Senate Study Bill 1328 



                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED GOVERNOR'S
                                            BUDGET BILL)


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                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the compensation and benefits for public
  2    officials and employees, providing for related matters, and
  3    making appropriations.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  APPOINTED STATE OFFICERS.
  1  2    1.  The governor shall establish a salary for appointed
  1  3 nonelected persons in the executive branch of state government
  1  4 holding a position enumerated in the section of this Act that
  1  5 addresses the salary ranges of state officers within the range
  1  6 provided, by considering, among other items, the experience of
  1  7 the individual in the position, changes in the duties of the
  1  8 position, the incumbent's performance of assigned duties, and
  1  9 subordinates' salaries.  However, the attorney general shall
  1 10 establish the salary for the consumer advocate, the chief
  1 11 justice of the supreme court shall establish the salary for
  1 12 the state court administrator, the ethics and campaign
  1 13 disclosure board shall establish the salary of the executive
  1 14 director, and the Iowa public broadcasting board shall
  1 15 establish the salary of the administrator of the public
  1 16 broadcasting division of the department of education, each
  1 17 within the salary range provided in the section of this Act
  1 18 that addresses the salary ranges of state officers.
  1 19    2.  The governor, in establishing salaries as provided in
  1 20 the section of this Act that addresses the salary ranges of
  1 21 state officers, shall take into consideration other employee
  1 22 benefits which may be provided for an individual including but
  1 23 not limited to housing.
  1 24    3.  A person whose salary is established pursuant to the
  1 25 section of this Act that addresses the salary ranges of state
  1 26 officers and who is a full=time, year=round employee of the
  1 27 state shall not receive any other remuneration from the state
  1 28 or from any other source for the performance of that person's
  1 29 duties unless the additional remuneration is first approved by
  1 30 the governor or authorized by law.  However, this provision
  1 31 does not exclude the reimbursement for necessary travel and
  1 32 expenses incurred in the performance of duties or fringe
  1 33 benefits normally provided to employees of the state.
  1 34    Sec. 2.  STATE OFFICERS == SALARY RANGE.  The following
  1 35 annual salary ranges are effective for the positions specified
  2  1 in this section for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009,
  2  2 and for subsequent fiscal years until otherwise provided by
  2  3 the general assembly.  The governor or other person designated
  2  4 in the section of this Act relating to appointed state
  2  5 officers shall determine the salary to be paid to the person
  2  6 indicated at a rate within this salary range from funding
  2  7 sources available for that purpose.
  2  8    1.  The following are salary ranges for appointed state
  2  9 officers for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, effective
  2 10 with the pay period beginning June 26, 2009:
  2 11    SALARY RANGE                             Minimum     Maximum
  2 12    a.  Range 2 ........................... $ 48,160    $ 73,700
  2 13    b.  Range 3 ........................... $ 55,380    $ 84,750
  2 14    c.  Range 4 ........................... $ 63,690    $ 97,460
  2 15    d.  Range 5 ........................... $ 73,250    $112,070
  2 16    e.  Range 6 ........................... $ 84,240    $128,890
  2 17    f.  Range 7 ........................... $100,840    $154,300
  2 18    2.  The following are range 2 positions:  administrator of
  2 19 the arts division of the department of cultural affairs,
  2 20 administrators of the division of persons with disabilities,
  2 21 the division on the status of women, the division on the
  2 22 status of Iowans of Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, the
  2 23 division on the status of African=Americans, the division of
  2 24 deaf services, and the division of Latino affairs of the
  2 25 department of human rights.
  2 26    3.  The following are range 3 positions:  administrator of
  2 27 the division of criminal and juvenile justice planning of the
  2 28 department of human rights, administrator of the division of
  2 29 community action agencies of the department of human rights,
  2 30 executive director of the department of veterans affairs, and
  2 31 chairperson and members of the employment appeal board of the
  2 32 department of inspections and appeals.
  2 33    4.  The following are range 4 positions:  director of the
  2 34 department of human rights, director of the Iowa state civil
  2 35 rights commission, executive director of the college student
  3  1 aid commission, director of the department for the blind,
  3  2 executive director of the ethics and campaign disclosure
  3  3 board, members of the public employment relations board, and
  3  4 chairperson, vice chairperson, and members of the board of
  3  5 parole.
  3  6    5.  The following are range 5 positions:  administrator of
  3  7 the division of homeland security and emergency management of
  3  8 the department of public defense, state public defender, drug
  3  9 policy coordinator, labor commissioner, workers' compensation
  3 10 commissioner, director of the department of cultural affairs,
  3 11 director of the department of elder affairs, director of the
  3 12 law enforcement academy, and administrator of the historical
  3 13 division of the department of cultural affairs.
