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House Bill 2237 would raise state employee award cap, authorize hiring and retention bonuses and require reporting
Summary
A committee briefing on House Bill 2237 explained the bill would raise the statutory cap on monetary awards to $10,000, authorize hiring/recruitment/retention bonuses, require governor approval for awards over $3,500 in the executive branch, and mandate annual reporting of bonuses to the secretary of administration.
Jill Walters, first assistant reviser with the Office of the Revisor of Statutes, briefed the Committee on Appropriations on House Bill 2237, which would amend KSA 75-3705 by increasing the monetary cap on employee awards from $3,500 to $10,000 and authorizing appointing authorities to provide hiring, recruitment and retention bonuses.
Walters said the existing statute authorizes non-monetary awards and caps monetary awards at $3,500 annually; the bill would permit higher monetary awards but require gubernatorial approval for awards above $3,500 for executive-branch employees. The bill would also repeal authority for agency rules and regulations under the current program and require each state agency to submit an annual report by Aug. 1 to the secretary of administration…
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