 a. Chairperson of the public employment relations board: 6 6 .................................................. $ 64,800 6 7 b. Two members of the public employment relations board: 6 8 .................................................. $ 60,300 6 9 Sec. 6. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FUNDED GENERAL 6 10 FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 11 state to the salary adjustment fund for distribution by the 6 12 department of management to the various state departments, 6 13 boards, commissions, councils, and agencies, including the 6 14 state board of regents, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 6 15 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the amount of $44,100,000, or 6 16 so much thereof as may be necessary, to fully fund the 6 17 following annual pay adjustments, expense reimbursements, and 6 18 related benefits: 6 19 1. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 6 20 to chapter 20 for employees in the blue collar bargaining 6 21 unit. 6 22 2. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 6 23 to chapter 20 for employees in the public safety bargaining 6 24 unit. 6 25 3. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 6 26 to chapter 20 for employees in the security bargaining unit. 6 27 4. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 6 28 to chapter 20 for employees in the technical bargaining unit. 6 29 5. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 6 30 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional fiscal and 6 31 staff bargaining unit. 6 32 6. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 6 33 to chapter 20 for employees in the university of northern Iowa 6 34 faculty bargaining unit. 6 35 7. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 7 1 to chapter 20 for employees in the clerical bargaining unit. 7 2 8. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 7 3 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional social 7 4 services bargaining unit. 7 5 9. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant 7 6 to chapter 20 for employees in the community-based corrections 7 7 bargaining unit. 7 8 10. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated 7 9 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the judicial branch of 7 10 government bargaining unit. 7 11 11. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated 7 12 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the patient care 7 13 bargaining unit. 7 14 12. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated 7 15 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the science bargaining 7 16 unit. 7 17 13. The collective bargaining agreement negotiated 7 18 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the state university 7 19 of Iowa graduate student bargaining unit. 7 20 14. The annual pay adjustments, related benefits, and 7 21 expense reimbursements referred to in sections 7 and 8 of this 7 22 Act for employees not covered by a collective bargaining 7 23 agreement. 7 24 Sec. 7. NONCONTRACT STATE EMPLOYEES GENERAL. 7 25 1. a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, the 7 26 maximum salary levels of all pay plans provided for in section 7 27 19A.9, subsection 2, as they exist for the fiscal year ending 7 28 June 30, 1998, shall be increased by 3 percent for the pay 7 29 period beginning June 26, 1998. 7 30 b. In addition to the increases specified in this 7 31 subsection, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, 7 32 employees may receive a step increase or the equivalent of a 7 33 step increase. 7 34 2. The pay plans for state employees who are exempt from 7 35 chapter 19A and who are included in the department of revenue 8 1 and finance's centralized payroll system shall be increased in 8 2 the same manner as provided in subsection 1. 8 3 3. This section does not apply to members of the general 8 4 assembly, board members, commission members, salaries of 8 5 persons set by the general assembly pursuant to this Act, or 8 6 set by the governor, employees designated under section 19A.3, 8 7 subsection 5, and employees covered by 581 IAC 4.5(17). 8 8 4. The pay plans for the bargaining eligible employees of 8 9 the state shall be increased in the same manner as provided in 8 10 subsection 1. As used in this section, "bargaining eligible 8 11 employee" means an employee who is eligible to organize under 8 12 chapter 20, but has not done so. 8 13 5. The policies for implementation of this section shall 8 14 be approved by the governor. 8 15 Sec. 8. STATE EMPLOYEES STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. Funds 8 16 from the appropriation in section 6 of this Act shall be 8 17 allocated to the state board of regents for the purposes of 8 18 providing increases for state board of regents employees 8 19 covered by section 6 of this Act and for employees not covered 8 20 by a collective bargaining agreement as follows: 8 21 1. For regents merit system employees and merit 8 22 supervisory employees to fund for the fiscal year, increases 8 23 comparable to those provided for similar contract-covered 8 24 employees in this Act. 8 25 2. For faculty members and professional and scientific 8 26 employees to fund for the fiscal year, percentage increases 8 27 comparable to those provided for contract-covered employees in 8 28 section 6, subsection 6, of this Act. 8 29 Sec. 9. APPROPRIATIONS FROM ROAD FUNDS. 