  3 14    6.  The following are range 6 positions:  director of the
  3 15 office of energy independence, superintendent of banking,
  3 16 superintendent of credit unions, administrator of the
  3 17 alcoholic beverages division of the department of commerce,
  3 18 director of the department of inspections and appeals,
  3 19 commandant of the Iowa veterans home, commissioner of public
  3 20 safety, commissioner of insurance, executive director of the
  3 21 Iowa finance authority, director of the department of natural
  3 22 resources, consumer advocate, and chairperson of the utilities
  3 23 board.  The other members of the utilities board shall receive
  3 24 an annual salary within a range of not less than 90 percent
  3 25 but not more than 95 percent of the annual salary of the
  3 26 chairperson of the utilities board.
  3 27    7.  The following are range 7 positions:  administrator of
  3 28 the public broadcasting division of the department of
  3 29 education, director of the department of corrections, director
  3 30 of the department of education, director of human services,
  3 31 director of the department of economic development, executive
  3 32 director of the Iowa telecommunications and technology
  3 33 commission, executive director of the state board of regents,
  3 34 director of transportation, director of the department of
  3 35 workforce development, director of revenue, director of public
  4  1 health, state court administrator, director of the department
  4  2 of management, and director of the department of
  4  3 administrative services.
  4  4    Sec. 3.  COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS FUNDED == GENERAL
  4  5 FUND.  The various state departments, boards, commissions,
  4  6 councils, and agencies, including the state board of regents,
  4  7 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June
  4  8 30, 2010, shall provide from available sources pay
  4  9 adjustments, expense reimbursements, and related benefits to
  4 10 fully fund the following:
  4 11    1.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 12 to chapter 20 for employees in the blue collar bargaining
  4 13 unit.
  4 14    2.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 15 to chapter 20 for employees in the public safety bargaining
  4 16 unit.
  4 17    3.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 18 to chapter 20 for employees in the security bargaining unit.
  4 19    4.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 20 to chapter 20 for employees in the technical bargaining unit.
  4 21    5.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 22 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional fiscal and
  4 23 staff bargaining unit.
  4 24    6.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 25 to chapter 20 for employees in the clerical bargaining unit.
  4 26    7.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 27 to chapter 20 for employees in the professional social
  4 28 services bargaining unit.
  4 29    8.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant
  4 30 to chapter 20 for employees in the community=based corrections
  4 31 bargaining unit.
  4 32    9.  The collective bargaining agreements negotiated
  4 33 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the judicial branch of
  4 34 government bargaining units.
  4 35    10.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated
  5  1 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the patient care
  5  2 bargaining unit.
  5  3    11.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated
  5  4 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the science bargaining
  5  5 unit.
  5  6    12.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated
  5  7 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the university of
  5  8 northern Iowa faculty bargaining unit.
  5  9    13.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated
  5 10 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the state university
  5 11 of Iowa graduate student bargaining unit.
  5 12    14.  The collective bargaining agreement negotiated
  5 13 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the state university
  5 14 of Iowa hospital and clinics tertiary health care bargaining
  5 15 unit.
  5 16    15.  The annual pay adjustments, related benefits, and
  5 17 expense reimbursements referred to in the sections of this Act
  5 18 addressing noncontract state and board of regents employees
  5 19 who are not covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
  5 20    Sec. 4.  NONCONTRACT STATE EMPLOYEES == GENERAL.
  5 21    1.  a.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, the
  5 22 maximum and minimum salary levels of all pay plans provided
  5 23 for in section 8A.413, subsection 3, as they exist for the
  5 24 fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, shall not increase.
  5 25    b.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, employees
  5 26 may receive a step increase or the equivalent of a step
  5 27 increase.
  5 28    c.  The pay plan for noncontract judicial branch employees
  5 29 shall not be increased.
  5 30    2.  The pay plans for state employees who are exempt from
  5 31 chapter 8A, subchapter IV, and who are included in the
  5 32 department of administrative services' centralized payroll
  5 33 system shall not be increased, and any additional changes in
  5 34 any executive branch pay plans shall be approved by the
  5 35 governor.
  6  1    3.  This section does not apply to members of the general
  6  2 assembly, board members, commission members, persons whose
  6  3 salaries are set by the general assembly pursuant to this Act
  6  4 or are set by the governor, or other persons designated in the
  6  5 section of this Act addressing appointed state officers,
  6  6 employees designated under section 8A.412, subsection 5, and
  6  7 employees covered by 11 IAC 53.6(3).
  6  8    4.  The pay plans for the bargaining eligible employees of
  6  9 the state shall not be increased, and any additional changes
  6 10 in such executive branch pay plans shall be approved by the
  6 11 governor.  As used in this section, "bargaining eligible
  6 12 employee" means an employee who is eligible to organize under
  6 13 chapter 20, but has not done so.
  6 14    5.  The policies for implementation of this section shall
  6 15 be approved by the governor.
