HB1741 Summary

• Amends the Higher Education Uniform Classification and Compensation Act effective July 1, 2019, updating definitions and compensation structures for higher education employees

• Establishes new pay grades and salary tables with entry, minimum, midpoint, and maximum pay levels for classified positions, with career pay levels available for eligible employees with 15+ years of service

• Provides a 1% salary increase effective July 1, 2019, for all covered employees, with additional increases up to 2% available at director discretion or higher amounts with Legislative Council/Joint Budget Committee approval

• Authorizes special rates of pay for recruitment and retention based on prevailing market conditions, exceptional qualifications, and other justifications, with different approval thresholds by rate amount

• Creates new provisions for information technology labor market rates, merit increase pay systems, compensation differentials (hazard, certification, education, geographic, language, on-call duties), and establishes a temporary transition pool of 50 positions for succession planning