Rep. BALLENTINE proposes the following Amendment No. to H.5126 as introduced by Ways & Means

(Doc Name h:\legwork\house\amend\h-wm\009\vacantfteremoval.docx):

EXPLANATION: Requires the Dept. of Administration to remove any vacant FTEs within agencies that have been unfilled for longer than 12 months that do not meet the provided exceptions.

Amend the bill, as and if amended, Part IB, Section 117, GENERAL PROVISIONS, page 572, after line 9, by adding an appropriately numbered proviso to read:

/(GP: Administration of Vacant Positions) Any full-time equivalent (FTE) position in an agency that has been vacant for more than twelve months as of October 31 of the current fiscal year must be deleted by the Department of Administration upon approval by the State Fiscal Accountability Authority. Each agency is allowed to retain a five (5) percent vacancy factor based on the total number of authorized positions or a minimum of ten (10) positions, whichever is greater. Positions that have been posted and/or in the hiring process shall not be deleted. This proviso does not supersede proviso 57.15 or proviso 91.23./

Renumber sections to conform.

Amend totals and titles to conform.