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546#1h (CA) 4% Salary Adjustment. HB29 - Committee Approved
Bill Order » Item 546 #1h
4% Salary Adjustment (language only)
Item 546 #1h
Page 453, line 14, after "paragraph.", insert:
"Employees whose salaries are currently in excess of the maximum of the pay grade shall be eligible to receive a base salary adjustment equal to an amount necessary to bring their salary to the new salary maximum of the pay grade. To the extent that the employee's current salary is above the new salary maximum of the pay grade, such employee will receive the difference as a lump sum "bonus" payment."
(This amendment provides employees whose salaries were in excess of the salary maximum of the pay grade the 4% structure adjustment as a lump sum bonus.)
Item 546 (Not set out)
Compensation Supplements (State) (75700) $38,713,099 $173,282,639
$172,984,457
General FY1999 $38,713,099 FY2000 $172,849,812
$172,551,630
Dedicated Special Revenue FY1999 $0 FY2000 $432,827
1. Adjusting base rates of pay;
2. Adjusting rates of pay for budgeted overtime of salaried employees;
5. Employer costs of employee benefit programs when required by salary-based pay adjustments; and
6. Salary increases for local employees supported by the Commonwealth, other than those funded through appropriations to the Department of Education.
This appropriation provides for the compensation adjustments described in paragraphs C through G, and paragraphs W through MM, of this Item, subject to conditions stated in this Item.
B. Transfers from this Item may be made when appropriations to the state agencies concerned are insufficient for the purposes stated in Paragraph A of this Item, as determined by the Department of Planning and Budget and subject to guidelines prescribed by the Department. Further, the Department of Planning and Budget may transfer appropriations within this Item from the second year of the biennium to the first year, when necessary to accomplish the purposes stated in paragraph A of this Item.
C. The base salary of employees listed in this paragraph shall be increased by 3.67% on November 25, 1998, for those employees set out in subparagraphs 1 through 4 of this paragraph, and on December 1, 1998, for those employees listed in subparagraph 5 of this paragraph. Transfers from this Item shall be used to effect this increase and related increases in employee benefits for:
a. Any official whose salary is listed in § 4-6.01 b of this act.
2. Legislative Department
a. Secretaries and administrative assistants as provided for in Item 1, of this act.
3. Judicial Department
a. Judges and Justices in the Judicial Department.
a. Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission.
5. State-Supported Local Employees
a. Locally elected constitutional officers; and
b. General Registrars and members of local electoral boards.
D. The base salary of employees listed in this paragraph shall be increased by 2.25% on December 1, 1998. Transfers from this Item shall be used to effect this increase and related increases in employee benefits for:
1. Full-time employees of locally elected constitutional officers, not subject to a performance pay program in effect on February 1, 1998; and
2. Full-time employees of Community Services Boards, Centers for Independent Living, secure detention centers supported by Juvenile Block Grants, juvenile delinquency prevention and local court service units, and local health departments where a memorandum of understanding exists with the Virginia Department of Health.
E. The Department of Personnel and Training shall increase the minimum and maximum salary for each grade within the Commonwealth's Classified Compensation Plan by one step (2.25%) on November 25, 1998. No salary increase shall be granted to any employee as a result of this action. Movement through the revised pay grades shall be based on employee performance, as set out in paragraph F and G of this Item. The Department shall develop policies and procedures to be used in instances where employees fall below the entry level for a job classification due to poor performance.
F. The base salary of listed employees, as set out in this paragraph, shall be increased based on an evaluation of performance. These performance-based increases shall be effective on November 25, 1998, for employees listed in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this subsection, and on December 1, 1998, for employees listed in paragraph 3 of this subsection. The performance-based salary increases provided for in this paragraph, shall be granted subject to rules and regulations to be developed by the Department of Personnel and Training, in conjunction with the Department of Planning and Budget, and shall be awarded on the following basis:
Two Steps 4.55%
One Step 2.25%
Transfers from this Item shall be used to effect this increase and related increases in employee benefits for:
a. Full-time employees of the Executive Department subject to the Virginia Personnel Act;
b. Full-time employees of the Executive Department not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act, except faculty at the institutions of higher education and officials elected by popular vote.
a. Full-time employees of the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission and the Virginia Higher Education Tuition Trust Fund.
