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Committee approves bill giving constitutional officers more hiring and pay flexibility
Summary
House Bill 738 would let independently elected constitutional officers hire additional unclassified staff and set classified salaries up to the midpoint of a pay range without seeking Personnel Cabinet approval; the committee reported the bill favorably 18-1 with one pass.
The House State Government Committee reported House Bill 738 favorably by a vote of 18 yes, 1 no and 1 pass, advancing the measure to the full House.
House Bill 738, sponsored by Representative Peyton Griffey, would remove the cap on the number of unclassified employees constitutional officers may hire and allow those officers to set classified employees’ salaries up to the midpoint of the pay range without Personnel Cabinet approval. Representative Griffey said the change is intended to give independently elected constitutional officers “flexibility and discretion when it comes to hiring unclassified…
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