1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly
3 Fiscal Session, 2024 SR 10
4
5 By: Senator B. Davis
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7 SENATE RESOLUTION
8 TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A NONAPPROPRIATION
9 BILL TO AMEND THE UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND
10 COMPENSATION ACT.
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12
13 Subtitle
14 TO AUTHORIZE THE INTRODUCTION OF A
15 NONAPPROPRIATION BILL TO AMEND THE
16 UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION
17 ACT.
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19
20 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
21 STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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23 THAT Senator B. Davis is authorized to introduce a bill which as
24 introduced will read substantially as follows:
25
26 "Title
27 AN ACT TO AMEND THE UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT; TO DECLARE
28 AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
29
30 Subtitle
31 TO AMEND THE UNIFORM CLASSIFICATION AND COMPENSATION ACT; AND TO DECLARE AN
32 EMERGENCY.
33
34 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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36 SECTION 1. TEMPORARY LANGUAGE. DO NOT CODIFY. MARKET ADJUSTMENT.
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1 (a) An employee under the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act,
2 § 21-5-201 et seq., may receive a market adjustment to his or her base salary
3 that shall not exceed three percent (3%) of the employee’s base salary.
4 (b) An employee shall not receive more than one (1) market adjustment
5 under this section.
6 (c) A market adjustment under this section may be awarded to an
7 employee whether or not the market adjustment would result in the salary for
8 the employee exceeding the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the
9 employee’s classification.
10 (d) This section is effective on and after July 1, 2024.
11 (e) This section expires June 30, 2025.
12
13 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code § 21-5-209(e), concerning the compensation
14 plan for state employees, is amended to read as follows:
15 (e)(1) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for the
16 General Salaries pay table effective July 1, 2017 2024, and thereafter, for
17 the state service for all positions of state agencies covered by this
18 subchapter to which a classification title and General Salaries salary grade
19 have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter and the appropriation
20 act of the state agency:
21
22 GENERAL SALARIES
23 GS1 $22,880 $32,405 $27,390 $42,046 $31,900 $51,686
24 GS2 $23,335 $32,405 $28,585 $42,046 $33,836 $51,686
25 GS3 $26,034 $32,405 $31,892 $42,046 $37,749 $51,686
26 GS4 $29,046 $32,405 $35,581 $42,046 $42,117 $51,686
27 GS5 $32,405 $32,405 $39,696 $42,046 $46,987 $51,686
28 GS6 $36,155 $44,290 $46,912 $52,425 $57,668
29 GS7 $40,340 $49,417 $52,342 $58,493 $64,343
30 GS8 $45,010 $55,137 $58,401 $65,265 $71,792
31 GS9 $50,222 $61,522 $65,164 $72,822 $80,105
32 GS10 $56,039 $68,648 $72,711 $81,257 $89,383
33 GS11 $62,531 $76,600 $81,134 $90,670 $99,737
34 GS12 $69,776 $85,476 $90,535 $101,175 $111,293
35 GS13 $77,862 $95,381 $101,026 $112,900 $124,190
36 GS14 $86,887 $106,437 $112,736 $125,986 $138,585
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1 GS15 $96,960 $118,776 $125,806 $140,592 $154,652
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3 (2) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for
4 the Information Technology Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2017 2024,
5 and thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies
6 covered by this subchapter to which a classification title and Information
7 Technology Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this
8 subchapter and the appropriation act of the state agency:
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10 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SALARIES
11 IT1 $33,403 $40,919 $43,340 $48,434 $53,278
12 IT2 $37,266 $45,651 $48,352 $54,035 $59,439
13 IT3 $41,578 $50,933 $53,948 $60,288 $66,317
14 IT4 $46,391 $56,829 $60,193 $67,267 $73,994
15 IT5 $51,762 $63,408 $67,161 $75,054 $82,560
16 IT6 $57,755 $70,750 $74,938 $83,745 $92,120
17 IT7 $64,445 $78,945 $83,617 $93,445 $102,790
18 IT8 $71,704 $87,837 $93,035 $103,970 $114,367
19 IT9 $80,242 $98,297 $104,115 $116,351 $127,987
20 IT10 $89,541 $109,688 $116,180 $129,835 $142,819
21 IT11 $99,920 $122,402 $129,647 $144,884 $159,373
22 IT12 $111,504 $136,592 $144,677 $161,681 $177,850
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24 (3) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for