8 30 1. There is appropriated from the road use tax fund to the 8 31 salary adjustment fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 8 32 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the following amount, or so 8 33 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purpose 8 34 designated: 8 35 To supplement other funds appropriated by the general 9 1 assembly: 9 2 ................................................... $ 697,759 9 3 2. There is appropriated from the primary road fund to the 9 4 salary adjustment fund, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 9 5 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the following amount, or so 9 6 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purpose 9 7 designated: 9 8 To supplement other funds appropriated by the general 9 9 assembly: 9 10 ................................................... $ 3,877,937 9 11 3. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amounts 9 12 appropriated in subsections 1 and 2 shall be used to fund the 9 13 annual pay adjustments, expense reimbursements, and related 9 14 benefits for public employees as provided in this Act. 9 15 Sec. 10. SALARY ANNUALIZATION APPROPRIATION. There is 9 16 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 9 17 following state departments, state boards, state commissions, 9 18 and state agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, 9 19 and ending June 30, 1999, the following amounts, or so much 9 20 thereof as is necessary, to be used for salary adjustments: 9 21 1. Auditor of state general office 9 22 .................................................. $ 8,960 9 23 2. Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board 9 24 .................................................. $ 2,826 9 25 3. Department of commerce 9 26 a. Administration 9 27 .................................................. $ 24,106 9 28 b. Alcoholic beverages division 9 29 .................................................. $ 1,063 9 30 c. Banking division 9 31 .................................................. $ 12,290 9 32 d. Credit union division 9 33 .................................................. $ 3,728 9 34 e. Insurance division 9 35 .................................................. $ 4,956 10 1 f. Professional licensing division 10 2 .................................................. $ 1,606 10 3 g. Utilities division 10 4 .................................................. $ 60,118 10 5 4. Secretary of state 10 6 a. Administration and elections 10 7 .................................................. $ 2,554 10 8 b. Business services 10 9 .................................................. $ 1,045 10 10 5. State-federal relations general office 10 11 .................................................. $ 1,802 10 12 6. Treasurer of state general office 10 13 .................................................. $ 10,875 10 14 7. Department of agriculture and land stewardship 10 15 a. Regulatory division 10 16 .................................................. $ 868 10 17 b. Milk fund regulatory 10 18 .................................................. $ 2,243 10 19 c. Soil conservation division 10 20 .................................................. $ 6,218 10 21 8. Department of natural resources 10 22 a. Administrative services 10 23 .................................................. $ 2,651 10 24 b. Parks and preserves 10 25 .................................................. $ 21,944 10 26 c. Forestry 10 27 .................................................. $ 14,349 10 28 d. Energy and geology 10 29 .................................................. $ 11,374 10 30 e. Environmental protection 10 31 .................................................. $ 12,547 10 32 9. Department for the blind 10 33 .................................................. $ 1,788 10 34 10. Department of elder affairs state administration 10 35 .................................................. $ 3,380 11 1 11. Drug enforcement and abuse prevention coordinator 11 2 .................................................. $ 4,857 11 3 12. Department of public health health protection 11 4 .................................................. $ 1,575 11 5 13. Department of human rights 11 6 a. Central administration 11 7 .................................................. $ 1,883 11 8 b. Latino affairs 11 9 .................................................. $ 3,533 11 10 c. Status of African-Americans 11 11 .................................................. $ 4,832 11 12 14. Department of veteran affairs Iowa veterans home 11 13 .................................................. $ 34,223 11 14 15. Department of human services 11 15 a. Eldora training school 11 16 .................................................. $ 7,192 11 17 b. Cherokee mental health institute 11 18 .................................................. $ 31,946 11 19 c. Clarinda mental health institute 11 20 .................................................. $ 56,691 11 21 d. Mount Pleasant mental health institute 11 22 .................................................. $ 7,244 11 23 e. Woodward state-hospital school 11 24 .................................................. $ 120,721 11 25 f. General administration 11 26 .................................................. $ 6,307 11 27 16. Department of justice consumer advocate 11 28 .................................................. $ 13,442 11 29 17. Department of corrections 11 30 a. Iowa state penitentiary Fort Madison 11 31 .................................................. $ 52,347 11 32 b. Medical and classification center Oakdale 11 33 .................................................. $ 33,837 11 34 c. Correctional release center Newton 11 35 .................................................. $ 113,030 12 1 d. Mount Pleasant correctional facility 12 2 .................................................. $ 104,556 12 3 e. Fort Dodge correctional facility 12 4 .................................................. $ 388,808 12 5 f. Central office 12 6 .................................................. $ 63,491 12 7 g. Community-based corrections district IV 12 8 .................................................. $ 32,481 12 9 h. Community-based corrections district V 12 10 .................................................. $ 32,560 12 11 