The resolution authorizes Senator B. Davis to introduce a non-appropriation bill that seeks to amend the Uniform Classification and Compensation Act in Arkansas. Key provisions include allowing for market adjustments to employee salaries, with a maximum increase of three percent of an employee's base salary applicable from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025. The bill also proposes changes to pay levels across various salary grades, such as General Salaries and Medical Professional Salaries, and introduces a framework for special compensation awards to recognize exceptional employee performance or additional duties. These awards may consist of lump-sum bonuses, incentive leave, or payments for annual leave, with established guidelines for their administration.

Furthermore, the resolution sets regulations for special compensation awards and recruitment incentives, limiting employees to receive such awards no more than twice in a biennium, with a cap of $10,000 for lump-sum bonuses. It requires state agency funding certification and mandates monthly reporting to the Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee. Recruitment incentives can include bonuses of up to $5,000 or 40 hours of incentive leave, contingent on fulfilling employment requirements. The resolution emphasizes the need for legislative approval for any merit increases or recruitment incentives that exceed the maximum pay level for an employee's classification, ensuring oversight and accountability in the compensation process. An emergency clause is included to ensure these provisions take effect by July 1, 2024.

Statutes affected:
HR 1013: 21-5-209(e), 21-5-214(d), 21-5-221(e), 21-5-1101, 21-5-1001, 21-5-201, 26-36-303(2)