Appropriates $2,263,800 to the Division of Human Resources for fiscal year 2018; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 15; provides guidance for employee compensation; and provides guidance for the implementation of employee compensation.

This is the FY 2018 appropriation to the Division of Human Resources for $2,263,800 in dedicated funds with full-time equivalent positions capped at fifteen (15). It includes $10,200 in benefit cost increases, a reduction of $12,300 in statewide cost allocation, $29,100 for an ongoing 3% merit-based increase in employee compensation for permanent employees to be distributed at the discretion of agency heads, and $100 for cybersecurity insurance. The bill also includes funding for three line items, including a net increase of $4,400 and 3.00 FTP to transfer employee training staff from the Division of Career Technical Education to the Division of Human Resources. This line item also includes a shift of $235,900 from operating expenditures to personnel costs that nets to zero. Line item 2 is for a state employee applicant tracking system that is used by all state agencies. Line item 3 is for statewide cybersecurity training for all state employees. The bill also includes two sections of intent language that provide legislative intent related to employee compensation.