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Legislature advances bill requiring biannual public reports on use of unclassified government hires
Summary
Bill 16‑38 would require all branches, agencies and public corporations of government to report twice a year on unclassified hires occupying classified positions, including position title, pay grade/step, salary and justification why the merit system was impracticable; sponsors framed the measure as transparency to protect the merit system.
Senator [author present on floor] moved to place Bill 16‑38 on the third‑reading file and described it as a transparency measure requiring biannual public reporting on the use of unclassified employment across government. The bill would require branches, agencies, autonomous agencies, instrumentalities and public corporations to report: position title and number; pay grade and step; salary; and the reason(s) why it was not practicable to use the merit system for a given post.
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