ID H0612

Appropriates $2,238,600 from the General Fund to the Office of the State Appellate Public Defender for fiscal year 2015 (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015), consisting of $1,923,400 for personnel costs and $315,200 for operating expenditures

Authorizes a maximum of 23 full-time equivalent positions during the fiscal year, unless the Governor specifically authorizes additional positions, with prompt notification to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee

Directs adjustment of the compensation schedule upward by 1% to move salary structure toward market rates

Provides for an ongoing 1% salary increase for state employees and funding equivalent to a one-time 1% bonus based on employee merit, with flexibility in distribution determined by agency directors

Encourages agency directors and the Division of Financial Management to reinvest salary savings from turnover, attrition, or operational efficiencies into merit increases for deserving employees and those below policy compensation levels