  6 16    Sec. 5.  STATE EMPLOYEES == STATE BOARD OF REGENTS.  For
  6 17 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30,
  6 18 2010, funds shall be provided from available sources of the
  6 19 state board of regents for funding of collective bargaining
  6 20 agreements for state board of regents employees covered by
  6 21 such section of this Act and for state board of regents
  6 22 employees not covered by a collective bargaining agreement as
  6 23 follows:
  6 24    1.  For regents merit system employees and merit
  6 25 supervisory employees.
  6 26    2.  For faculty members and professional and scientific
  6 27 employees.
  6 28    Sec. 6.  APPROPRIATIONS FROM ROAD FUNDS.
  6 29    1.  There is appropriated from the road use tax fund to the
  6 30 salary adjustment fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  6 31 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, or so
  6 32 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purpose
  6 33 designated:
  6 34    To supplement other funds appropriated by the general
  6 35 assembly:
  7  1 .................................................. $  1,143,782
  7  2    2.  There is appropriated from the primary road fund to the
  7  3 salary adjustment fund, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  7  4 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the following amount, or so
  7  5 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purpose
  7  6 designated:
  7  7    To supplement other funds appropriated by the general
  7  8 assembly:
  7  9 .................................................. $  5,706,101
  7 10    3.  Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the amounts
  7 11 appropriated in subsections 1 and 2 shall be used to fund the
  7 12 annual pay adjustments, expense reimbursements, and related
  7 13 benefits for public employees as provided in this Act.
  7 14    Sec. 7.  SPECIAL FUNDS == AUTHORIZATION.  For the fiscal
  7 15 year beginning July 1, 2009, to departmental revolving, trust,
  7 16 or special funds, except for the primary road fund or the road
  7 17 use tax fund, for which the general assembly has established
  7 18 an operating budget, a supplemental expenditure authorization
  7 19 is provided, unless otherwise provided, in an amount necessary
  7 20 to fund salary adjustments as otherwise provided in this Act.
  7 21    Sec. 8.  FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATED.  For the fiscal year
  7 22 beginning July 1, 2009, all federal grants to and the federal
  7 23 receipts of the agencies affected by this Act which are
  7 24 received and may be expended for purposes of this Act are
  7 25 appropriated for those purposes and as set forth in the
  7 26 federal grants or receipts.
  7 27    Sec. 9.  STATE TROOPER MEAL ALLOWANCE.  For the fiscal year
  7 28 beginning July 1, 2009, the sworn peace officers in the
  7 29 department of public safety who are not covered by a
  7 30 collective bargaining agreement negotiated pursuant to chapter
  7 31 20 shall receive the same per diem meal allowance as the sworn
  7 32 peace officers in the department of public safety who are
  7 33 covered by a collective bargaining agreement negotiated
  7 34 pursuant to chapter 20.
  7 35    Sec. 10.  SALARY MODEL ADMINISTRATOR.  The salary model
  8  1 administrator shall work in conjunction with the legislative
  8  2 services agency to maintain the state's salary model used for
  8  3 analyzing, comparing, and projecting state employee salary and
  8  4 benefit information, including information relating to
  8  5 employees of the state board of regents.  The department of
  8  6 revenue, the department of administrative services, the five
  8  7 institutions under the jurisdiction of the state board of
  8  8 regents, the judicial district departments of correctional
  8  9 services, and the state department of transportation shall
  8 10 provide salary data to the department of management and the
  8 11 legislative services agency to operate the state's salary
  8 12 model.  The format and frequency of provision of the salary
  8 13 data shall be determined by the department of management and
  8 14 the legislative services agency.  The information shall be
  8 15 used in collective bargaining processes under chapter 20 and
  8 16 in calculating the funding needs contained within the annual
  8 17 salary adjustment legislation.  A state employee organization
  8 18 as defined in section 20.3, subsection 4, may request
  8 19 information produced by the model, but the information
  8 20 provided shall not contain information attributable to
  8 21 individual employees.
  8 22                           EXPLANATION
  8 23    This bill relates to the funding for the fiscal year
  8 24 beginning July 1, 2009, of salary increases for appointed
  8 25 nonelected officers, employees subject to collective
  8 26 bargaining agreements, certain noncontract employees, and
  8 27 board of regents employees.
  8 28    The maximum and minimum salary levels of all pay plans of
  8 29 noncontract state employees are not increased and a step
  8 30 increase or the equivalent of a step increase is authorized.
  8 31    A supplemental authorization is provided to fund salaries
  8 32 from trust, revolving, and special funds for which the general
  8 33 assembly has established a budget.
  8 34    The salary model administrator is required to work in
  8 35 conjunction with the department of management and the
  9  1 legislative services agency to analyze, compare, and project
  9  2 state salary and benefit information.
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