Session of 2000
HOUSE BILL No. 2965 By Representatives Findley, Ballard, Barnes, Crow, Flora, Grant, Hen-
derson, Kirk, Kuether, Nichols, Ruff, Spangler, Storm, Swenson, Ted-
der and Toelkes
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12 AN ACT concerning salaries and compensation for state officers and em-
13 ployees; providing for the modification of the pay plan to add an ad-
14 ditional wage step above wage step 15, making appropriations for the
15 fiscal year ending July 30, 2001.
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18 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
19 Section 1. (a) The governor is hereby authorized and directed to modify
20 the pay plan adopted for fiscal year 2001 in accordance with this subsec-
21 tion and to adopt such pay plan as so modified. The existing pay plan for
22 fiscal year 2001 shall be modified to provide for one additional step at
23 the top of each pay range which is equivalent to a 2.5% step increase
24 above the amount of step 15 of each pay grade or the equivalent increase
25 for biweekly payroll periods. The pay plan adopted by the governor under
26 this subsection shall be the pay plan for the classified service under the
27 Kansas civil service act and shall be effective on the first day of the first
28 payroll period which is chargeable to the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001.
29 Such pay plan shall be subject to modification and approval as provided
30 under K.S.A. 75-2938 and amendments thereto.
31 (b) There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund for the
32 state finance council, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, the sum of
33 $2,838,172 to be used for the purpose of paying the proportionate share
34 of the cost to the state general fund of the salary increases which are
35 provided for by adoption fo the pay plan under subsection (a) for state
36 officers and employees in the classified service under Kansas civil service
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38 (c) To pay the proportionate share of the cost to the state general fund
39 of each state agency for the salary increases which are provided for by
40 adoption of the pay plan under subsection (a) for state officers and em-
41 ployees in the classified service under the Kansas civil service act, upon
42 recommendation of the director of the budget, the state finance council,
43 acting on this matter which is hereby characterized as a matter of legis-
44 lative delegation and subject to the guidelines prescribed in subsection
45 (c) of K.S.A. 75-3711c and amendments thereto, except paragraph (3) of

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1 such subsection (c), is hereby authorized and directed to approve the
2 transfer of moneys from the appropriation under subsection (b) to the
3 proper accounts created by state general fund appropriations for the fiscal
4 year ending June 30, 2001.
5 (d) Upon recommendation of the director of the budget, the state fi-
6 nance council, acting on this matter which is hereby characterized as a
7 matter of legislative delegation and subject to the guidelines prescribed
8 in subsection (c) of K.S.A. 75-3711c and amendments thereto, except
9 paragraph (3) of such subsection (c), is hereby authorized to approve
10 increases in expenditure limitations on special revenue funds and ac-
11 counts established for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, for the pur-
12 pose of paying from such funds or accounts the proportionate share of
13 the cost to such funds or accounts, including associated employer contri-
14 butions, of the salary increases which are provided for by adoption of the
15 pay plan under subsection (a) for state officers and employees in the
16 classified service under the Kansas civil service act.
17 (e) Each state agency of the executive branch of state government shall
18 prepare and submit a budget estimate for such salary increases, and all
19 amendments and revisions of such estimates, to the director of the budget
20 on forms prescribed by the director of the budget. At the same time as
21 each state agency submits such estimate, and all amendments and revi-
22 sions thereof, each state agency shall submit a copy of such estimate, and
23 all amendments and revisions thereof, directly to the legislative research
24 department.
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26 JUDICIAL BRANCH 27 (a) There is appropriated for the above agency from the state general
28 fund for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, the following:

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$119,576

30 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
31 publication in the Kansas register.
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