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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Campos

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2-4-06

HB

SHORT TITLE Las Vegas Juvenile Justice Program Personnel

SB 699

ANALYST Lucero

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$13.5

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

State Personnel Office (SPO)

Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

Senate Bill 699 appropriates $13.5 from the general fund to Children, Youth and Families De-

partment for the juvenile justice system for the purpose of upgrading a secretarial position in Las

Vegas in San Miguel County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $13.5 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund. Any

unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the

general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The legislature has approved a compensation bill in the General Appropriation Act. The average

salary increase in the bill is 5 percent.

Senate Bill 699 – Page 2

The State Personnel has issued policies and procedures associated with state employee position

upgrades and salary increases. This bill circumvents the process.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

CYFD would absorb any administrative costs associated with this bill.

TECHNICAL ISSUES

The Administrative Office of the Courts cannot express an opinion about the content of a bill that

does not have an impact on the courts and that at some point in the future could become subject

to judicial review. Therefore, an analysis is not submitted.

Personnel actions involving bargaining unit employees and bargaining unit positions which nor-

mally require competition may need union review. Some collective bargaining units call for the

employer to treat all employees fairly and equitably in all respects and prohibit a promotion re-

sulting from the upgrading of a position without significant change in duties and responsibilities.

OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES

The State Personnel Office submitted the following statement:

The Children, Youth and Families Department is in the best position to determine its need for a

position reclassification/upgrade consistent with its programs and services.

ALTERNATIVES

Propose a study of salaries, benefits, and classifications in the juvenile justice system to see if it

is inequitable.

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