REFERENCE TITLE: appropriations; salary increase; state employees

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-first Legislature

First Regular Session

2013

 

 

SB 1189

 

Introduced by

Senator Gallardo

 

 

AN ACT

 

Making appropriations for a five per cent salary increase for state employees.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 



Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Appropriations; five per cent salary increase

A.  The sums of $103,575,900 from the state general fund and $30,813,100 from other funds are appropriated in fiscal year 2013‑2014 to budget units as defined in section 35‑101, Arizona Revised Statutes, excluding community colleges, for personal services and employee‑related expenditures related to a five per cent annual salary level increase for each employee.  The joint legislative budget committee staff shall determine and the department of administration shall allocate to each agency or department an amount for the salary increase.  The joint legislative budget committee staff shall also determine and the department of administration shall allocate adjustments, as necessary in expenditure authority, to allow implementation of the salary increase.

B.  The following apply to the salary increase specified in subsection A of this section:

1.  All salary adjustments are effective July 1, 2013 and apply to less than full-time employees on a prorated basis.

2.  For personnel employed by the Arizona board of regents or a university under the jurisdiction of the Arizona board of regents, the salary adjustments shall be in accordance with the board's approved compensation plans.

3.  Board and commission members who are paid on a per diem basis shall not receive a salary adjustment pursuant to this section.