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Budget Amendments - HB29 (Floor Approved)

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Adjust Language in HB 29 Authorizing Pay Increases in FY 2023 (language only)

Item 477 #1h

Item 477 #1h

Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations

Language

Page 250, strike line 21 through 47, and insert;

"SS. The provisions of paragraphs TT., UU., and VV. shall only be effective if funding is provided to implement the provisions of such paragraphs in the 2022 Appropriation Act for the 2022-2024 biennium.

TT.1. Contingent on paragraph SS., the base salary of the following employees, with the exception of those employees who will be receiving a targeted salary increase at or above 7.5% in fiscal year 2023 based on funding authorized in the 2022 Appropriation Act for the 2022-2024 biennium, shall be increased by four percent on June 10, 2022:

a. Full-time and other classified employees of the Executive Department subject to the Virginia Personnel Act;

b. Full-time employees of the Executive Department not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act, except officials elected by popular vote;

c. Any official whose salary is listed in § 4-6.01 of this act, subject to the ranges specified in the agency head salary levels in § 4-6.01 c;

d. Full-time staff of the Governor's Office, the Lieutenant Governor's Office, the Attorney General's Office, Cabinet Secretaries' Offices, including the Deputy Secretaries, the Virginia Liaison Office, and the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Office;

e. Heads of agencies in the Legislative Department;

f. Full-time employees in the Legislative Department, other than officials elected by popular vote;

g. Legislative Assistants as provided for in Item 1 of this act;

h. Judges and Justices in the Judicial Department;

i. Heads of agencies in the Judicial Department;

j. Full-time employees in the Judicial Department;

k. Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, the Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia College Savings Plan, and the Directors of the Virginia Lottery, and the Virginia Retirement System; and

l. Full-time employees of the State Corporation Commission, the Virginia College Savings Plan, the Virginia Lottery, Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission, and the Virginia Retirement System.

2.a. Employees in the Executive Department subject to the Virginia Personnel Act shall receive the salary increases authorized in this paragraph only if they attained at least a rating of "Contributor" on their latest performance evaluation.

b. Salary increases authorized in this paragraph for employees in the Judicial and Legislative Departments, employees of Independent agencies, and employees of the Executive Department not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act shall be consistent with the provisions of this paragraph, as determined by the appointing or governing authority. However, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the governing authorities of those state institutions of higher education with employees not subject to the Virginia Personnel Act may implement salary increases for such employees that may vary based on performance and other employment-related factors. The appointing or governing authority shall certify to the Department of Human Resource Management that employees receiving the awards are performing at levels at least comparable to the eligible employees as set out in subparagraph 2.a. of this paragraph.

3. The Department of Human Resource Management shall increase the minimum and maximum salary for each band within the Commonwealth's Classified Compensation Plan by four percent on June 10, 2022. No salary increase shall be granted to any employee as a result of this action. The department shall develop policies and procedures to be used in instances when employees fall below the entry level for a job classification due to poor performance. Movement through the revised pay band shall be based on employee performance.

4. The following agency heads, at their discretion, may utilize agency funds or the funds provided pursuant to this paragraph to implement the provisions of new or existing performance-based pay plans:

a. The heads of agencies in the Legislative and Judicial Departments;

b. The Commissioners of the State Corporation Commission and the Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission;

c. The Attorney General;

d. The Director of the Virginia Retirement System;

e. The Director of the Virginia Lottery;

f. The Director of the University of Virginia Medical Center;

g. The Chief Executive Officer of the Virginia College Savings Plan; and

h. The Executive Director of the Virginia Port Authority.

5. The base rates of pay, and related employee benefits, for wage employees may be increased by up to four percent no earlier than June 10, 2022. The cost of such increases for wage employees shall be borne by existing funds appropriated to each agency.

6. The governing authorities of those state institutions of higher education with university staff employees may provide a salary adjustment based on performance and other employment-related factors, as long as the increases do not exceed the four percent increase on average.

UU. Contingent on paragraph SS., the base pay for adjunct faculty at Virginia two-year and four-year public colleges and higher education institutions shall be increased by four percent effective June 10, 2022.

VV. Contingent on paragraph SS., the base pay for graduate teaching assistants at Virginia two-year and four-year public colleges and higher education institutions shall be increased by four percent on June 10, 2022."

Page 251, strike lines 1 through 46.



Explanation

(This amendment adjusts language included in the introduced budget authorizing the compensation adjustments that would take effect on the first pay day of the fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022). The new language is consistent with the funding amendments included in House Bill 30).