Bill Text: OR HB2210 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to professional service classification.

Sponsorship: Unknown

Status: (Failed) 2013-07-08 - In committee upon adjournment. [HB2210 Detail]

Download: Oregon-2013-HB2210-Introduced.html

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     77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 491

                         House Bill 2210

Introduced and printed pursuant to House Rule 12.00. Presession
  filed (at the request of Governor John A. Kitzhaber, M.D., for
  Oregon Department of Administrative Services)

                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.

  Establishes category of professional service in state service.
Requires Personnel Division to adopt salary plan for professional
service employees and to adopt rules, policies and procedures
necessary for professional service.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to professional service classification; creating new
  provisions; and amending ORS 240.195, 240.240 and 240.250.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act is added to and made
a part of ORS chapter 240. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + (1) The professional service shall comprise all
positions in state service requiring advanced knowledge for the
performance of the primary duties of the position.
  (2) The Personnel Division shall identify the positions in
state service that shall be placed in the professional
service. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 240.195 is amended to read:
  240.195. Positions in the service of the state are divided into
the following categories:
  (1) The classified service as provided in ORS 240.210.
  (2) The unclassified service as provided in ORS 240.205.
  (3) The exempt service as defined in ORS 240.200.
  (4) The management service as provided in ORS 240.212.
   { +  (5) The professional service as provided in section 2 of
this 2013 Act. + }
  SECTION 4. ORS 240.240 is amended to read:
  240.240. (1) The unclassified service or, except as provided in
ORS 240.250, the management service  { + and the professional
service + } shall not be subject to this chapter, except that
employees and officers in the unclassified   { - or - }
 { + , + } management { +  and professional  + }service shall be
subject to the laws, rules and policies pertaining to any type of
leave with pay except as otherwise provided in subsections (4)
and (5) of this section, and shall be subject to the laws, rules
and policies pertaining to salary plans except as otherwise
provided in subsections (3) and (5) of this section.
  (2) With regard to any unclassified   { - or - }  { + , + }
management  { + or professional + } service position for which
the salary is not fixed by law, and except as otherwise provided
in subsections (3) and (5) of this section, the Personnel
Division shall adopt a salary plan
  { - which - }  { +  that + } is equitably applied to various
categories in the unclassified   { - or - }  { + , + } management
 { + and professional + } service and is in reasonable conformity
with the general salary structure of the state. The division
shall maintain this unclassified   { - and - }  { + , + }
management  { + and professional + } salary plan in accordance
with the procedures established for the classified salary plan as
provided in ORS 240.235.
  (3) The Secretary of State and the State Treasurer, for the
purpose of maintaining a salary plan for unclassified
 { - and - }  { + , + } management  { + and professional + }
service positions in their departments, may request the advice
and assistance of the division.
  (4) With regard to unclassified instructors and teachers under
annual teaching contracts for an academic year in the school
operated under ORS 346.010, arrangements for leave with pay shall
be established by the Department of Education.
  (5) With regard to unclassified positions in the Oregon
Business Development Department's foreign offices, the salary
plan and arrangements for leave with pay shall be established by
the Director of the Oregon Business Development Department.
  SECTION 5. ORS 240.250 is amended to read:
  240.250. The Personnel Division shall adopt rules, policies and
procedures necessary for the management service { +  and the
professional service + }. The rules may cover any wages, hours,
terms and conditions of employment addressed by this chapter,
even if, absent the rule, those wages, hours, terms and
conditions would not otherwise apply to the management  { + or
professional + } service. The rules shall further merit
principles in the examination, selection and promotion of
individuals for the management service { +  and the professional
service + }.
  SECTION 6.  { + Section 2 of this 2013 Act and the amendments
to ORS 240.195, 240.240 and 240.250 by sections 3, 4 and 5 of
this 2013 Act apply to collective bargaining agreements entered
into on or after the effective date of this 2013 Act. + }
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