Bill Text: NH SB534 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relative to the classification of certain state employee positions and relative to a review of certain unclassified positions in the department of health and human services.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-14 - II. Remainder shall take effect 06/08/2018 [SB534 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2018-SB534-Amended.html
SB 534-FN - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
02/01/2018 0275s
2018 SESSION
18-2830
05/03
SENATE BILL 534-FN
AN ACT relative to the classification of certain state employee positions.
SPONSORS: Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. D'Allesandro, Dist 20; Rep. Byron, Hills. 20; Rep. Sytek, Rock. 8; Rep. P. Schmidt, Straf. 19; Rep. McGuire, Merr. 29
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
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AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill revises the salaries for certain unclassified positions and adjusts salaries for recruitment and retention purposes. The bill also establishes the position of general counsel in the banking department.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
02/01/2018 0275s 18-2830
05/03
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to the classification of certain state employee positions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Compensation of Certain State Officers; Salaries Established. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by deleting the following:
I. EE Department of health and human services, administrator, bureau of division of elderly services and adult community services
II. HH Department of information technology, chief information security officer
III. II Department of administrative services, assistant commissioner
IV. II New Hampshire hospital, chief executive officer
V. PP Department of health and human services, unit director, medical
2 Compensation of Certain State Officers; Salaries Established. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting the following:
I. FF Banking department, general counsel
II. HH Department of administrative services, project management, innovation and operational analysis unit, director
III. HH New Hampshire hospital, chief operating officer
IV. HH Department of information technology, assistant chief information security officer
V. II Department of information technology, chief information security officer
VI. JJ Department of administrative services, assistant commissioner
VII. JJ Department of health and human services, associate commissioner, operations
VIII. JJ Department of health and human services, associate commissioner, population health
IX. KK Department of business and economic affairs, commissioner
3 Salary Adjustment for Recruitment or Retention. Amend RSA 94:3-b to read as follows:
94:3-b Salary Adjustment for Recruitment or Retention.
I. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, upon the request of an appointing authority submitted to the commissioner of administrative services for review and evaluation and upon approval by the joint committee on employee classification, the governor and council is hereby authorized and empowered upon a finding by them that it is in the best interests of the state and is necessary in order to recruit and retain or recruit or retain qualified personnel to increase the salary ranges of unclassified positions.
II. The following increased salary amounts have been adopted pursuant to this section:
(a) Comptroller, department of administrative services, $120,270.32
(b) Associate medical examiner, department of justice, $160,000 - $240,000
(c) Deputy chief medical examiner, department of justice, $200,000 - $260,000
(d) Chief medical examiner, department of justice, $210,000 - $300,000
(e) Chief operating officer, New Hampshire hospital, department of health and human services, $93,759.12 - $124,606.04
4 New Section; Bank Commissioner; General Counsel. Amend RSA 383 by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
383:5-a General Counsel. The commissioner shall appoint a general counsel, who shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The general counsel shall perform such duties and exercise such powers as the commissioner may authorize.
5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
18-2830
12/28/17
SB 534-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to the classification of certain state employee positions.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ ] Local [ ] None
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| Estimated Increase / (Decrease) | |||
STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $500,084 General $898 Federal | $500,084 General $898 Federal | $500,084 General $898 Federal | $500,084 General $898 Federal |
Funding Source: | [ X ] General [ ] Education [ ] Highway [ X ] Other - Federal 0.2% | |||
METHODOLOGY:
This bill revises the salaries and titles of certain unclassified employees in the Department of Health and Human Services and adjusts salaries for certain unclassified employees in the Departments of Health and Human Services, Administrative Services and Justice for recruitment or retention purposes under RSA 94:3-b. The Department of Administrative Services (DAS) used the following assumptions to calculate costs:
- The cost impact for the elimination of three unclassified positions and establishment of three new unclassified positions at the Department of Health and Human Services is the difference between the letter grade salary range assigned to the eliminated position vs. the letter grade salary range of the newly established unclassified positions, using the maximum salary step for the calculation (Part I)
- The cost impact for the increase in salaries of the five unclassified positions is assumed to be the difference between the letter grade salary range established under RSA 94:1-a and the increase amount listed in the bill, using the maximum salary step and the high end of the proposed increased salary for the calculation (Part II)
- Based on the salary ranges in effect as of January 6, 2017
- No cost of living wage increases after that date
- 19.8% Benefit costs (Social Security 6.2 %, Medicare 1.45%; Retirement System 12.15%)
- Unclassified employees are working full-time
Part I
DAS compared the letter grade salary range assigned to the three unclassified positions that are eliminated versus the letter grade salary range for the three new unclassified positions, using the maximum salary steps. The estimated additional net cost to the state is $19,871 per year (increase of $21,222 General Funds and a reduction of $1,351 in Federal Funds) using the following calculations:
Deleted Position |
Salary | New Position |
Salary |
Difference | Source of Funds General Federal | |
Salary Grade EE | $69,380* | Salary Grade HH | $108,961** | $39,581 | $34,831 | $4,750 |
Salary Grade II | $115,225 | Salary Grade JJ | $121,488 | $6,263 | $2,837 | $3,426 |
Salary Grade PP | $150,745 | Salary Grade JJ | $121,488 | ($29,257) | ($19,953) | ($9,304) |
Total Salary Per Fiscal Year | $335,350 |
| $351,937 | $16,587 | $17,715 | ($1,128) |
Total Benefits Per FY (19.8%) | $66,399 |
| $69,684 | $3,284 | $3,507 | ($223) |
Total Salary + Benefits Per FY | $401,749 |
| $421,621 | $19,871 | $21,222 | ($1,351) |
*Currently budgeted at $69,380 for FY 2019.
Part II
DAS estimated the cost for the increased salary amounts for the five unclassified positions as $481,111 per fiscal year (increases of $478,862 in General Funds and $2,249 in Federal Funds). The title of Associate Medical Examiner, Department of Justice, does not currently appear in RSA 94:1-a and an estimated increase of $122,318 was assumed for that position. The following calculations were provided:
Unclassified Title |
Letter Grade | RSA 94:1-a Salary SFY 2019 Budget Amount | Proposed Annual Salary |
Difference |
Source of Funds General Federal | |
Comptroller, DAS | HH
| $119,652 | $120,270 | $618 | $618 | $0 |
Associate Medical Examiner, DOJ | Class 59 | $137,682 | $260,000 | $122,318 | $122,318 | $0 |
Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, DOJ | NN | $137,682 | $260,000 | $122,318 | $122,318 | $0 |
Chief Medical Examiner, DOJ | $159,304 | $300,000 | 140,696 | $140,696 | $0 | |
Chief Operating Officer, NH Hospital, DHHS | HH | $108,961** | $124,606 | $15,645 | $13,768 | $1,877 |
Total Salary Per Fiscal Year |
| $663,281 | $1,064,876 | $401,595 | $399,718 | $1,877 |
Total Benefits Per FY (19.8%) |
| $131,330 | $210,845 | $79,516 | $79,144 | $372 |
Total Salary + Benefits Per FY |
| $794,611 | $1,275,721 | $481,111 | $478,862 | $2,249 |
** This salary listed as proposed new compensation is established in Section 2 of the bill.
| Difference | Source of Funds General Federal | |
Part I | $19,871 | $21,222 | ($1,351) |
Part II | $481,111 | $478,862 | $2,249 |
TOTAL | $500,982 | $500,084 | $898 |
| 99.8% | 0.2% | |
Note: Figures may vary due to rounding.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Administrative Services and Department of Health and Human Services