3. State Supported Local Employees
a. Full-time employees of locally elected constitutional officers, subject to a performance pay program in effect on February 1, 1998.
G. The base salary of listed employees, as set out in this paragraph, shall be increased based on an evaluation of performance. These performance-based increases from 0 to 4.55% shall be effective on November 25, 1998, for employees listed in paragraphs 1 through 4 below. The performance-based salary increases provided for in this paragraph, shall be granted subject to the provisions of existing pay plans as set out in paragraph H, or comparable guidelines. Transfers from this Item shall be used to effect this increase and related increases in employee benefits for:
a. Any official whose salary is listed in § 4-6.01 c and d of this act, subject to the ranges specified in the agency head salary levels in § 4-6.01 c;
b. Full-time professional staff of the Governor's Office, the Lieutenant Governor's Office, the Attorney General's Office, Cabinet Secretaries Offices, including the Deputy Secretaries, the Virginia Liaison Office and the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office.
a. Heads of agencies in the Legislative Department;
b. Full-time employees in the Legislative Department, other than officials elected by popular vote.
a. Heads of agencies in the Judicial Department;
b. Full-time employees in the Judicial Department.
a. Full-time employees of the State Lottery Department;
b. Full-time employees of the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Retirement System.
H. The agency heads listed in this paragraph may, at their discretion, utilize the funds provided pursuant to paragraphs B, C, E, F, G, W, X, and Y of this Item, to implement the provisions of existing pay plans.
6. The Director of the University of Virginia Medical Center; and
7. The Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority.
J. The base rates of pay, and related employee benefits, for wage employees shall be increased by 3.67 percent on November 25, 1998, and 4.0 percent on November 25, 1999. The cost of such increases for wage employees shall be borne by funds appropriated to each agency.
K.1. Except as provided for in paragraph K 3 of this Item, agencies supported in whole or in part by nongeneral funds shall pay the proportionate share of costs, from nongeneral fund revenues, of wages, salaries, and employee benefits as stated in this Item, subject to rules and regulations prescribed by the Governing Authority.
3. Costs associated with the increases authorized in paragraph F of this Item, for employees of Educational and General Programs at the institutions of higher education shall be borne by the general fund. Except, the Department of Planning and Budget shall withhold from transfer an amount equal to $2,301,225 the first year and $2,109,394 the second year associated with the tuition savings as a result of the Group Life Insurance "premium holiday."
L.1. Neither the Department of Planning and Budget nor the Department of Personnel and Training shall artificially constrain either the level of employee evaluation scores or the pay-outs as provided for in paragraph F of this Item.
2. The Department of Planning and Budget shall make the transfers from this Item for the purposes of paragraph F based on the actual distribution of employee evaluation levels in each respective agency. In the event that the funds provided are insufficient to cover the full cost of the salary increases authorized in this Item, the Department of Planning and Budget may prorate the distribution of funds.
M. Institutions of higher education shall utilize funds provided in their appropriations for faculty salary increases based on merit.
N. State employees will receive a paycheck on July 3, 2000, for the work period June 10 to June 24, 2000.
R. Such funds as are currently appropriated for payment of the disability retirement component of contributions to the Virginia Retirement System for state employees who elect to participate in the state employee disability program authorized by SB 126 are hereby appropriated for payment of the cost of implementing the state employee disability program. The Department of Planning and Budget and the Virginia Retirement System shall issue such policies and procedures as are necessary to implement this provision.
S.1.a. There is hereby established the Commission on Reform of the Classified Compensation Plan. This Commission shall be comprised of 4 members of the Senate Finance Committee to be appointed by the Chairmen of the Senate Finance Committee, 4 members of the House Appropriations Committee to be appointed by the Chairmen of the House Appropriations Committee, and 4 members to be appointed by the Governor. Those members appointed by the Governor shall include: the Secretary of Finance and 3 persons who are the chief human resource officers of large private or public sector employers, and shall not be classified employees of the Commonwealth.
