Amendment #228 to H3400

Salary Adjustment Amendment

[Sponsors] Mr. Lyons of Andover moves to amend the bill by inserting after section XX (as printed), the following section: -

“SECTION XX. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a temporary program of salary reductions, according to the schedule set forth in subsection (b) of this section, shall be implemented.  Said temporary program shall apply to each full time employee or officer, whether or not elected, in all branches, offices, departments, agencies and authorities of the commonwealth, whose compensation is partially or fully funded by (i) state appropriation; (ii) receipts from bond revenues; (iii) federally funded or reimbursed programs; (iv) trust funds as defined in section 1 of chapter 29 of the General Laws; or (v) authority expenditures; provided, that said temporary program shall not be mandatory for judges; provided further, that said program shall not apply to  officers and employees who have rights under collective bargaining agreements.

(b) Between July 1, 2011 and June 31, 2012, employees covered by this section shall be furloughed according to the following schedule:

For each employee whose annual compensation is $61,133 or greater but not more than $100,000, a  five percent reduction in compensation; for each employee whose annual compensation is $100,001 or greater but not more than $175,000, a ten percent reduction in compensation; for each employee whose annual compensation is $175,001 or greater, a fifteen percent reduction in compensation.  For purposes of this section, compensation shall be defined as salary which reflects routine payment for regular work assignments as defined by the office of the comptroller.