Legislature(2021 - 2022)ADAMS 519
04/29/2022 09:00 AM House FINANCE
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HB226 | |
HB416 | |
Adjourn |
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+ | HB 226 | TELECONFERENCED | |
*+ | HB 416 | TELECONFERENCED | |
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HOUSE BILL NO. 416 "An Act relating to the compensation of certain executive branch employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements; and providing for an effective date." 9:50:54 AM REPRESENTATIVE MATT CLAMAN, SPONSOR, explained that the bill would add a new statute to allow the legislature to make appropriations for retention bonuses for state employees who were not members of a collective bargaining unit. Based on the advice he had received from Legislative Legal Services, he understood that it was necessary to pass temporary or permanent legislation to enable an agency to properly compensate employees. He thought the House Finance Committee was familiar with the issue. 9:52:52 AM Representative Thompson asked for a list of employees that would be affected in the FY 23 budget. Representative Claman responded that he would be happy to get the list to Representative Thompson. He thought the purpose of the bill was to approve the bonuses already in the budget. Representative Wool thought that some of the bonuses included in the budget were for the Office of Children's Services (OCS) and other unionized state employees. He noted that the bill affected non-union employees and was curious which non-union employees specifically would be affected. 9:54:02 AM Representative Josephson clarified that the OCS bonuses were provided by the governor. The Senate's version of the budget approved classified bonuses and the House's version did not. He noted that the House Health and Social Services Committee added bonuses for nurses. 9:54:59 AM SHELLY WILHOITE, CHIEF BUDGET ANALYST, OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, reviewed the fiscal note by the Office of the Governor with control code kygUp. The fiscal note had a zero fiscal impact due to a lack of information. Co-Chair Merrick thanked Representative Claman for his presentation. She reviewed the agenda for the afternoon's meeting. HB 416 was HEARD and HELD in committee for further consideration.