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DAS says rules advisory committee advanced draft PERS overtime averages; AFSCME urges protections for corrections staff
Summary
Department of Administrative Services staff told the House labor committee that a Rules Advisory Committee reviewed options for implementing the 2003 statutory requirement to set more than one overtime average for OPS‑cert members. RAC input ranged from no cap to a 2,000‑hour cap; DAS revised drafts and plans to publish rules for public comment with annual published averages. AFSCME urged a workable rule for corrections workers.
Department of Administrative Services officials briefed the House Interim Committee on Labor and Workforce Development on Nov. 18 about rulemaking linked to House Bill 3,363 and how overtime hours are counted toward a PERS member’s final average salary.
Jessica Neely, Chief Human Resources Officer at the Department of Administrative Services, said the 2003 statute directed DAS to adopt rules establishing more than one overtime average by class and geography, but DAS had not previously adopted such a rule. She said DAS historically used a 300‑hour cap across the…
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