25 the Medical Professional Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2017 2024, and
26 thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered
27 by this subchapter to which a classification title and Medical Professional
28 Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter
29 and the appropriation act of the state agency:
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31 MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL SALARIES
32 MP1 $63,830 $75,958 $80,347 $88,058 $96,864
33 MP2 $71,403 $85,683 $90,682 $99,964 $109,961
34 MP3 $79,879 $96,654 $102,325 $113,428 $124,771
35 MP4 $89,368 $109,029 $115,464 $128,690 $141,559
36 MP5 $99,991 $122,989 $130,289 $145,987 $160,586
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1 MP6 $111,884 $138,736 $147,016 $165,588 $182,147
2 MP7 $125,200 $156,500 $165,890 $187,800 $206,580
3 MP8 $140,109 $176,537 $187,186 $212,966 $234,263
4 MP9 $156,804 $199,140 $211,215 $241,478 $265,626
5 MP10 $175,620 $224,033 $236,561 $270,455 $297,501
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7 (4) The following grades and pay levels shall be authorized for
8 the Senior Executive Salaries pay table, effective July 1, 2017 2024, and
9 thereafter, for the state service for all positions of state agencies covered
10 by this subchapter to which a classification title and Senior Executive
11 Salaries salary grade have been assigned in accordance with this subchapter
12 and the appropriation act of the state agency:
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14 SENIOR EXECUTIVE SALARIES
15 SE1 $108,110 $127,655 $135,015 $147,200 $161,920
16 SE2 $120,543 $138,822 $146,677 $157,100 $172,810
17 SE3 $134,406 $150,703 $159,053 $167,000 $183,700
18 SE4 $149,862 $165,681 $174,756 $181,500 $199,650
19 SE5 $167,096 $184,398 $194,483 $201,700 $221,870
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21 SECTION 3. Arkansas Code § 21-5-214(d)(2), concerning compensation
22 plan provisions, is amended to read as follows:
23 (2)(A) An agency director may approve a special rate of pay under
24 subdivision (d)(1) of this section up to fifteen percent (15%) above the
25 entry pay level for the grade assigned to the classification and shall report
26 all actions under the office’s procedures.
27 (B) The office may approve a special rate of pay under
28 subdivision (d)(1) of this section above fifteen percent (15%) up to thirty
29 percent (30%) forty percent (40%) above the entry pay level for the grade
30 assigned to the classification.
31 (C) The office may approve a special rate of pay pursuant to
32 subdivision (d)(1) of this section above thirty percent (30%) forty percent
33 (40%) up to the maximum pay level for the grade assigned to the
34 classification after review by the Legislative Council or, if the General
35 Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
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1 SECTION 4. Arkansas Code § 21-5-221(e), concerning compensation
2 differentials, is amended to read as follows:
3 (e) An additional ten percent (10%), but not to exceed a total of
4 twelve percent (12%), hazardous duty differential may be authorized for
5 employees occupying positions assigned to a maximum security unit or facility
6 if the regularly assigned work schedules expose employees at least eighty-
7 five percent (85%) of the work time to clear, direct, and unavoidable hazards
8 from clients, inmates, or patients who are in units or facilities that are
9 classified as maximum security.
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11 SECTION 5. Arkansas Code Title 21, Chapter 5, Subchapter 2, is amended
12 to add additional sections to read as follows:
13 21-5-227. Special compensation awards.
14 (a)(1) A state agency may provide a special compensation award to an
15 employee:
16 (A) To recognize the employee’s outstanding performance in
17 successfully completing a significant project or job assignment or completing
18 a major project milestone; or
19 (B) Due to the assignment of temporary additional duties
20 for a period not to exceed six (6) months that are beyond the scope of work
21 currently performed by the employee.
22 (2) The state agency shall determine whether to offer a special
23 compensation award and, if so, the type of special compensation award to
24 offer.
25 (b) A special compensation award may consist of:
26 (1) A lump-sum bonus payment not to exceed five thousand dollars
27 ($5,000) per award;
28 (2)(A) Up to forty (40) hours of incentive leave that shall:
29 (i) Be used by the end of the calendar year
30 following the calendar year in which the award of incentive leave was made;
31 and
32 (ii) Not carry forward to the subsequent calendar
33 year.
