S.F. No. 0117

State employees-special pay plan.

Sponsored By: Senator(s) Sessions, Case, Meier and Mockler and Representative(s) Law, Morgan, Nicholas and Reese

AN ACT relating to state employee compensation; requiring the human resources division within the department of administration and information to establish special pay plans; and providing for an effective date.

1/22/2003 Bill Number Assigned

1/23/2003 S Received for Introduction

1/23/2003 S Introduced and Referred to S02

2/5/2003 S02 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Cathcart, Devin, Hines, Job and Schiffer

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/5/2003 S Placed on General File

2/10/2003 S Amendments Considered

SF0117SS001/A ADOPTED

Page 1-line 1 Delete "requiring" insert "authorizing the Wyoming retirement board to establish special pay plans;".

Page 1-lines 2 and 3 Delete.

Page 1-line 4 Delete "plans;".

Page 1-line 8 After "W.S." delete balance of line and insert "9-3-405 by creating a new subsection (b)".

Page 1-line 9 Delete "paragraph (xv)".

Page 1-lines 11 through 15 Delete and insert:

"9‑3‑405. Retirement board duties and powers.".

Page 2-line 1 Delete and insert "(b) The board may".

Page 2-line 10 After "service." insert "In the event an employee elects to withdraw his contribution to the special pay plan prior to reaching age fifty-five (55), the state shall reimburse the employee the difference between any Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) and any Medicare tax savings to the employee and any early withdrawal penalty imposed by the Internal Revenue Service.". SCHIFFER, CHAIRMAN

2/10/2003 S Passed CoW

2/11/2003 S Passed 2nd Reading

2/12/2003 S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Barton, Boggs, Burns, Caller, Case, Cathcart, Coe, Decaria, Devin, Erb, Geis, Goodenough, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Job, Kunz, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Northrup, Peck, Roberts, Schiffer, Sessions and Vasey.

Nays: Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/13/2003 H Received for Introduction

2/13/2003 H Introduced and Referred to H02

2/14/2003 H02 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Jones, Jorgensen, Meuli, Nicholas, Philp, Reese and Tipton

Ayes 7 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/14/2003 H Placed on General File

2/25/2003 H Passed CoW

2/26/2003 H Passed 2nd Reading

2/27/2003 H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes: Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Baker, Berger, Boswell, Brechtel, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Cooper, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gentile, Gilmore, Hageman, Harshman, Harvey, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jansen, Johnson, L., Johnson, W., Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Latta, Law, Lockhart, Luthi, Martin, McMurtrey, McOmie, Meuli, Meyer, Miller, D., Morgan, Nicholas, Olsen, Osborn, Parady, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Prosser, Reese, Robinson, Ross, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Tipton, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger and Wostenberg.

Ayes 60 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/27/2003 Assigned Number SEA 0044

2/27/2003 S President Signed SEA No. 0044

2/27/2003 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0044

3/3/2003 Governor Signed SEA No. 0044

Chapter No. 0096 Session Laws of Wyoming 2003.