North Dakota 2025-2026 Regular Session

North Dakota House Bill HB1580 Compare Versions

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1		-	25.1311.02001
2		-	Title.03000
3		-	Adopted by the Senate State and Local
4		-	Government Committee
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5	2		Sixty-ninth
6		-	April 10, 2025
7	3		Legislative Assembly
8	4		of North Dakota
9	5		Introduced by
10	6		Representatives Vetter, Christianson, Dockter, Meier, Motschenbacher, D. Johnston
11	7		Senators Cleary, Cory
12		-	A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study ~~ofrelating to~~ state employee
	8	+	A BILL for an Act to provide for a legislative management study of state employee
13	9		compensation levels.
14	10		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:
15	11		SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - STATE EMPLOYEE
16		-	COMPENSATION.
17		-	1. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the
18		-	classified state employee total rewards compensation system, including a review of
19		-	the development and determination of pay grades andgrade, classifications, and
20		-	health care benefits. The study, if conducted, must include a review of the:
21		-	a. The history of changes to classification and pay grade levels, comparisons;
22		-	b. Comparisons among state employees across all departments and between state
23		-	employee compensation levels to similar private sector jobs, the;
24		-	c. The use of equity funding and bonuses to retain employees, the;
25		-	d. The payment of prevailing wages on state projects, and consideration of wage;
26		-	e. Wage levels in awarding contracts for state projects;
27		-	f. The impact of changes to health plan benefits; and
28		-	g. Premium rate structures for single and family coverage and the impact of any
29		-	proposed changes.
30		-	Page No. 1 25.1311.02001
	12	+	COMPENSATION. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider
	13	+	studying the classified state employee compensation system, including a review of the
	14	+	development and determination of pay grades and classifications. The study, if conducted, must
	15	+	include a review of the history of changes to classification and pay grade levels, comparisons
	16	+	between state employee compensation levels to similar private sector jobs, the use of equity
	17	+	funding and bonuses to retain employees, the payment of prevailing wages on state projects,
	18	+	and consideration of wage levels in awarding contracts for state projects. The legislative
	19	+	management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation
	20	+	required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly.
	21	+	Page No. 1 25.1311.02000
31	22		HOUSE BILL NO. 1580
32		-	~~PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO~~
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52		-	2. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together
53		-	with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth
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