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TWELFTH CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA FIRST SPECIAL SESSION, 2001 C.B NO.

12-41 A BILL FOR AN ACT To further amend title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, by adding a new section 167 to subchapter VI thereof, and by renumbering subsequent sections thereof, in order to authorize merit increases for employees for sustained superior performance over a period of one year or more, and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE CONGRESS OF THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: 1 Section 1.

Title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of 2 Micronesia is hereby further amended by adding a new section 167 3 to subchapter VI to read as follows: "Section 167.

Merit increases.
Merit increases.

: (1) There is hereby established a Merit Review Board ('the Board'), which shall consist of three members who are officials or employees of the Federated States of Micronesia, one each selected by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, the Speaker of the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia.
The members of the Board shall receive no additional compensation for performing their duties as set forth herein.

(2) When a management official determines that an employee has performed his or her duties in a sustained superior fashion over one year or more, as determined according to the criteria set forth in this section, the CBL 12-49 C.B.

NO.
NO.

_________ official shall recommend said employee to the Board for a merit increase, providing information upon which the official based the recommendation and other information requested by the Board.
If, upon an independent review of the employee's performance record, the Board determines, by unanimous vote, that the employee has performed in a sustained superior fashion according to the criteria set forth in this section, and that he or she is not ineligible for a merit increase under subsection (4) of this section, the employee shall receive an increase in his base salary of one step in pay level, effective at the time of the Board's determination.
If the employee has reached the highest step within his or her pay level, he or she shall receive an increase equivalent to a step increase.

The Board's determination shall not be subject to judicial or administrative review.
(3) The criteria according to which an employee's performance shall be measured to determine whether it is superior shall be whether the employee has, during the one-year period: (a) perfect or nearly perfect attendance; (b) demonstrated a high degree of productivity and skill or proficiency in the discharge of his duties; (c) exercised sound judgment in matters in the 2 of 3 C.B.

NO.
_________ employee's discretion; (d) demonstrated initiative in suggesting and developing improvements to the employee's and his or her office's functions, duties and responsibilities; (e) worked well with others; (f) shared with other official and employees, in a constructive manner, knowledge for improving skills and performance which the employee has gained through training or experience; and (g) exhibited such other characteristics that the Board determines, or as may be prescribed in regulations, to be indicators of superior performance.
(4) No employee who has received a merit increase shall be eligible for another such increase until three years after the prior increase took effect."

Section 2.

Sections 167 through 170, of subchapter VII of 17 title 52 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia shall 18 be renumbered as sections 168 through 171, respectively.

19 Section 3.

This act shall become law upon approval by the 20 President of the Federated States of Micronesia or upon its 21 becoming law without such approval.
22 23 Date: 7/16/01 Introduced by: /s/ Joseph J. Urusemal____ 24 25 Joseph J. Urusemal 3 of 3