HB 1794 Summary

• Establishes a state employee compensation program designed to attract, retain, and reward quality employees with competitive total compensation based on relevant labor markets.

• Sets a goal for pay structures to work toward recommendations of the 2013 State Employee Total Remuneration Study, with pay delivery based on performance objectives, job content differences, and acquisition of skills and education.

• Prohibits reduction or realignment of state employee benefits by legislative action until $60,000,000 in additional appropriations are approved for targeted pay raises based on an annual compensation report.

• Exempts modifications to existing defined benefit retirement plans and implementation of new retirement systems from the restrictions on benefit reductions in this section.

• Takes effect November 1, 2014.