View Amendment Current Amendment: 88 to Bill 4813 Rep. OTT proposes the following Amendment No. to H.4813 as introduced by Ways & Means
(Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\H-WM\001\90.20 bonus.docx):

EXPLANATION:

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 90, STATEWIDE REVENUE, page 516, paragraph 90.20, by amending amendment No. 16 Sub, doc no H:\legwork\ house\amend\h-wm\001\90.16\suta 30m jrs
.docx, page 3, item (1) General Reserve Fund, by striking /Full 5% Funding...$98,175,036/ and inserting /4.3% Funding...$60,683,161/

Amend the bill further, Part IB, by amending amendment no. 16 Sub, doc no H:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\90.16\ suta 30m jrs.docx, page 5, after item (34), by adding appropriately numbered items to read:
/( ) F30 - B & C - Employee Benefits
           Employee Bonus...$14,125,000
( ) H63 - Department of Education
           EIA Salary Supplement-Non-Recurring
           District Employee Bonus $23,366,875
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Amend the bill further, Part IB, by amending amendment no. 16 Sub, doc no H:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\001\90.16\ suta 30m jrs.docx, page 5, by adding new sub-sections to read:

/(C)      For the bonus provided for in item ( ) above, effective on the date of the lump-sum payment a total of $14,125,000 shall be allocated to state agencies to provide for the following:

           Effective on the first pay date that occurs on or after November first of the current fiscal year, each state employee and local provider who has been in continuous state service since June 2, 2012, is eligible to receive a one-time lump-sum payment. Employees who earn less than $50,000 shall receive a lump-sum payment of 1%. Employees who earn $50,000 or more will receive a lump-sum payment of $500. The earnings limit in Section 89.63 of this Act is not applicable. This payment is not a part of the employee's base salary and is not earnable compensation for purposes of employer or employee contributions to respective retirement systems. This appropriation may be used for payments to employees only in the same ratio as the employee's base salary is paid from appropriated sources.
           The provisions of this section and the $14,125,000 appropriated in Section 80C of this act to fund the one-time employee bonus are not severable. If the $14,125,000 appropriation is deleted, then this section is also considered deleted.
     (D)      effective on the date of the lump-sum payment a total of $23,666,875 shall be allocated to the Department of Education to provide for the following:
           Each district employee, excluding superintendents, shall be eligible to receive the EIA Salary Supplment Non-recurring District Employee Bonus provided for in item ( ) above. The Department of Education shall disburse the $23,366,875 after November first of the current fiscal year in a manner commensurate with the intended use of the funds. The earnings limit in Section 89.63 of this Act is not applicable. This payment is not a part of the employee's base salary and is not earnable compensation for purposes of employer or employee contributions to respective retirement systems. This appropriation may be used for payments to employees only in the same ratio as the employee's base salary is paid from appropriated sources.
           The provisions of this section and the $23,366,875 appropriated in Section 1 of this act to fund the one-time teacher bonus are not severable. If the $23,366,875 appropriation is deleted, then this section is also considered deleted./

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