Bill Text: AZ HB2508 | 2017 | Fifty-third Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Reduction in force; state agencies

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-02-13 - House read second time [HB2508 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2017-HB2508-Introduced.html

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REFERENCE TITLE: reduction in force; state agencies

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-third Legislature

First Regular Session

2017

 

 

HB 2508

 

Introduced by

Representatives Payne: Cook, John

 

 

AN ACT

 

Providing for a reduction in state employee positions; appropriating monies.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Reduction in force; state employees

A.  The joint legislative budget committee shall determine and the department of administration shall allocate to each state agency, department, board or commission an amount sufficient to implement a reduction in force pursuant to this section.  All monies from other appropriated funds and nonfederal nonappropriated funds that are reduced pursuant to this section shall be transferred to the state general fund. 

B.  In order to implement the reduction in force, each state agency, department, board or commission shall take the following steps in the following order:

1.  Eliminate unfilled positions that have been vacant for at least six months longer than the typical vacancy period for a comparable position.

2.  Identify nonessential positions.

3.  Consolidate positions whenever possible.