Bill Text - SB534 (2018)

(New 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.


Revision: April 10, 2018, 8:54 a.m.

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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.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.

 

LBAO

18-2830

Amended 4/10/18

 

SB 534-FN- FISCAL NOTE

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE (AMENDMENT #2018-0275s)

 

AN ACT relative to the classification of certain state employee positions.

 

FISCAL IMPACT:      [ X ] State              [    ] County               [    ] Local              [    ] None

 

 

 

Estimated Increase / (Decrease)

STATE:

FY 2019

FY 2020

FY 2021

FY 2022

   Appropriation

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Revenue

$0

$0

$0

$0

   Expenditures

$486,079 General

$24,349 Federal

$64,921  Other

$486,079 General

$24,349 Federal

$64,921  Other

$486,079 General

$24,349 Federal

$64,921  Other

$486,079 General

$24,349 Federal

$64,921  Other

Funding Source:

  [ X ] General            [    ] Education            [    ] Highway           [ X ] Other - Federal 4.2%, Bank Fees 1%, Class 027 transfers 10.3%

 

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, Justice, Business and Economic Affairs, Banking and Information Technology, as approved by the Joint Committee on Employee Classification pursuant to RSA 14:14-c and for recruitment and retention purposes pursuant to 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 eleven 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 DHHS 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 $38,614 per year (increase of $14,265 General Funds and $24,349 in Federal Funds) using the following calculations:

 

Deleted Position

 

Salary

New Position

 

Salary

 

Difference

Source of Funds

General  Federal

Salary Grade

II

$115,225

Salary Grade HH (range up to $124,606)

$124,606**

$9,381

$8,255

$1,126

Salary Grade EE

$69,380*

Salary Grade JJ

$121,488

$52,108

$23,605

$28,503

Salary Grade

PP

$150,745

Salary Grade JJ

$121,488

($29,257)

($19,953)

($9,304)

Total Salary Per Fiscal Year

$335,350

 

$367,582

$32,232

$11,907

$20,325

Total Benefits Per FY (19.8%)

$66,399

 

$72,781

$6,382

$2,358

$4,024

Total Salary + Benefits Per FY

$401,749

 

$440,363

 

$38,614

$14,265

$24,349

*Currently budgeted at $69,380 for FY 2019.

** This salary listed as proposed new compensation is established in Section 2 of the bill.

 

Part II

DAS estimated the cost for the increased salary amounts for the ten unclassified positions as $536,735 per fiscal year (increases of $471,814 in General Funds and $64,921 in other funds). The title of Associate Medical Examiner, Department of Justice, does not currently appear in RSA 94:1-a and an estimated increase of $102,318 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      Other

Comptroller, DAS

HH

 

$119,652

$120,270

$618

$618

$0

$0

Associate Medical Examiner, DOJ

Class 59

$137,682

$240,000

$102,318

$102,318

$0

$0

Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, DOJ

NN

$137,682

$260,000

$122,318

$122,318

$0

$0

Chief Medical Examiner, DOJ

QQ

$159,304

$300,000

140,696

$140,696

$0

$0

General Counsel,

Banking Dept

FF

$87,797

$92,649

$4,852

$0

$0

$4,852

Director, Project Management,

DAS

HH

$103,367

$108,961

$5,594

$5,594

$0

$0

Asst Chief Info Security Officer,

DOIT

HH

$65,503

$108,961

$43,458

$335

$0

$43,123

Chief Info Security Officer, DOIT

II

108,961

$115,225

$6,264

$48

$0

$6,216

Assistant Commissioner,

DAS

JJ

$115,225

$121,488

$6,263

$6,263

$0

$0

Commissioner,

DBEA

KK

$108,961

$124,606

$15,645

$15,645

$0

$0

Total Salary Per Fiscal Year

 

 

 

$448,026

$393,835

$0

$54,191

Total Benefits Per FY (19.8%)

 

 

 

$88,709

$77,979

$0

$10,730

Total Salary + Benefits Per FY

 

 

 

$536,735

$471,814

$0

$64,921

 

 

Difference

Source of Funds

       General            Federal              Other

Part I

$38,614

$14,265

$24,349

$0

Part II

$536,735

$471,814

$0

$64,921

TOTAL

$575,349

$486,079

$24,349

$64,921

 

84.5%

4.2%

11.3%

 

Note: Figures may vary due to rounding.

 

AGENCIES CONTACTED:

Departments of Administrative Services, Health and Human Services, Justice, Banking, Information Technology, and Business and Economic Affairs