HCSHB471--STATEEMPLOYEEINCENTIVES
SPONSOR: Black
COMMITTEEACTION:Voted"DoPasswithHCS"bytheStanding
CommitteeonGovernmentEfficiencyandDownsizingbyavoteof10
to0.
ThefollowingisasummaryoftheHouseCommitteeSubstituteforHB
471.
Inordertoencourageretentionorexceptionalemployment
achievement,thisbillprovidesforpersonnelpaymentstobemade
accordingtospecific,writtencriteria,predeterminedandapproved
bythedepartmentdirectorinwriting,atleastoneyearpriorto
theexceptionalemploymentachievement. Thepaymentsauthorizedby
thebillshallnotexceed20%oftheemployee'sbasewagesor
salaryandareawardeduponthecompletionoftheretentionperiod
inquestionandnotmorefrequentlythanannually. Thepayments
indicatedinthebillarenotconsideredasabonusinviolationof
ArticleIII,Section39oftheMissouriConstitution.
Thefollowingisasummaryofthepublictestimonyfromthe
committeehearing. Thetestimonywasbasedontheintroduced
versionofthebill.
PROPONENTS: Supporterssaythatthisbillwouldhelprecruitand
retaintalentinthestateemployeeworkforce.
TestifyinginpersonforthebillwasRepresentative Black.
OPPONENTS: Therewasnooppositionvoicedtothecommittee.