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H. 4378

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Rep. Martin
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Introduced in the House on June 4, 2003
Currently residing in the House Committee on Ways and Means

Summary: State employees, performance pay increases; minimum increases of three percent provided

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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    6/4/2003  House   Introduced and read first time HJ-122
    6/4/2003  House   Referred to Committee on Ways and Means HJ-122

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

6/4/2003

TO AMEND SECTION 8-11-940, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO PERFORMANCE PAY INCREASES FOR STATE EMPLOYEES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR A MINIMUM INCREASE OF THREE PERCENT, BEGINNING IN FISCAL YEAR 2004-2005, FOR AN EMPLOYEE WHO MEETS OR EXCEEDS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, TO PROVIDE THAT A STATE AGENCY MAY FUND AN INCREASE IN EXCESS OF THREE PERCENT FOR AN EMPLOYEE WHO EXCEEDS OR SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE THREE PERCENT INCREASE TO REFLECT FUNDING BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION    1.    Section 8-11-940 of the 1976 Code, as added by Section 13, Part II, Act 612 of 1990, is amended to read:

"Section 8-11-940.    (A)(1)    Performance increases must be based upon performance appraisals containing the following categories:

(1)(a)    below performance requirements - no increase;

(2)(b)    meets performance requirements - two three percent increase;

(3)(c)    exceeds performance requirements - three percent increase;

(4)(d)    substantially exceeds performance requirements - four three percent increase.

(2)    An employee receiving an 'exceeds performance requirements' or a 'substantially exceeds performance requirements' rating on his most recent appraisal may be awarded an increase greater than three percent, but not exceeding the maximum of the pay band. The amount of the increase received by an employee with an 'exceeds' or 'substantially exceeds' performance rating must be based on a plan developed by the respective agency, and funding for a pay increase in excess of three percent must come from the agency's existing budget. An employee receiving a 'below performance requirements' rating may not receive an increase and is subject to removal from the position in accordance with the substandard performance process of the Employee Performance Management System.

(3)    The dollar amount of each performance increase must be added to the employee's base pay until the pay level of the employee has reached the maximum of his grade or executive compensation level. After the employee has reached maximum pay in his grade or executive compensation level, he may continue to receive performance pay but it must not be added to the base pay.

(B)    The estimated cost of these performance increases, based upon predetermined norms, is two and one-half percent of the payroll of each agency. If the General Assembly provides more or less than two and one-half three percent for performance increases, the percentage of three percent increase of for each category of performance must be adjusted accordingly."

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor for fiscal years beginning in 2004-2005.

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