HB0064 - State employees-COLA.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0107

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0064

 

 

State employees-COLA.

 

Sponsored by:

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to the administration of government;
 2  authorizing a cost-of-living adjustment for state employees
 3  and employees of the University of Wyoming and community
 4  colleges as specified; and providing for an effective date.

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 6  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

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 8         Section 1.  W.S. 9-3-106 is created to read:

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10         9-3-106.  Cost-of-living adjustment.

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12  Notwithstanding any compensation action taken by the state
13  employee compensation commission created under W.S.
14  9-2-1019 or any state agency or department under the
15  authority of any agency or department pay plan, all state
16  employees, including employees of the University of Wyoming
17  and all community colleges, shall receive an annual salary

 

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 1  adjustment corresponding to the percentage change in the
 2  Wyoming cost-of-living index. The percent change shall be
 3  calculated by the economic analysis division and measured
 4  from the first quarter to the fourth quarter of every
 5  calendar year. The funds necessary to provide the salary
 6  adjustment under this section shall be computed by the
 7  department of administration and information and these
 8  amounts shall be included in each agency’s standard budget
 9  request each biennium beginning with the budget request for
10  the 2003-2004 biennium. In no event shall the cost-of-
11  living adjustment under this section exceed five percent
12  (5%) annually. Any employee whose performance is considered
13  below acceptable standards under a qualified performance
14  appraisal system shall not be eligible for any cost-of-
15  living increase under this section until such time as his
16  performance is appraised as meeting acceptable standards. 
17  The human resources division of the department of
18  administration and information, the human resource office
19  of the University of Wyoming and each community college
20  district board shall promulgate appropriate rules and
21  regulations necessary to administer the program authorized
22  by this section.

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 1         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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 3                         (END)

 

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