HB1158 Summary

• Appropriates $5,000,000 to the Department of Correction for holiday compensation payments, consisting of $3,757,000 for regular salaries and $1,243,000 for personal services matching.

• Transfers $5,000,000 from unobligated General Improvement Fund to the Department of Correction Inmate Care and Custody Fund Account to pay banked employee holiday compensation balances.

• Amends Act 1207 of 2013 to change holiday compensation language from "authorized to" to "shall" pay employees for up to 150 hours of unused holiday compensation exceeding a 96-hour balance, expanding payment eligibility to eight specific correctional staff classifications.

• Extends the effective period for holiday compensation provisions from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 to July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.

• Declares an emergency clause due to insufficient Department of Correction operational funds, making the act effective immediately upon passage and approval.