STATE OF LOUISIANA
DEPARTMENT OF STATE CIVIL SERVICE
BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
General Circular
No. 001532
To: Heads of State Agencies and
Human Resource Directors
Subject: Announcement of August 6, 2003 Pay Hearing
Issue Date: June 11, 2003
The
State Civil Service Commission will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, August
6, 2003 to consider proposed changes to the Classification and Pay Plan.
The
hearing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and will be held in the auditorium of the
Claiborne Building, 1201 Third Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The
Civil Service Commission will consider the following exhibits pertaining to the
new Social Services (SS) and Medical (MS) Schedules. THESE SCHEDULES WILL NOT BECOME EFFECTIVE UNLESS ADOPTED BY THE
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. IF ADOPTED BY THE COMMISSION AND APPROVED BY
THE GOVERNOR, THE GOVERNOR WILL SET THE EFFECTIVE DATE.
EXHIBIT
A: Social Services (SS) Schedule, Grid and Implementation Order
EXHIBIT
B: Medical (MS) Schedule, Grid and Implementation Order
Further
supplements adding items to these exhibits may be issued prior to the meeting.
The
following exhibits will be also be considered at the Pay Hearing, but will
be issued in a later general circular:
EXHIBIT
C: Administrative (AS) Schedule, Grid and Implementation Order
EXHIBIT
D: Jobs Added to the Pay Plan Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
EXHIBIT
E: Job Title Changes to the Pay Plan Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
EXHIBIT
F: Jobs Abolished From the Pay Plan Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
EXHIBIT
G: Job Pay Grade Changes to the Pay Plan Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
EXHIBIT
H: Job Minimum Qualification Changes Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
EXHIBIT I: New Jobs
Proposed for Addition to the Pay Plan Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
EXHIBIT J: Job Title
Changes Proposed for the Pay Plan Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
EXHIBIT K: Job Pay Grade
Changes Proposed for the Pay Plan Since the January 8, 2003 Pay Hearing
Please review these proposals and furnish us any comments
that you consider pertinent by close of business July 11, 2003.
If you would like to appear before the Commission to present your
comments orally, you are invited to do so and are requested to notify the
Department of Civil Service of such intentions in advance of the meeting.
Please
post this General Circular prominently so that all employees will receive
notice of this hearing.
If
any special accommodations are needed, please notify us prior to this meeting.
Sincerely,
Allen H.
Reynolds
Director
Implementation Order
The purpose of
this order is to effect the transition of employees from the General Schedule
pay grid to the Social Services pay grid.
1. All current base supplement pay that falls
within the employee’s new range shall be converted into base pay.
2. If the employee’s individual pay rate falls
within the range of the new grade, his pay shall not change.
3. If the employee’s individual pay rate falls
above the new range maximum, his pay shall be red-circled until the range
encompasses the rate.
4. If the employee’s individual pay rate falls
below the minimum of the new range, his pay rate shall be brought up to the new
minimum.
5. Other Special Pay not associated with either
payment for location, education/credentials, and/or other forms of variable pay
may be converted into base pay upon approval by the Civil Service
Commission. Requests for conversion of
Special Pay to base pay must be submitted to the Civil Service Commission for
approval.
6. If approved by the Governor and upon his
effective date, the Pay Grids for the Social Services (SS) pay plan proposed at
the August 6, 2003 Civil Service Commission Hearing shall be implemented in the
following manner:
The Phase I grid
shall be implemented on the effective date set by the Governor. The Phase II grid shall be implemented 12
months after the effective date of Phase I.
The Phase III grid shall be implemented 12 months after the effective
date of Phase II.