Bill: HB 2995, 84(R) - 2015
Committee
House Government Transparency & Operation
Vote Recommendation
| Vote Recommendation |
Economic Freedom |
Property Rights |
Personal Responsibility |
Limited Government |
Individual Liberty |
| Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Neutral |
Author(s)
Armando Walle
Bill Caption
Relating to overtime pay for certain information technology state employees.
Fiscal Notes
The fiscal impact of this bill cannot be determined because several factors are unknown,
including: a definition and differentiation of "high demand" skills in the information technology
labor market, the amount of compensatory time earned statewide in high demand information
technology positions,and the regular rate of pay for employees in high demand information
technology positions.
The Uniform Statewide Payroll / Personnel System (USPS) can provide the number of
compensatory hours worked in fiscal year 2014 by information technology employees at select
state agencies, but this is not a statewide total and does not differentiate high demand positions.
The Electronic Classification Analysis System (E-Class) can provide a fiscal year 2014 average
annual salary for information technology staff, from which an hourly regular rate of pay can be
derived, but this is not specifically for high demand positions.
Bill Analysis
HB 2995 would authorize the administrative head of a state agency, or
that person's designee, to pay certain state employees, regardless of whether the employee is
subject to overtime provisions of Fair Labor Standards Act, an amount based on the employee's regular rate of pay
for all or part of the hours of compensatory time the employee earns for work in an information
technology position requiring skills in high demand in the information technology market.
Vote Recommendation Notes
HB 2995 would help state agencies to retain qualified information technology workers,with the head of an agency's authorization. In a time when technology specialization becomes more important by the day, it is important that state agencies be able to hire the qualified individuals necessary for operation. Our concern lies with the fiscal note which leads us to a neutral position on this bill.
