A legislative panel advanced an amended bill Tuesday that would increase all state employees’ pay by up to 3% and create special compensation awards for those who complete special projects beyond the scope of their typical responsibilities.
The amended version of Senate Bill 77, which was presented to the Joint Budget Committee’s Personnel subcommittee, aims to address concerns raised by lawmakers like Rep. Dwight Tosh about ensuring that the special compensation is awarded fairly.
The Jonesboro Republican has repeatedly said over the last week that he wants to prevent supervisors from picking “winners and losers” by only selecting employees they like for special projects and the corresponding additional compensation.
“All I want to make sure of on this bill is that every state employee . . . is treated fairly,” Tosh said. “I want to make sure that all of them are on a level playing field and that every one of them, when there’s an additional assignment, that they are given the same opportunity to be able to do that assignment and to qualify for this special compensation.”
The amended bill requires “objective, measurable standards for the selection of employees” eligible for the award as well as a description of how employees were selected for the temporary job responsibilities that prompted the extra compensation.
A legislative panel advanced an amended bill Tuesday that would increase all state employees’ pay by up to 3% and create special compensation awards for those who complete special projects beyond the scope of their typical responsibilities.
The amended version of Senate Bill 77, which was presented to the Joint Budget Committee’s Personnel subcommittee, aims to address concerns raised by lawmakers like Rep. Dwight Tosh about ensuring that the special compensation is awarded fairly.
The Jonesboro Republican has repeatedly said over the last week that he wants to prevent supervisors from picking “winners and losers” by only selecting employees they like for special projects and the corresponding additional compensation.
“All I want to make sure of on this bill is that every state employee . . . is treated fairly,” Tosh said. “I want to make sure that all of them are on a level playing field and that every one of them, when there’s an additional assignment, that they are given the same opportunity to be able to do that assignment and to qualify for this special compensation.”
The amended bill requires “objective, measurable standards for the selection of employees” eligible for the award as well as a description of how employees were selected for the temporary job responsibilities that prompted the extra compensation.
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