Revision: March 11, 2010, midnight
HB 1569-FN – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
27Jan2010… 0074h
10Mar2010… 0817h
2010 SESSION
04/10
HOUSE BILL 1569-FN
AN ACT relative to the salaries of certain unclassified positions.
SPONSORS: Rep. Hawkins, Hills 18; Rep. Irwin, Hills 3; Rep. Keans, Straf 1; Sen. Downing, Dist 22
COMMITTEE: Executive Departments and Administration
This bill establishes the salary for the positions of director of community corrections, director of security and training, and the professional standards director in the department of corrections. This bill also upgrades the positions of chief pharmacist and certain pharmacists of the New Hampshire hospital, department of health and human services.
This bill is a request of the joint committee on employee classification established under RSA 14:14-c.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
27Jan2010… 0074h
10Mar2010… 0817h
10-2334
04/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Ten
AN ACT relative to the salaries of certain unclassified positions.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Compensation of Certain State Officials; Salaries Established. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting the following position:
GG Department of corrections director of community corrections
2 Compensation of Certain State Officers; Salaries Established. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting the following position:
GG Department of corrections director of security and training
3 Compensation of Certain State Officials; Salaries Established. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting the following position:
FF Department of corrections professional standards director
4 Chief Pharmacists and Pharmacists; New Hampshire Hospital. Amend RSA 94:1-a, I(b) by inserting:
I. KK Department of health and human services pharmacist
Department of health and human services pharmacist
Department of health and human services pharmacist
Department of health and human services pharmacist
Department of health and human services pharmacist
Department of health and human services pharmacist
II. NN Department of health and human services chief pharmacist 5 Effective Date. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.
LBAO
Amended 02/12/10
Revised 02/16/10
HB 1569 FISCAL NOTE
AN ACT relative to the salaries of certain unclassified positions.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Department of Corrections states this bill, as amended by the House (Amendment #2010-0074h), will decrease state general fund expenditures by $20,632 in FY 2011, $15,016 in FY 2012, $7,541 in FY 2013 and $7,541 in FY 2014. The Department of Health and Human Services states this bill will increase state expenditures by $100,004 in FY 2011 and each year thereafter. There is no fiscal impact on county and local expenditures or state, county and local revenue.
METHODOLOGY:
The Department of Corrections states this bill establishes in RSA 94:1-a, I (b) the salaries for the following positions within the Department of Corrections: director of community corrections, director of security and training, and professional standards director; and the following positions within the Department of Health and Human Services: chief executive officer, chief pharmacist, and six pharmacist positions. The Department states all the Department of Correction positions were funded in the FY 2010-2011. The Department budgeted the salary for both the professional standards director and director of security and training at labor grade GG, step 3 for FY 2010 and labor grade GG, step 4 for FY 2011. The Department assumes for comparative purposes the salary budgeted in FY 2011 will remain constant for FY 2012 through FY 2014. The table below shows the change in expenditures for the professional standards director and director of security and training positions:
FY 2011 |
FY 2012 |
FY 2013 |
FY 2014 | |
Professional Standards Director |
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Salary based upon hire (LG FF, step 4) |
$79,776 |
$83,917 |
$83,917 |
$83,917 |
Salary budgeted (LG GG, step 4) |
86,131 |
86,131 |
86,131 |
86,131 |
Subtotal (Decrease)/Increase |
($6,355) |
($2,214) |
($2,214) |
($2,214) |
Director of Security and Training |
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Salary based upon hire (LG GG, step 3) |
$81,656 |
$83,131 |
$90,606 |
$90,606 |
Salary budgeted (LG GG, step 4) |
86,131 |
86,131 |
86,131 |
86,131 |
Subtotal (Decrease)/Increase |
($4,475) |
($3,000) |
$4,475 |
$4,475 |
Total (Decrease)/Increase for above positions |
($10,830) |
($5,214) |
$2,261 |
$2,261 |
The Director of Community Corrections position was funded using the $100,951 salary included in the FY 2010-2011 budget for the Lakes Region Facility warden position. The Director of Community Corrections salary is $90,606 (labor grade GG, maximum). The difference in the salary for the two positions is $9,585 for FY 2010 through FY 2014. In addition, benefit expenditures will decrease by approximately $217 for FY 2010 through FY 2014 due to the warden position being budgeted as a group II member for benefits and the Director of Community Corrections is a group I member. The total decrease in expenditures is $9,802 in FY 2011 through FY 2014 between the salary for the Director of Community Corrections and the Lakes Region Facility warden position. The total fiscal impact of establishing the unclassified positions (above table and this section) will decrease state general fund expenditures by $20,632 in FY 2011, $15,016 in FY 2012, $7,541 in FY 2013 and $7,541 in FY 2014.
The Department of Health and Human Services states the increase in salary for the chief executive officer, chief pharmacist and 6 pharmacists plus additional benefit costs (retirement at 11.05%, social security at 6.5% and Medicare at 1.45%) will increase expenditures by $100,004 of which $70,003 (70%) will be state general fund expenditures in FY 2011 through FY 2014. The Department states unclassified positions are not eligible for hazard pay, shift differential, overtime or holiday pay and deducted these costs when determining the fiscal impact associated with changing the positions from classified to unclassified. The costs are as follows:
Unclassified salary amounts |
$591,002 |
Less Budgeted amount |
-$400,568 |
Increase in costs related to change |
$190,434 |
Less estimates for overtime, holiday pay, etc |
-$106,185 |
Net increase for unclassified salaries |
$84,249 |
Add benefit costs (18.7 %) |
$15,755 |
Total increase in expenditures |
$100,004 |
General fund share @ 70% |
$70,003 |
This bill does not contain an appropriation for the positions.