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21-5-222. Salary administration grids.
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21-5-222. Salary administration grids.
(a)(1) A state agency may request that a salary administration grid be approved for specific classifications or positions if the:
(A) State agency has documented the need for a salary administration grid for specified positions or classifications;
(B) Terms and conditions of a grid proposed by the state agency address the needs of the targeted positions;
(C) Cost of implementing and maintaining a salary administration grid is within the state agency's existing appropriation and the implementation does not use funds specifically set aside for other programs within the state agency;
(D) Salary administration grid has been submitted to the Office of Personnel Management for approval by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services up to the midpoint pay level; and
(E)(i) Salary administration grid has been submitted to the Office of Personnel Management for approval by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services above the midpoint pay level.
(ii) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall not approve the salary administration grid in this subdivision (a)(1)(E) until the salary administration grid has been reviewed by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(2)(A) Special salary rates may be authorized up to the maximum pay level authorized for the grade assigned for specific classifications only.
(B) An approved salary administration grid shall be used for establishing a starting salary for an employee in an individual position.
(C) A person hired above the entry pay level shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications for the job classification.
(D) Subsequent salary determin
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-5-222
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21-5-222. Salary administration grids.
(a)(1) A state agency may request that a salary administration grid be approved for specific classifications or positions if the:
(A) State agency has documented the need for a salary administration grid for specified positions or classifications;
(B) Terms and conditions of a grid proposed by the state agency address the needs of the targeted positions;
(C) Cost of implementing and maintaining a salary administration grid is within the state agency's existing appropriation and the implementation does not use funds specifically set aside for other programs within the state agency;
(D) Salary administration grid has been submitted to the Office of Personnel Management for approval by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services up to the midpoint pay level; and
(E)(i) Salary administration grid has been submitted to the Office of Personnel Management for approval by the Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services above the midpoint pay level.
(ii) The Secretary of the Department of Transformation and Shared Services shall not approve the salary administration grid in this subdivision (a)(1)(E) until the salary administration grid has been reviewed by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(2)(A) Special salary rates may be authorized up to the maximum pay level authorized for the grade assigned for specific classifications only.
(B) An approved salary administration grid shall be used for establishing a starting salary for an employee in an individual position.
(C) A person hired above the entry pay level shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications for the job classification.
(D) Subsequent salary determinations within a salary administration grid shall be based on the employee's qualifications, relevant competitive compensation rates, professional or education achievements, and internal equity within the state agency.
(E) A plan of implementation and salary progression shall be approved by the Office of Personnel Management on a biennial basis.
(3) An approved grid may be amended only upon approval by the Office of Personnel Management after review by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(4) Compensation differentials that are included in a state agency's grid plan shall not exceed rates provided in § 21-5-221.
(b)(1) A monthly report shall be made to the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee, describing all personnel transactions involving applications of this section.
(2) The hiring of a new employee under this section shall not affect the salary level or salary eligibility of any existing employee within the state agency.
(3) The Office of Personnel Management shall establish policies and procedures regarding the implementation and use of a salary administration grid with the review of the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(c) The salary administration grids created under this section shall be reauthorized each biennium by the State Personnel Administrator after review by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
21-5-221. Compensation differentials.
(a) To address specific employee compensation needs not otherwise provided for in this subchapter, a state agency may pay additional compensation for current employees in specific positions or for classifications of positions assigned to a compensation plan authorized by the General Assembly for one (1) or more compensation differentials.
(b)(1) Authorization for one (1) or more compensation differentials may be approved if the:
(A) State agency has documented the need for a compensation differential for specified positions or classifications;
(B) State agency submits to the Office of Personnel Management a plan of the terms and conditions for eligibility that must directly address the needs of the targeted positions or classifications for any requested compensation differential;
(C) Cost of implementing and maintaining a compensation differential is within the state agency's existing appropriation and shall not be implemented using funds specifically set aside for other programs within the state agency; and
(D) Compensation differential plan has been approved by the Office of Personnel Management after review by the Legislative Council or, if the General Assembly is in session, the Joint Budget Committee.
(2) Any compensation differential authorized under this section shall be renewed each fiscal year.
(3) The cumulative total of any compensation differentials paid to an employee shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the employee's base salary.
(c)(1) Hazardous duty differential of up to ten percent (10%) may be authorized for the increased risk of personal physical injury for an employee occupying a certain identified high-risk position if the:
(A) Position classification is determined to be physically
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 21-5-221
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 21-5-221. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.