67-5309A. STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. (1) It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature of the state of Idaho that the goal of a total compensation system for state employees shall be to fund a competitive employee compensation and benefit package that will attract qualified applicants to the work force; retain employees who have a commitment to public service excellence; motivate employees to maintain high standards of productivity; and reward employees for outstanding performance.
(2) The foundation for this philosophy recognizes that state government is a service enterprise in which the state work force provides the most critical role for Idaho citizens. Maintaining a competitive compensation system is an integral, necessary and expected cost of providing the delivery of state services and is based on the following compensation standards:
(a) The state’s overall compensation system, which includes both a salary and a benefit component, when taken as a whole shall be competitive with relevant labor market averages.
(b) Advancement in pay shall be based on job performance and market changes.
(c) Pay for performance shall provide faster salary advancement for higher performers based on a merit increase matrix developed by the division of human resources.
(d) All employees below the state’s midpoint market average in a salary range who are meeting expectations in the performance of their jobs shall move through the pay range toward the midpoint market average.
(3) It is hereby declared to be legislative intent that regardless of specific budgetary conditions from year to year, it is vital to fund necessary compensation adjustments each year to maintain market competitiveness in the compensation system. In order to provide this funding commitment in difficult fiscal conditions, it may be necessary to increase revenues, or to prioritize and eliminate certain functions or programs in state government, or to reduce the overall number of state employees in a given year, or any combination of such methods.
History:
[67-5309A, added 2006, ch. 380, sec. 10, p. 1188.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 67 - STATE GOVERNMENT AND STATE AFFAIRS
Section 67-5301 - ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Section 67-5302 - DEFINITIONS.
Section 67-5303 - APPLICATION TO STATE EMPLOYEES.
Section 67-5304 - EXISTING MERIT SYSTEMS AND PERSONNEL SYSTEMS.
Section 67-5306 - APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL MERIT SYSTEM STANDARDS.
Section 67-5307 - ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION.
Section 67-5309 - RULES OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION.
Section 67-5309A - STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY.
Section 67-5309B - IDAHO COMPENSATION PLAN.
Section 67-5309C - ANNUAL SURVEYS, REPORTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Section 67-5309D - OTHER PAY DELIVERY OPTIONS.
Section 67-5310 - SERVICE TO OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Section 67-5311 - LIMITATION OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
Section 67-5313 - VETERANS’ PREFERENCE.
Section 67-5314 - METHOD OF FINANCING.
Section 67-5315 - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADOPTION OF EMPLOYEE PROBLEM SOLVING AND DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES.
Section 67-5316 - APPEAL PROCEDURE.
Section 67-5317 - CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE PETITION FOR REVIEW PROCEDURE.
Section 67-5318 - APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT.
Section 67-5328 - HOURS OF WORK AND OVERTIME.
Section 67-5332 - CREDITED STATE SERVICE — APPLICABILITY — COMPUTATION.
Section 67-5333A - SICK LEAVE TRANSFERRED — PUBLIC EDUCATION ENTITY AND STATE EDUCATIONAL AGENCY.
Section 67-5334 - VACATION TIME.
Section 67-5337 - MOVING EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT.
Section 67-5338 - RED CROSS DISASTER SERVICES.
Section 67-5339 - LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM.
Section 67-5340 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITH PAY IN LIEU OF WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION BENEFITS.
Section 67-5342 - SEVERANCE PAY FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
Section 67-5342A - SEVERANCE PAY — PURCHASE OF MEMBERSHIP SERVICE PROHIBITED.
Section 67-5343 - LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR BONE MARROW OR ORGAN DONATION.