CSHB 226(FIN) am(efd fld) am S: "An Act relating to the compensation of certain employees of the executive branch, judicial branch, and University of Alaska; relating to the compensation of certain employees of the legislative branch; and increasing the salaries of certain attorneys and administrative law judges employed by the state."
00 CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 226(FIN) am(efd fld) am S 01 "An Act relating to the compensation of certain employees of the executive branch, 02 judicial branch, and University of Alaska; relating to the compensation of certain 03 employees of the legislative branch; and increasing the salaries of certain attorneys and 04 administrative law judges employed by the state." 05 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA: 06 * Section 1. AS 39.27.011(a) is repealed and reenacted to read: 07 (a) The following monthly basic salary schedule is approved as the pay plan 08 for classified and partially exempt employees in the executive branch of the state 09 government who are not members of a collective bargaining unit established under the 10 authority of AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) and for 11 employees of the legislature under AS 24: 12 Range Step Step Step Step Step Step 13 No. A B C D E F 14 5 2,338.00 2,403.00 2,471.00 2,542.00 2,618.00 2,686.00
01 6 2,471.00 2,542.00 2,618.00 2,686.00 2,764.00 2,847.00 02 7 2,618.00 2,686.00 2,764.00 2,847.00 2,933.00 3,027.00 03 8 2,764.00 2,847.00 2,933.00 3,027.00 3,113.00 3,209.00 04 9 2,933.00 3,027.00 3,113.00 3,209.00 3,311.00 3,405.00 05 10 3,113.00 3,209.00 3,311.00 3,405.00 3,510.00 3,612.00 06 11 3,311.00 3,405.00 3,510.00 3,612.00 3,735.00 3,852.00 07 12 3,510.00 3,612.00 3,735.00 3,852.00 3,985.00 4,120.00 08 13 3,735.00 3,852.00 3,985.00 4,120.00 4,263.00 4,415.00 09 14 3,985.00 4,120.00 4,263.00 4,415.00 4,570.00 4,743.00 10 15 4,263.00 4,415.00 4,570.00 4,743.00 4,895.00 5,079.00 11 16 4,570.00 4,743.00 4,895.00 5,079.00 5,262.00 5,447.00 12 17 4,895.00 5,079.00 5,262.00 5,447.00 5,635.00 5,828.00 13 18 5,262.00 5,447.00 5,635.00 5,828.00 6,008.00 6,236.00 14 19 5,635.00 5,828.00 6,008.00 6,236.00 6,431.00 6,666.00 15 20 6,008.00 6,236.00 6,431.00 6,666.00 6,868.00 7,121.00 16 21 6,431.00 6,666.00 6,868.00 7,121.00 7,340.00 7,606.00 17 22 6,868.00 7,121.00 7,340.00 7,606.00 7,853.00 8,134.00 18 23 7,340.00 7,606.00 7,853.00 8,134.00 8,405.00 8,720.00 19 24 7,853.00 8,134.00 8,405.00 8,720.00 9,010.00 9,315.00 20 25 8,405.00 8,720.00 9,010.00 9,315.00 9,652.00 10,012.00 21 26 8,720.00 9,010.00 9,315.00 9,652.00 10,012.00 10,371.00 22 27 9,010.00 9,315.00 9,652.00 10,012.00 10,371.00 10,761.00 23 28 9,315.00 9,652.00 10,012.00 10,371.00 10,761.00 11,135.00 24 29 9,652.00 10,012.00 10,371.00 10,761.00 11,135.00 11,529.00 25 30 10,012.00 10,371.00 10,761.00 11,135.00 11,529.00 11,934.00 26 * Sec. 2. AS 39.27.011(k) is amended to read: 27 (k) Notwithstanding (a) - (j) and (l) of this section, the governor or a designee 28 of the governor may, on a case-by-case basis, authorize for a partially exempt 29 employee in the executive branch a higher pay than Step F. The authorization must be 30 based on a determination that the action serves a critical governmental interest of the 31 state, the employee possesses exceptional qualifications, recruitment difficulties exist,
01 or the action is necessary due to competitive salaries in the relevant labor market. A 02 determination made under this subsection must be in writing. 03 * Sec. 3. AS 39.27.011 is amended by adding new subsections to read: 04 (l) The amounts set out in the salary schedule contained in (a) of this section 05 are increased by 15 percent for positions within the Department of Law, the public 06 defender agency, and the office of public advocacy that require admission to the 07 practice of law in this state as a condition of employment, positions in the division of 08 legal and research services within the Legislative Affairs Agency, and any non-union 09 positions in the Executive Branch that require admission to the practice of law in this 10 state as a condition of employment and the chief administrative law judge and 11 administrative law judges of the office of administrative hearings under 12 AS 39.25.120(c)(20). 13 (m) The legislature shall increase the salary schedule in (a) of this section at 14 the same time and rate that the supervisory bargaining unit increases the salary 15 schedule for members of the bargaining unit. 16 * Sec. 4. AS 24.10.220; and AS 39.27.011(e) and 39.27.011(f) are repealed. 17 * Sec. 5. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 18 read: 19 SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTAIN EXEMPT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES 20 OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH. The salary increases under AS 39.27.011(a), as repealed 21 and reenacted by sec. 1 of this Act, apply to public officers who are in the exempt service 22 under AS 39.25.110 and who are not members of a collective bargaining unit established 23 under AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) or otherwise covered by 24 AS 39.27.011(a). In this section, "public officers" includes permanent and temporary 25 employees in the executive branch, not including the governor, the lieutenant governor, or the 26 heads of principal departments of the executive branch. 27 * Sec. 6. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 28 read: 29 SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE JUDICIAL 30 BRANCH. (a) The salary increases under AS 39.27.011(a), as repealed and reenacted by sec. 31 1 of this Act, apply to permanent and temporary employees and magistrates in the judicial
01 branch of the state government who are not members of a collective bargaining unit 02 established under AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) and who are 03 not otherwise covered by AS 39.27.011(a). 04 (b) The salary increases applied by (a) of this section to permanent and temporary 05 employees and magistrates in the judicial branch of the state government who are not 06 members of a collective bargaining unit established under AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public 07 Employment Relations Act) and who are not otherwise covered by AS 39.27.011(a), as 08 repealed and reenacted by sec. 1 of this Act, are increased by 10 percent for permanent and 09 temporary employees and magistrates in the judicial branch of the state government, other 10 than justices and judges, who are not members of a collective bargaining unit established 11 under AS 23.40.070 - 23.40.260 (Public Employment Relations Act) and who are not 12 otherwise covered by AS 39.27.011(a). 13 * Sec. 7. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 14 read: 15 SALARY INCREASES FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 16 ALASKA. The employees of the University of Alaska who are not members of a collective 17 bargaining unit are entitled to receive salary increases in accordance with the compensation 18 policy of the Board of Regents of the University of Alaska. 19 * Sec. 8. 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.