1. A technical advisory committee comprised of the chief human resource officers of the University of Virginia; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Virginia Commonwealth University; the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services; the Department of Corrections; the Department of State Police; the Department of Transportation; the Department of Taxation; the Director of the Department of Personnel and Training, or his designee; the Director of the Department of Planning and Budget, or his designee; and the staff of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees. The technical advisory committee shall develop a mechanism for involving other state agencies and classified employees in the redesign program.
2. An employee advisory committee comprised of classified state employees. The number and composition of this employees advisory committee may vary based on the Commission's assessment of need.
c. With the assistance of the technical advisory committee, the Commission shall implement a communications program to inform classified state employees and agency managers of its work.
2. The classified pay plan reforms recommended by the Commission shall provide for:
b. Performance-based salary increases;
d. A revised means of gauging the competitiveness of state classified salaries and employee benefits; and
e. A clear definition of the roles of the Department of Personnel and Training, and state agencies in the administration of the new classified pay plan.
3. The classified pay plan recommended by the Commission may provide for:
a. Multiple pay plans based on broad occupational classes;
b. A team approach to performance increases, where appropriate;
c. The elimination of fixed steps, where appropriate;
d. The use of alternative rewards; and
e. Other modern compensation features, as deemed appropriate for a large, multisite employer.
4. a. Out of the amounts appropriated for Compensation Supplements an amount not to exceed $200,000$25,000 shall be paid the first year for the redesign of the classified employee pay plan. These funds shall be transferred to such agencies and expended as directed by the Commission provided, however, that the use of consulting services shall be authorized only in cases where existing state expertise is inadequate.
b. Out of the amounts appropriated for this item, an amount not to exceed $975,070 shall be transferred to the Department of Personnel and Training for implementing the classified pay plan reforms. This amount shall be unallotted pending submission of a plan to the Department of Planning and Budget demonstrating the need therefor.
5. The Commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees by October 1, 1998.
T.1. The Department of Personnel and Training shall continue those pilot programs that were in effect on January 1, 1998.
2. The Department of Personnel and Training may approve pilot compensation programs within agencies that support the redesign of the classified compensation plan, as directed in paragraph L of this Item. Such pilot programs shall be funded from existing agency appropriations or from funds provided for increases specified in paragraph C of this Item, or a combination of both. A report on such pilot programs shall be made to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by October 1, 1998. The Secretary of Administration shall approve any change in compensation plans based on pilot programs, prior to their implementation.
3.a. Except as provided for in this paragraph, no agency or institution of the Commonwealth may have more than a combined total of 300 headcount employees in any pilot programs or alternative pay plans authorized under the provisions of this paragraph.
b. The Virginia Department of Transportation may have a total of 3,000 employees in its broadbanding pilot program, 589 employees it its FMS II Competency Initiative pilot program, and 650 employees in its Competency Based System pilot program.
5. Any pilot programs or alternative pay plans authorized under the provisions of this paragraph shall terminate on June 30, 2000. After this date, such pilot programs or alternative pay plans shall be incorporated into the Commonwealth's classified pay plan, subject to the recommendations of the Commission on Reform of the Classified Compensation Plan.
U. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $36,536,441 the second year for the increases in base pay and related employee benefits set out in paragraphs W through Y of this Item.
V.1. The Department of Personnel and Training shall increase the minimum and maximum salary for each grade within the Commonwealth's Classified Compensation Plan by 4.0 percent on November 25, 1999.
2. The Compensation Board shall increase the minimum and maximum salary for each grade within the Compensation Board's Compensation Plan by 4.0 percent on December 1, 1999.
