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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Eliminate Certain At-will Positions

Item 503 #6c

Item 503 #6c

First Year - FY2003 Second Year - FY2004
Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations FY2003 ($1,934,711) FY2004 ($1,934,711) GF
FY2003 -26.00 FY2004 -26.00 FTE

Language
Page 358, line 3, strike "($54,513,013)" and insert "($56,447,724)".
Page 358, line 3, strike "($30,768,632)" and insert "($32,703,343)".
Page 362, after line 29, insert:
"D.1. No agency of the Commonwealth shall employ, or continue to employ, any person whose position as a policy or administrative assistant is exempt from Title 2.2, Chapter 29, Code of Virginia, the Personnel Act, pursuant to § 2.2-2905.20, Code of Virginia.  Persons currently employed in such positions shall be provided four weeks salary as a severance benefit.  No such person shall be reemployed in a classified position without first making application for such position in a competitive process open to all qualified individuals.
2. The Governor shall develop position descriptions, including job duties and qualifications, for all chief deputy positions that are exempt from Title 2.2, Chapter 29, Code of Virginia, the Personnel Act, pursuant to § 2.2-2905.20, Code of Virginia.  3. Within 30 days of the appointment of any individual to fill a chief deputy position, as described in paragraph D2 of this item, the Governor, or his designee, shall report such appointment to the Chairmen of the House and Senate Committees on Privileges and Elections, the House Appropriations Committee, and the Senate Finance Committee.  Such report shall include a copy of the position description and a statement describing how the appointee meets the qualifications for the position by virtue of previous experience and/or education.
4.  No later than September 1, 2003, the Governor, or his designee, shall file the reports required by paragraph D3 of this item as they apply to incumbents in such positions on July 1, 2002."


Explanation
(This amendment eliminates funding for certain at-will employees. A companion amendment in Part 3 captures the nongeneral fund savings.)