Bill Text: MI SCR0015 | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Engrossed

Michigan Senate Concurrent Resolution 15 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: A concurrent resolution to waive the legislative notice requirement for increases in rates of compensation for certain employees in the state classified service.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 7-1)

Status: (Passed) 2015-06-16 - Referred To Secretary For Record [SCR0015 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SCR0015-Engrossed.html

Senators Nofs, Schuitmaker, Colbeck, Knezek and Jones offered the following concurrent resolution:

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 15.

A concurrent resolution to waive the legislative notice requirement for increases in rates of compensation for certain employees in the state classified service.

Whereas, The Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 provides in Article XI, Section 5:

“Increases in rates of compensation authorized by the commission may be effective only at the start of a fiscal year and shall require prior notice to the governor, who shall transmit such increases to the legislature as part of his budget. The legislature may, by a majority vote of the members elected to and serving in each house, waive the notice and permit increases in rates of compensation to be effective at a time other than the start of a fiscal year.”

; and

Whereas, As a result of recently completed negotiations, a settlement has been reached on a three-year contract between the state and the Michigan State Police Troopers Association regarding compensation and other terms and conditions of employment. This settlement, which will be effective for fiscal year 2014-2015 and fiscal year 2015-2016, was reached past the time when the governor could transmit the increase as part of the budget; and

Whereas, The State Personnel Director, with the consent of the chair of the Civil Service Commission, granted interim approval of the collective bargaining agreement on May 15, 2015; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That, pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963, the Michigan Legislature waives the prior notice requirement to permit increases in rates of compensation for certain members of the Department of State Police as set in the contract settled between the Michigan State Police Troopers Association and the state and the Civil Service Commission; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to the Civil Service Commission.