HB 226: "An Act relating to the compensation of certain public officials, officers, and employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements; increasing the salaries of certain attorneys employed by the state; and providing for an effective date."
00 HOUSE BILL NO. 226 01 "An Act relating to the compensation of certain public officials, officers, and employees 02 not covered by collective bargaining agreements; increasing the salaries of certain 03 attorneys employed by the state; and providing for an effective date." 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 05 * Section 1. AS 39.27.011(a) is repealed and reenacted to read: 06 (a) The following monthly basic salary schedule is approved as the pay plan 07 for classified and partially exempt employees in the executive branch of the state 08 government who are not members of a collective bargaining unit established under the 09 authority of AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) and for 10 employees of the legislature under AS 24: 11 Range Step Step Step Step Step Step 12 No. A B C D E F 13 5 2,227.00 2,289.00 2,353.00 2,421.00 2,493.00 2,558.00 14 6 2,353.00 2,421.00 2,493.00 2,558.00 2,632.00 2,711.00
01 7 2,493.00 2,558.00 2,632.00 2,711.00 2,793.00 2,883.00 02 8 2,632.00 2,711.00 2,793.00 2,883.00 2,965.00 3,056.00 03 9 2,793.00 2,883.00 2,965.00 3,056.00 3,153.00 3,243.00 04 10 2,965.00 3,056.00 3,153.00 3,243.00 3,343.00 3,440.00 05 11 3,153.00 3,243.00 3,343.00 3,440.00 3,557.00 3,669.00 06 12 3,343.00 3,440.00 3,557.00 3,669.00 3,795.00 3,924.00 07 13 3,557.00 3,669.00 3,795.00 3,924.00 4,060.00 4,205.00 08 14 3,795.00 3,924.00 4,060.00 4,205.00 4,352.00 4,517.00 09 15 4,060.00 4,205.00 4,352.00 4,517.00 4,662.00 4,837.00 10 16 4,352.00 4,517.00 4,662.00 4,837.00 5,011.00 5,188.00 11 17 4,662.00 4,837.00 5,011.00 5,188.00 5,367.00 5,550.00 12 18 5,011.00 5,188.00 5,367.00 5,550.00 5,722.00 5,939.00 13 19 5,367.00 5,550.00 5,722.00 5,939.00 6,125.00 6,349.00 14 20 5,722.00 5,939.00 6,125.00 6,349.00 6,541.00 6,782.00 15 21 6,125.00 6,349.00 6,541.00 6,782.00 6,990.00 7,244.00 16 22 6,541.00 6,782.00 6,990.00 7,244.00 7,479.00 7,747.00 17 23 6,990.00 7,244.00 7,479.00 7,747.00 8,005.00 8,305.00 18 24 7,479.00 7,747.00 8,005.00 8,305.00 8,581.00 8,871.00 19 25 8,005.00 8,305.00 8,581.00 8,871.00 9,192.00 9,535.00 20 26 8,305.00 8,581.00 8,871.00 9,192.00 9,535.00 9,877.00 21 27 8,581.00 8,871.00 9,192.00 9,535.00 9,877.00 10,249.00 22 28 8,871.00 9,192.00 9,535.00 9,877.00 10,249.00 10,605.00 23 29 9,192.00 9,535.00 9,877.00 10,249.00 10,605.00 10,980.00 24 30 9,535.00 9,877.00 10,249.00 10,605.00 10,980.00 11,366.00 25 * Sec. 2. AS 39.27.011(e) is amended to read: 26 (e) Effective July 1, 2014, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained 27 in (a) of this section on June 30, 2014, are increased by one percent. 28 * Sec. 3. AS 39.27.011(f) is amended to read: 29 (f) Effective July 1, 2015, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained 30 in (a) of this section on June 30, 2014, as increased under (e) of this section, are 31 increased by 2.5 percent.
01 * Sec. 4. AS 39.27.011(k) is amended to read: 02 (k) Notwithstanding (a) - (j) and (l) of this section, the governor or a designee 03 of the governor may, on a case-by-case basis, authorize for a partially exempt 04 employee in the executive branch a higher pay than Step F. The authorization must be 05 based on a determination that the action serves a critical governmental interest of the 06 state, the employee possesses exceptional qualifications, recruitment difficulties exist, 07 or the action is necessary due to competitive salaries in the relevant labor market. A 08 determination made under this subsection must be in writing. 09 * Sec. 5. AS 39.27.011 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 10 (l) Effective July 1, 2023, the amounts set out in the salary schedule contained 11 in (a) of this section are increased by 10 percent for attorneys under 12 AS 39.25.120(c)(3). 13 * Sec. 6. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 14 read: 15 APPLICABILITY. (a) AS 39.27.011(a), as amended by sec. 1 of this Act, applies to 16 employees hired before, on, or after the effective date of sec. 1 of this Act. 17 (b) AS 39.27.011(k), as amended by sec. 4 of this Act, applies to attorneys under 18 AS 39.25.120(c)(3) hired before, on, or after the effective date of sec. 4 of this Act. 19 * Sec. 7. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 20 read: 21 TRANSITION: REGULATIONS. The commissioner of administration or the 22 personnel board may immediately adopt regulations necessary to implement the respective 23 changes made by this Act. The regulations are not subject to AS 44.62 (Administrative 24 Procedure Act). The regulations may take effect after the effective date of the law 25 implementing the regulation. 26 * Sec. 8. Section 7 of this Act takes effect immediately under AS 01.10.070(c). 27 * Sec. 9. Except as provided in sec. 8 of this Act, this Act takes effect July 1, 2022.