W. The base salary of listed employees shall be increased by 4% on November 25, 1999, for those employees listed in subparagraphs 1 through 4 of this paragraph and on December 1, 1999, for employees listed in subparagraph 5 of this paragraph. Transfers from this Item shall be used to effect this increase for:
b. Full-time employees of the Executive Department not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act, except faculty at the institutions of higher education, officials elected by popular vote, and any official whose salary is listed in § 4-6.01 of this act.
a. Full-time employees of the Legislative Department, except agency heads and officials elected by popular vote.
a. Full-time employees of the Judicial Department except agency heads and judges and justices.
a. Full-time employees of the Independent Agencies, except agency heads.
a. Full-time employees of the locally elected constitutional officers;
b. Full-time employees of Community Service Boards, local social services boards, Centers for Independent Living, secure detention centers supported by Juvenile Block Grants, juvenile delinquency prevention and local court services units, and local health departments where a memorandum of understanding exists with the Virginia Department of Health.
X. In addition to the increase authorized by paragraph W of this Item, the base salary of listed employees who received a rating of "meets expectations" or higher on their most recent performance evaluation shall be increased by one step (2.25%) on November 25, 1999, for those employees listed in subparagraphs 1 through 4 of this paragraph and on December 1, 1999, for employees listed in subparagraph 5 of this paragraph. The increases authorized by this paragraph shall not apply to employees who receive the special salary increases authorized by paragraphs Z through II of this Item. Transfers from this Item shall be used to effect this increase for:
b. Full-time employees of the Executive Department not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act, except faculty at the institutions of higher education, officials elected by popular vote, and any official whose salary is listed in § 4-6.01 of this act;
c. The 2.25% increase authorized by this paragraph for employees of the Executive Branch shall be administered subject to existing policies and procedures.
a. Full-time employees of the Legislative Department, except officials elected by popular vote.
a. Full-time employees of the Judicial Department.
b. Full-time employees of Community Service Boards, Centers for Independent Living, secure detention centers supported by Juvenile Block Grants, juvenile delinquency prevention and local court services units, and local health departments where a memorandum of understanding exists with the Virginia Department of Health.
6. Subject to the conditions set out, full-time employees as set out in subparagraphs 1 through 5 of this paragraph who are not in a graded pay plan shall receive a 2.25% increase in base pay in lieu of the step increase authorized by this paragraph.
7. Except as provided for in paragraph H of this Item, and subject to the performance evaluation conditions set out, full-time employees as set out in subparagraphs 1 through 5 of this paragraph who are not in a graded pay plan shall receive a 2.25% increase in base pay in lieu of the step increase authorized by this paragraph.
8. Except as provided for in paragraph H of this Item, full-time employees as set out in subparagraphs 1 through 5 of this paragraph who are not subject to a performance evaluation plan shall receive the 2.25% increase in base pay authorized in this paragraph.
Y. The base salary of listed employees shall be increased by 6.25% on November 25, 1999 for those employees listed in subparagraphs 1 through 4 of this paragraph and on December 1, 1999 for employees listed in subparagraph 5 of this paragraph. Transfers from this Item shall be used to effect this increase for:
a. Any official whose salary is listed in § 4-6.01 of this act, subject to the ranges specified in the agency head salary levels in § 4-6.01 c;
b. Full-time professional staff of the Governor's Office, Lieutenant Governor’s Office, the Attorney General's Office, Cabinet Secretaries Offices, including the Deputy Secretaries, the Virginia Liaison Office, and "at-will" positions in the agencies.
b. Secretaries and administrative assistants as provided for in Item 1 of this act.
a. Judges and Justices in the Judicial Department;
b. Heads of agencies in the Judicial Department.
b. Registrars and members of local electoral boards.
Z.1. Included in this appropriation is $12,513,888 in the second year from the general fund for job class regrades for Compensation Board funded classified sheriffs' deputies and regional jail officers. This funding will provide for a 1 grade-level salary adjustment, effective December 1, 1999, for all deputies and officers grade 8 or higher, and for all grade 7 deputies and officers employed for a minimum of one year as of December 1, 1999.
