Rep. OTT proposes the following Amendment No.     to H.5201 as introduced by Ways & Means

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EXPLANATION: Require agency FTEs to receive the same percentage pay increase that an agency director receives.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 530, after line 28, by adding an appropriately numbered paragraph to read:

/ (GP: Agency Head and FTE pay increases) In the event the director of a state agency or department receives an increase in agency head compensation that is greater than the base pay increase provided for state employees for that fiscal year, each full-time equivalent employee shall receive an increase in compensation by the same percentage increase the agency director received. Funds for the increased employee compensation shall be paid from the funds appropriated and/or authorized to the agency. /

Amend totals and titles to conform.