HB1905 Summary

• Transfers administrative authority over the Office of Personnel Management from the Department of Finance and Administration to the Department of Transformation and Shared Services.

• Establishes new state employee classification titles and salary grades effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021, superseding prior classification structures.

• Requires the Office of Personnel Management to establish policies for career service recognition payments to state employees upon determination by the Chief Fiscal Officer and Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services that sufficient funds are available.

• Removes the automatic 1% salary increase for fiscal year 2018 and allows the Governor to authorize salary increases up to 2% annually if the Chief Fiscal Officer determines sufficient general revenues are available and the increase does not exceed maximum pay levels.

• Allows employees at maximum pay levels to receive authorized salary increases as lump-sum payments without exceeding their position's maximum salary cap.