2. After December 1, 1999, each Compensation Board funded grade 7 deputy or regional jail officer shall be reclassified to a grade 8 deputy or regional jail officer upon the first of the month on or following the one-year anniversary of the date of hire into a Compensation Board funded classified position.
3. On and after December 1, 1999, the Compensation Board shall provide for a Master Deputy pay grade, in conjunction with Item 72, paragraph H, to those sheriffs' offices and regional jail facilities which had certified, on or before January 1, 1997, having a career development plan for deputy sheriffs or regional jail officers that meets the minimum criteria set forth by the Compensation Board for such plans. The Compensation Board shall allow for additional grade 9 Master Deputy positions, at a level not to exceed one grade 9 master deputy per every five of the combined total of Compensation Board grade 7 and 8 deputy positions in each sheriff's office or regional jail facility.
4.a. The Compensation Board, with the assistance of the Department of Criminal Justice Services, shall develop enhancements to the Master Deputy Program for deputy sheriffs and regional jail officers, to create an Enhanced Master Deputy Program. The enhancements shall include a 2-level grade progression on a career track, with increasingly stringent criteria required to obtain each advancement level. The entry level pay grades for deputy sheriffs and regional jail officers are classified as grades 7 and 8. The Enhanced Master Deputy Program shall provide Master Deputy Pay Grades 9 and 10. Development of the Enhanced Program shall include minimum criteria for the process of selection to the two Master Deputy Pay Grades, and shall include minimum criteria for selection, including minimum length of service, job performance, vehicle safety, firearms proficiency, formal education and any other criteria deemed relevant by the Compensation Board.
b. Each sheriff or regional jail superintendent who desires to participate in the Enhanced Master Deputy Program shall certify to the Compensation Board that the Enhanced Master Deputy Plan in effect in his or her office meets the minimum criteria established by the Compensation Board for such plans.
c. The Compensation Board shall submit the minimum criteria for the Enhanced Master Deputy Program, and estimated costs of implementation for offices with approved Master Deputy Plans under paragraph U 3 of this Item, to the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees by November 15, 1999.
AA. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $149,921 the second year to implement a career progression plan for Capitol Police Officers effective on November 25, 1999. This career plan shall provide for: 1) reallocation of all Capitol Police Officers (grade 9) to Capitol Police Officer II (grade 10) provided they have completed one year or more of service and have successfully completed the required training academy and 2) retention of the current Capitol Police Officer (grade 9) classification as the entry level job class pending completion of one year of service and the required training academy. The Department shall make the adjustments in the grade levels of related job class necessary to implement this career progression plan.
BB. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $432,827 nongeneral fund the second year to implement a career progression plan for Game Wardens effective on November 25, 1999. This career plan shall provide for: 1) reallocation of all Game Wardens (grade 9) to Game Warden II (grade 10) provided they have completed one year or more of service and have successfully completed the required training academy and 2) retention of the current Game Warden (grade 9) classification as the entry level job class pending completion of one year of service and the required training academy. The Department of Personnel shall make the adjustments in the grade levels of related job classes necessary to implement this career progression plan.
CC. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $495,135 in the second year for job class regrades for Compensation Board funded classified communications officer positions in sheriffs' offices. This funding will provide for a 1 grade-level salary adjustment for such positions, effective December 1, 1999.
DD.1. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $13,213,407 $12,254,735 to implement a career progression plan for Corrections Officers employed by the Department of Corrections. Of this amount: (a) $12,254,735 This amount shall be used to provide corrections officers a four-step (9.3%) increase effective November 25, 1999; and (b) $958,672 shall be used to implement the Corrections Officer Career Progression Plan, effective April 1, 2000.
2. The Corrections Officer Career Progression Plan authorized by this paragraph shall: (a) regrade all corrections officers (grade 7) to Corrections Officer First Class Senior (grade 8) provided they have completed one year or more of service and have successfully completed the required training academy; (b) retain the current Corrections Officer (grade 7) classification as the entry level job class pending completion of one year of service and the required training academy; (c) provide for a Corrections Officer Senior (grade 9) for individuals who have served a minimum of three years combined service as a corrections officer and corrections officer senior; and (d) provide for a Corrections Master Officer (grade 10) for individuals who have served a minimum of two years service as a corrections officer senior. The Department of Corrections may impose such additional physical, service, knowledge, or performance criteria as it deems appropriate.
