HB6894 - Gubernatorial Employee Salary Cap Act

• Caps salary increases for Governor's Office employees at the lesser of 3% or the Consumer Price Index increase for the preceding calendar year, applicable only during periods of budget emergency.

• Defines "Governor's Office employee" as personnel in the Office of the Governor or Governor's Office of Management and Budget not subject to Illinois Personnel Code, plus executive branch employees appointed by the Governor with Senate consent.

• Applies the same salary cap limitations to employees promoted to Governor's Office positions, calculating increases from their salary on the last business day before the promotion effective date.

• Budget emergency periods commence on the National Bureau of Economic Research Business Cycle Dating Committee's recession start date (or announcement date, whichever is later) and continue for 6 months after recession end or the announcement of recession end, whichever is later.

• Salary increase restrictions do not apply to raises granted before the Act's effective date or during periods when no budget emergency is in effect.