Bill Text: OH SB74 | 2011-2012 | 129th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: To reduce temporarily salaries of General Assembly members by up to ten per cent.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-15 - To Finance [SB74 Detail]

Download: Ohio-2011-SB74-Introduced.html

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As Introduced

129th General Assembly Regular Session 2011-2012

S. B. No. 74

Senator Wilson 

Cosponsors: Senators Grendell, Cafaro 

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A BILL

To amend section 101.27 of the Revised Code to reduce

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temporarily salaries of General Assembly members

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by up to ten per cent.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. That section 101.27 of the Revised Code be amended	4
to read as follows:	5

Sec. 101.27.  (A)(1) Every member of the senate, except the	6
members elected president, president pro tempore, assistant	7
president pro tempore, majority whip, minority leader, assistant	8
minority leader, minority whip, and assistant minority whip, shall	9
receive as compensation a salary of fifty-one thousand six hundred	10
seventy-four dollars a year during the senator's term of office.	11
Every member of the house of representatives, except the members	12
elected speaker, speaker pro tempore, majority floor leader,	13
assistant majority floor leader, majority whip, assistant majority	14
whip, minority leader, assistant minority leader, minority whip,	15
and assistant minority whip, shall receive as compensation a	16
salary of fifty-one thousand six hundred seventy-four dollars a	17
year during the representative's term of office. Such salaries	18
shall be paid in equal monthly installments during such term. All	19
monthly payments shall be made on or before the fifth day of each	20
month. Upon the death of any member of the general assembly during	21
the member's term of office, any unpaid salary due such member for	22
the remainder of the member's term shall be paid to the member's	23
surviving spouse, children, mother, or father, in the order in	24
which the relationship is set forth in this section in monthly	25
installments.	26

(2) Each member shall receive a travel reimbursement per mile	27
each way, at the same mileage rate allowed for the reimbursement	28
of travel expenses of state agents as provided by rule of the	29
director of budget and management pursuant to division (B) of	30
section 126.31 of the Revised Code, for mileage not more than once	31
a week during the session for travel incurred by a member from and	32
to the member's place of residence, by the most direct highway	33
route of public travel to and from the seat of government, to be	34
paid quarterly on the last day of March, June, September, and	35
December of each year.	36

(3) The member of the senate elected president and the member	37
of the house of representatives elected speaker shall each receive	38
as compensation a salary of eighty thousand five hundred	39
forty-nine dollars a year during the president's or speaker's term	40
of office.	41

The member of the senate elected president pro tempore, the	42
member of the senate elected minority leader, the member of the	43
house of representatives elected speaker pro tempore, and the	44
member of the house of representatives elected minority leader	45
shall each receive as compensation a salary of seventy-three	46
thousand four hundred ninety-three dollars a year during the	47
member's term of office. The member of the house of	48
representatives elected majority floor leader and the member of	49
the senate elected assistant president pro tempore shall each	50
receive as compensation a salary of sixty-nine thousand two	51
hundred twenty-seven dollars a year during the member's term of	52
office. The member of the senate elected assistant minority leader	53
and the member of the house of representatives elected assistant	54
minority leader shall each receive as compensation a salary of	55
sixty-seven thousand ninety-nine dollars a year during the	56
member's term of office. The member of the senate elected majority	57
whip and the member of the house of representatives elected	58
assistant majority floor leader shall each receive a salary of	59
sixty-four thousand nine hundred sixty-seven dollars a year during	60
the member's term of office. The member of the senate elected	61
minority whip, the member of the house of representatives elected	62
majority whip, and the member of the house of representatives	63
elected minority whip shall each receive as compensation a salary	64
of sixty thousand seven hundred six dollars a year during the	65
member's term of office. The member of the house of	66
representatives elected assistant majority whip shall receive as	67
compensation a salary of fifty-six thousand four hundred	68
forty-three dollars a year during the member's term of office. The	69
member of the house of representatives elected assistant minority	70
whip and the member of the senate elected assistant minority whip	71
shall each receive a salary of fifty-four thousand sixty dollars a	72
year during the member's term of office.	73

(4) The chairperson of the finance committee of each house	74
shall receive an additional sum of ten thousand dollars annually.	75
The chairperson of each standing committee of each house other	76
than the finance committee shall receive an additional sum of six	77
thousand five hundred dollars annually. The chairperson of each	78
standing subcommittee of a finance committee shall receive an	79
additional sum of six thousand five hundred dollars annually. The	80
vice-chairperson of the finance committee of each house shall	81
receive an additional sum of five thousand five hundred dollars	82
annually. The ranking minority member of the finance committee of	83
each house shall receive an additional sum of six thousand five	84
hundred dollars annually. The ranking minority member of each	85
standing subcommittee of a finance committee shall receive an	86
additional sum of five thousand dollars annually. The chairperson	87
of each standing subcommittee of each house other than a standing	88
subcommittee of the finance committee shall receive an additional	89
sum of five thousand dollars annually. The vice-chairperson and	90
ranking minority member of each standing committee of each house	91
other than the finance committee shall each receive an additional	92
sum of five thousand dollars annually. Except for the ranking	93
minority member of each standing subcommittee of a finance	94
committee, the ranking minority member of each standing	95
subcommittee of each house shall receive an additional sum of two	96
thousand five hundred dollars annually.	97

No member may receive more than one additional sum for	98
serving as chairperson, vice-chairperson, or ranking minority	99
member of a standing committee or standing subcommittee,	100
regardless of the number of standing committees or standing	101
subcommittees on which the member serves as chairperson,	102
vice-chairperson, or ranking minority member.	103

(5) If a member is absent without leave, or is not excused on	104
the member's return, there shall be deducted from the member's	105
compensation twenty dollars for each day's absence.	106

(B) Each calendar year from 2002 through 2008, the salary	107
amounts under divisions (A)(1) and (3) of this section shall be	108
increased by the lesser of the following:	109

(1) Three per cent;

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(2) The percentage increase, if any, in the consumer price	111
index over the twelve-month period that ends on the thirtieth day	112
of September of the immediately preceding year, rounded to the	113
nearest one-tenth of one per cent.	114

(C) From January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2016, the	115
salary amounts specified in divisions (A)(1) and (3) of this	116
section as they have been increased by division (B) of this	117
section and the additional sums specified in division (A)(4) of	118
this section shall be reduced by the following amounts:	119

(1) If the Ohio unemployment rate is less than the federal	120
unemployment rate on December 31, 2012, five per cent;	121

(2) If the Ohio unemployment rate is more than the federal	122
unemployment rate on December 31, 2012, ten per cent.	123

The salary reductions described in division (C) of this	124
section shall apply only to members whose terms of office commence	125
on or after January 1, 2013. The reductions shall apply through	126
December 31, 2018, to a member of the senate serving a term of	127
office ending not later than that date.	128

(D) As used in this section:

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(1) "Consumer price index" means the consumer price index	130
prepared by the United States bureau of labor statistics (U.S.	131
city average for urban wage earners and clerical workers: all	132
items, 1982-1984=100), or, if that index is no longer published, a	133
generally available comparable index.	134

(2) "Finance committee" means the finance committee of the	135
senate and the finance-appropriations committee of the house of	136
representatives.	137

"Federal unemployment rate" means the rate determined for the	138
United States by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics of the	139
United States Department of Labor as part of its monthly "Current	140
Population Survey."	141

"Ohio unemployment rate" means the rate determined for Ohio	142
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics as part of its monthly "Local	143
Area Unemployment Statistics" program.	144

Section 2. That existing section 101.27 of the Revised Code	145
is hereby repealed.	146