3. The Department of Corrections shall provide a detailed implementation plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee by November 15, 1999.The Department of Corrections shall further develop the Corrections Officer Career Progression Plan in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission on Reform of the Classified Compensation Plan.
EE.1. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $1,812,468 $1,672,888 to implement a career progression plan for Corrections Officers employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice. Of this amount: (a) $1,672,888 This amount shall be used to provide corrections officers a four-step (9.3%) increase effective November 25, 1999; and (b) $139,580 shall be used to implement the Corrections Officer Career Progression Plan, effective April 1, 2000.
2. The Corrections Officer Career Progression Plan authorized by this paragraph shall: (a) regrade all corrections officers (grade 7) to Corrections Officer Senior (grade 8) provided they have completed one year or more of service and have successfully completed the required training academy; (b) retain the current Corrections Officer (grade 7) classification as the entry level job class pending completion of one year of service and the required training academy; (c) provide for a Corrections Officer First Class (grade 9) for individuals who have served a minimum of three years combined service as a corrections officer and corrections officer senior; and (d) provide for a Corrections Master Officer (grade 10) for individuals who have served a minimum of two years service as a corrections officer senior. The Department of Juvenile Justice may impose such additional physical, service, knowledge, or performance criteria as it deems appropriate.
3. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall provide a detailed implementation plan to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee by November 15, 1999. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall further develop the Corrections Officer Career Progression Plan in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission on Reform of the Classified Compensation Plan.
FF. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $2,246,026 to provide a competitive salary adjustment for teachers employed by the Department of Correctional Education.
GG. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $275,703 in the second year from the general fund to the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services in order to reclassify the pay grades of Forensic Unit Central State Hospital Employees to comparable pay grades with employees in the Department of Corrections, effective November 25, 1999. Reclassified employees shall receive no less than a four-step increase.
HH. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $129,580 the second year to implement a career progression plan for Marine Patrol Officers effective on November 25, 1999. This career plan shall provide for: 1) reallocation of all Marine Patrol Officers (grade 9) to Marine Patrol Officer II (grade 10) provided they have completed one year or more of service and have successfully completed the required training academy; 2) retention of the current Marine Patrol Officer (grade 9) classification as the entry level job class pending completion of one year of service and the required training academy; and 3) the reallocation of current Marine Patrol Officer C's (grade 10) to Marine Patrol Officer III. The Department of Personnel and Training shall make the adjustments in the grade levels of related job classes necessary to implement this career progression plan.
II. Out of the Amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $160,589 to provide a one pay grade (9.3%) regrade for Food Inspectors employed by the Department of Agriculture.
JJ. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $40,457 to provide a 2.25% upward adjustment to all steps on the 21-step pay scale for Medical Treatment, Classification, and Records positions in jail facilities effective December 1, 1999. Positions with salaries currently below the new pay range shall receive a 2.25% pay increase to bring their compensation into alignment with the new pay scales.
KK. Out of the amounts for Compensation Supplements shall be paid $168,446 to provide compensation adjustments for Attorneys and support staff in the Office of the Attorney General.
LL. Notwithstanding the provisions of § 16.1-69.44 and § 17.1-327 of the Code of Virginia, substitute judges of a district court shall receive for their services a per diem compensation of $200 except when such judge sits pursuant to the provisions of Title 37.1 and retired judges shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred during such service and shall be paid a per diem of $200 for each day they actually sit, exclusive of travel time.
MM. Out of this Item shall be paid up to $1,000,000 to allow an approximately 4 percent salary increase in the second year for adjunct and administrative faculty, and for graduate teaching assistants at Virginia's public colleges and universities. The second-year budgets of the institutions of higher education contain funds for 3.3 percent of this increase, as authorized by the 1998 General Assembly.