SB1510

THE CONTEXT: By October 1 annually, statute requires ADOA to submit a report to JLBC and OSPB containing information for each budget unit's full-time equivalent (FTE) positions and the total amount of salaries for each budget unit. The report must include information for the prior fiscal year delineated by retirement system, employee tier and fund source.

WHAT THE BILL DID: The final vetoed version would require ADOA to collect from each budget unit to include in the annual report, a list of all FTE positions that have been vacant at least 150 days, direct each budget unit to eliminate FTE positions each fiscal year that have been vacant more than 150 days, regardless of any other law to the contrary, and adjusts the budget unit's allocated FTE positions to reflect the eliminated FTE positions.

WHY IT MATTERED: The practical reason for this bill was to give the people who rely on the rule clearer information and a defined reporting process. It would require ADOA to collect from each budget unit to include in the annual report, a list of all FTE positions that have been vacant at least 150 days, and would also direct each budget unit to eliminate FTE positions each fiscal year that have been vacant more than 150 days, regardless of any other law to the contrary, rather than leave the current rule unchanged.