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Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 HOUSE BILL NO. 1580 (Representatives Vetter, Christianson, Dockter, Meier, Motschenbacher, D. Johnston) (Senators Cleary, Cory) AN ACT to provide for a legislative management study relating to state employee compensation levels. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT STUDY - STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. 1. During the 2025-26 interim, the legislative management shall consider studying the classified state employee total rewards compensation system, including a review of the development and determination of pay grade, classifications, and health care benefits. The study must include a review of: a. The history of changes to classification and pay grade levels; b. Comparisons among state employees across all departments and between state employee compensation levels to similar private sector jobs; c. The use of equity funding and bonuses to retain employees; d. The payment of prevailing wages on state projects; e. Wage levels in awarding contracts for state projects; f. The impact of changes to health plan benefits; and g. Premium rate structures for single and family coverage and the impact of any proposed changes. 2. The legislative management shall report its findings and recommendations, together with any legislation required to implement the recommendations, to the seventieth legislative assembly. H. B. NO. 1580 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ Speaker of the House ____________________________ President of the Senate ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate This certifies that the within bill originated in the House of Representatives of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as House Bill No. 1580. House Vote: Senate Vote: Yeas 76 Yeas 47 Nays 15 Nays 0 Absent 3 Absent 0 ____________________________ Chief Clerk of the House Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025. ____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M. ____________________________ Secretary of State
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