HOUSE BILL 89

52nd legislature - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - second session, 2016

INTRODUCED BY

Luciano "Lucky" Varela

AN ACT

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR SALARY INCREASES FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYEES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO:

     SECTION 1. APPROPRIATIONS.--

          A. Eight million three hundred seventy-six thousand seven hundred dollars ($8,376,700) is appropriated from the general fund to the department of finance and administration for expenditure in fiscal year 2017 to provide salary increases of one percent to employees in budgeted positions who have completed their probationary period subject to satisfactory job performance. The salary increases shall be effective the first full pay period after July 1, 2016, and distributed as follows:

                (1) one hundred twelve thousand dollars ($112,000) to provide permanent legislative employees, including permanent employees of the legislative council service, legislative finance committee, legislative education study committee, legislative building services, the house and senate, house and senate chief clerks' offices and house and senate leadership, with a salary increase of one percent;

                (2) two million twenty-six thousand two hundred dollars ($2,026,200) to provide child support hearing officers, special commissioners and all judicial permanent employees; all district attorney permanent employees other than elected district attorneys and other employees whose salaries are set by statute; and the chief public defender and all permanent employees of the public defender department with a salary increase of one percent; and

                (3) six million two hundred thirty-eight thousand five hundred dollars ($6,238,500) sufficient to provide incumbents in agencies governed by the state Personnel Act, the New Mexico state police career pay system, attorney general employees, workers' compensation judges and executive exempt employees with a salary increase of one percent.

          B. Seven million ninety-seven thousand two hundred dollars ($7,097,200) is appropriated from the general fund to the higher education department for expenditure in fiscal year 2017 to provide faculty and staff of four- and two-year public post-secondary educational institutions with a salary increase of one percent.

          C. Nineteen million six hundred twenty-four thousand nine hundred dollars ($19,624,900) is appropriated from the general fund to the state equalization guarantee distribution of the public school fund to provide all public school employees with a salary increase of one percent.

          D. For those state employees whose salaries are referenced in or received as a result of non-general fund appropriations in the General Appropriation Act of 2016, the department of finance and administration shall transfer from the appropriate fund to the appropriate agency the amount required for the salary increases equivalent to those provided for in this section, and such amounts are appropriated for expenditure in fiscal year 2017. Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2017 shall revert to the appropriate fund.

     SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the provisions of this act is the first full pay period after July 1, 2016.

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