34 (B) If an employee receives an award of incentive leave
35 under subdivision (b)(2)(A) of this section, the incentive leave shall:
36 (i) Expire if the employee resigns or is terminated
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1 from employment before the end of the calendar year following the calendar
2 year in which the award of incentive leave was made; and
3 (ii) Not be liquidated by a lump-sum payment to the
4 employee when he or she separates from the state agency; or
5 (3)(A) A lump-sum payment of an employee’s annual leave.
6 (B) A lump-sum payment under subdivision (b)(3)(A) of this
7 section shall:
8 (i) Not exceed forty (40) hours of annual leave;
9 (ii) Be paid at the employee’s hourly rate; and
10 (iii) Not reduce the employee’s combined balance of
11 annual leave, holiday leave, and birthday leave to less than eighty (80)
12 hours.
13 (c)(1)(A) A state agency wishing to provide special compensation
14 awards to employees shall prepare a written plan for administering special
15 compensation awards.
16 (B) The written plan under this subsection shall include:
17 (i) An explanation of how the special compensation
18 awards will be implemented;
19 (ii) A list of the classifications eligible for
20 special compensation awards; and
21 (iii) A description of the special compensation
22 awards that may be provided to employees.
23 (2) The written plan under this subsection shall be reviewed by
24 the Office of Personnel Management.
25 (3) When the office has completed its review of the written plan
26 under subdivision (c)(2) of this section, the office shall refer the written
27 plan to the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in regular
28 session, fiscal session, or extraordinary session, the Joint Budget
29 Committee, for its approval.
30 (4) A state agency shall not provide a special compensation
31 award before the approval of the state agency's written plan for
32 administering special compensation awards under subdivision (c)(3) of this
33 section.
34 (5) If the state agency amends the written plan following its
35 approval under subdivision (c)(3) of this section, it shall:
36 (A) Submit the amended written plan for review by the
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1 office and approval by Legislative Council or the Joint Budget Committee in
2 the same manner provided by subdivisions (c)((1)-(3) of this section; and
3 (B) Not provide a special compensation award under the
4 provisions of the amended written plan before the approval of the state
5 agency's amended written plan.
6 (d)(1) After a state agency's written plan for administering special
7 compensation awards has been approved under subdivision (c)(3) of this
8 section, the state agency may submit a request for a special compensation
9 award to the office for approval.
10 (2) A request under subdivision (a)(1)(A) of this section shall
11 include the following:
12 (A) A description of the project or assignment prompting
13 the special compensation award;
14 (B) A description of the work that was completed as part
15 of the project or assignment;
16 (C) The name or names of the employee or employees who
17 would receive the special compensation award; and
18 (D) A description of the special compensation award that
19 would be provided to the employee or employees.
20 (3) A request under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section shall
21 include the following:
22 (A) A list of the regularly assigned job duties of the
23 employee or employees;
24 (B) A list of the temporary duties assigned to the
25 employee or employees;
26 (C) The name or names of the employee or employees who
27 would receive the special compensation award; and
28 (D) A description of the special compensation award that
29 would be provided to the employee or employees.
30 (4) A request for a special compensation award under this
31 subsection shall be consistent with the written plan for administering
32 special compensation awards of the state agency.
33 (5) A state agency shall not provide a special compensation
34 award before the approval of the special compensation award by the office
35 under this subsection.
36 (e) A lump-sum special compensation award under this section shall be:
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1 (1) Subject to withholding of all applicable state and federal
2 taxes; and
3 (2) Included by retirement systems in determining retirement
4 benefits.
5 (f)(1)(A) An employee shall not receive a special compensation award
6 under this section more than two (2) times in a biennium.
7 (B) The total compensation received from lump-sum bonus
8 payments under subdivision (b)(1) of this section during a biennium shall not
9 exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
10 (2) A special compensation award under this section may be
11 awarded to an employee whether or not the special compensation award would
12 result in the salary for the employee exceeding the maximum pay level for the
13 grade assigned to the employee’s classification.
14 (3) An employee may receive a special compensation award and a
15 merit increase under § 21-5-1101 in the same fiscal year.
16 (g)(1) A special compensation award under this section is subject to a
17 state agency’s ability to certify funding for a special compensation award.
18 (2) A state agency shall:
19 (A) Use existing funding for a special compensation award
20 under this section; and
21 (B) Not access the Performance Fund to provide a special
22 compensation