i. Community-based corrections district VII 12 12 .................................................. $ 21,293 12 13 18. Department of inspections and appeals public 12 14 defender 12 15 .................................................. $ 7,777 12 16 19. Iowa law enforcement academy operations 12 17 .................................................. $ 8,056 12 18 20. State board of parole 12 19 .................................................. $ 7,471 12 20 21. Department of public safety 12 21 a. Division of criminal investigation 12 22 .................................................. $ 15,535 12 23 b. Narcotics enforcement 12 24 .................................................. $ 4,020 12 25 c. Fire marshal 12 26 .................................................. $ 1,963 12 27 d. Medical examiner 12 28 .................................................. $ 2,333 12 29 22. Department of economic development 12 30 a. General administration 12 31 .................................................. $ 2,843 12 32 b. Business development operations 12 33 .................................................. $ 2,617 12 34 c. Small business program 12 35 .................................................. $ 1,630 13 1 d. Procurement office 13 2 .................................................. $ 2,157 13 3 e. Strategic investment fund 13 4 .................................................. $ 3,261 13 5 f. Mainstreet/rural mainstreet 13 6 .................................................. $ 2,210 13 7 g. Community development program 13 8 .................................................. $ 2,123 13 9 h. Community development block grant 13 10 .................................................. $ 3,982 13 11 i. International trade 13 12 .................................................. $ 12,034 13 13 j. Tourism operations 13 14 .................................................. $ 1,820 13 15 Sec. 11. SPECIAL FUNDS AUTHORIZATION. To departmental 13 16 revolving, trust, or special funds, except for the primary 13 17 road fund or the road use tax fund, for which the general 13 18 assembly has established an operating budget, a supplemental 13 19 expenditure authorization is provided, unless otherwise 13 20 provided, in an amount necessary to fund salary adjustments as 13 21 otherwise provided in this Act. 13 22 Sec. 12. GENERAL FUND SALARY MONEYS. Funds appropriated 13 23 from the general fund of the state in this Act relate only to 13 24 salaries supported from general fund appropriations of the 13 25 state except for employees of the state board of regents. The 13 26 funds appropriated from the general fund of the state for 13 27 employees of the state board of regents shall exclude general 13 28 university indirect costs and general university federal 13 29 funds. 13 30 Sec. 13. FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED. All federal grants 13 31 to and the federal receipts of the agencies affected by this 13 32 Act which are received and may be expended for purposes of 13 33 this Act are appropriated for those purposes and as set forth 13 34 in the federal grants or receipts. 13 35 Sec. 14. USE OF SURPLUS HEALTH INSURANCE FUNDS. The 14 1 executive council shall transfer an amount, as determined by 14 2 the department of management, from the health insurance 14 3 surplus account to the health insurance premium operating 14 4 account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, to reduce 14 5 insurance premiums. Any amount remaining in the health 14 6 insurance premium operating account at the end of the fiscal 14 7 year beginning July 1, 1998, shall be transferred to the 14 8 health insurance surplus account. 14 9 Sec. 15. STATE TROOPER MEAL ALLOWANCE. The sworn peace 14 10 officers in the department of public safety who are not 14 11 covered by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated 14 12 pursuant to chapter 20, excluding capitol police supervisors, 14 13 shall receive the same per diem meal allowance as the sworn 14 14 peace officers in the department of public safety who are 14 15 covered by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated 14 16 pursuant to chapter 20. 14 17 The department of management shall estimate the cost of 14 18 providing per diem meal allowances as provided in this section 14 19 and shall allocate the funding for the allowance from the 14 20 salary adjustment fund. 14 21 Sec. 16. SALARY MODEL ADMINISTRATOR/COORDINATOR. Of the 14 22 funds appropriated by section 6 of this Act, $57,784 for the 14 23 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, is allocated to the 14 24 department of management for salary and support of the salary 14 25 model administrator/coordinator who shall work in conjunction 14 26 with the legislative fiscal bureau to maintain the state's 14 27 salary model used for analyzing, comparing, and projecting 14 28 state employee salary and benefit information, including 14 29 information relating to employees of the state board of 14 30 regents. The information shall be used in collective 14 31 bargaining processes under chapter 20 and in calculating the 14 32 funding needs contained within the annual salary adjustment 14 33 legislation. A state employee organization as defined in 14 34 section 20.3, subsection 4, may request information produced 14 35 by the model, but the information provided shall not contain 15 1 information attributable to individual employees. 15 2 15 3 15 4 15 5 RON J. CORBETT 15 6 Speaker of the House 15 7 15 8 15 9 15 10 MARY E. KRAMER 15 11 President of the Senate 15 12 15 13 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and 15 14 is known as House File 2553, Seventy-seventh General Assembly. 15 15 15 16 15 17 15 18 ELIZABETH ISAACSON 15 19 Chief Clerk of the House 15 20 Approved , 1998 15 21 15 22 15 23 15 24 TERRY E. BRANSTAD 15 25 Governor
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