Revision: Feb. 23, 2023, 8:58 a.m.
Senate Executive Departments and Administration
February 22, 2023
2023-0666s
06/08
Amendment to SB 74-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 16 with the following:
16 Salary Adjustment. Amend RSA 99:4-a to read as follows:
99:4-a [Salary] Pay Adjustment. In the event [the authority granted to the director of the department of data processing by RSA 8-C:7 to increase the salary for a classified position in order to recruit personnel is exercised] the director of personnel has approved beginning compensation at a step higher than the minimum step for original appointments of employees at an agency, the appointing authority for that agency may file a written request to the director of personnel that the [salaries] pay of all classified personnel in the same classification [may] be increased [by the director of personnel] to the same amount if the director of personnel determines that such approvals for new hires will result in difficulties with retention of similarly situated current employees. Any such retention step increase shall be subject to collective bargaining requirements pursuant to RSA 273-A. A request for any such retention-based step increases shall specify the group of employees to which the proposed increase shall apply, and shall include all similarly situated current employees within an agency, division, or bureau, taking into consideration job title, scope of duties, and physical work location. Any increase so made shall be a charge against the salary adjustment fund or if the department in which the position occurs is financed by a special fund, such increase shall be a charge against such special fund. Any step increase granted under this section shall not change the anniversary date of employees receiving the increase.