Missouri 2023 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB298 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version

                            FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.298
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEDEATON.
0186H.01I	DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection36.140,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
stateemployeepayplan.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section36.140,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection36.140,toreadasfollows:
36.140.1.Afterconsultationwithappointingauthoritiesandthestatefiscalofficers,
2andafterapublichearingfollowingsuitablenotice,thedirectorshallprepareandrecommend
3totheboardapayplanforeachclassofpositionssubjecttothischapterpursuantto
4subsection1ofsection36.030andeachclassofpositionssubjecttothissectionpursuantto
5section36.031.Thepayplanshallinclude,foreachclassofpositions,aminimumanda
6maximumrate,andsuchprovisionforintermediateratesasthedirectorconsidersnecessary
7orequitable.Thepayplanmayalsoprovidefortheuseofopen,orstepless,payranges.The
8payplanmayincludeprovisionforgroupingofpositionswithsimilarlevelsofresponsibility
9orexpertiseintobroadclassificationbandsforpurposesofdeterminingcompensationandfor
10suchsalarydifferentialsandotherpaystructuresasthedirectorconsidersnecessaryor
11equitable.Inestablishingtherates,thedirectorshallgiveconsiderationtotheexperiencein
12recruitingforpositionsinthestateservice,theratesofpayprevailinginthestateforthe
13servicesperformed,andforcomparableservicesinpublicandprivateemployment,living
14costs,maintenance,orotherbenefitsreceivedbyemployees,andthefinancialconditionand
15policiesofthestate.Theseconsiderationsshallbemadeonastatewidebasisandshallnot
16makeanydistinctionbasedongeographicalareasorurbanandruralconditions.Thepayplan
17shalltakeeffectwhenapprovedbytheboardandthegovernor,andeachemployeeappointed
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18toapositionsubjecttothischapterpursuanttosubsection1ofsection36.030andeachclass
19ofpositionssubjecttothissectionpursuanttosection36.031,aftertheadoptionofthepay
20planshallbepaidaccordingtotheprovisionsofthepayplanforthepositioninwhichheor
21sheisemployed;provided,thatthecommissionerofadministrationcertifiesthatthereare
22fundsappropriatedandavailabletopaytheadoptedpayplan.Thepayplanshallalsobeused
23asthebasisforpreparingbudgetestimatesforsubmissiontothelegislatureinsofarassuch
24budgetestimatesconcernpaymentforservicesperformedinpositionssubjecttothischapter
25pursuanttosubsection1ofsection36.030andpositionssubjecttothissectionpursuantto
26section36.031.Amendmentstothepayplanmayberecommendedbythedirectorfromtime
27totimeascircumstancesrequireandsuchamendmentsshalltakeeffectwhenapprovedas
28providedbythissection.Theconditionsunderwhichemployeesmaybeappointedatarate
29abovetheminimumprovidedfortheclass,oradvancefromoneratetoanotherwithinthe
30ratesapplicabletotheirpositions,maybedeterminedbytheregulations.
31 2.Anychangeinthepayplanshallbemadeonauniformstatewidebasis.No
32employeeinapositionsubjecttothischaptershallreceivemoreorlesscompensationthan
33anotheremployeesolelybecauseofthegeographicalareainwhichtheemployeelivesor
34works.TheprovisionsofthissubsectionshallnotapplytotheMissouristatehighway
35patrol.
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