Bill Text: DE HB254 | 2017-2018 | 149th General Assembly | Draft
Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Method Of Payment Of State Officials And Employees.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-06-21 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House [HB254 Detail]
Download: Delaware-2017-HB254-Draft.html
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SPONSOR: |
Rep. Briggs King & Sen. Pettyjohn |
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Reps. Collins, Wilson |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 254
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO METHOD OF PAYMENT OF STATE OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend § 2712, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strikethrough and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 2712. Method of payment of State officials and employees.
(a)(1) Effective upon the implementation of the new payroll system, t T he salaries of all State officials and employees, including the Governor, shall be paid bi-weekly. The bi-weekly rate shall be determined by dividing the annual salary by 26 2087 and then multiplying that number by 80 . All state officials and employees who leave state service shall receive full payment for all days worked in their final lagged paycheck. Public and higher education employees, whether they elect payment over 10 or 12 months, shall receive their full contract amount. Public and higher education, 10-month contractual employees who elect payment over the contract period shall receive the exact annual salary stated in the contract, divided by 22.
Section 2. This act shall become effective for all pay checks issued after January 1, 2018.
SYNOPSIS
This bill changes the calculation of biweekly pay for State officials and employees to compensate for the 27th pay period that occurs approximately every 11 years. This calculation is used by the Federal government to fairly spread the impact of the 27th pay over all pay periods. The last leap year resulted in an additional 58 million dollar cost.
