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2019 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2.2-1202 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2.2-1202. Review of employee compensation; biennial report on employee recruitment and retention.
A. It is a goal of the Commonwealth that to
compensate its employees be compensated at a rate comparable to the
rate of compensation for employees in the private sector of the Commonwealth in
similar occupations, and consistently recruit and retain the most suitably
qualified employees. In determining comparability, consideration
shall be given to the economic value of fringe benefits in addition to direct
compensation. An annual review shall be conducted by the Director of the
Department to determine where discrepancies in compensation exist as between
the public and private sectors of the Commonwealth. The results of the review
shall be reported by December 15 of each year to the Governor and the General
Assembly. To achieve this goal, the Director of the Department shall
annually review (i) recruitment and retention trends, (ii) the functions
performed by each classified job role, (iii) the number of employees and
distribution of classified job roles across state agencies, and (iv) how
the salaries for each classified job role compare to salaries paid by
other employers in the Commonwealth and, as appropriate, to comparable
salaries at a regional or national level.
B. The Director of the Department shall, on or before September 1 of each odd-numbered year, submit a report on (i) the classified job roles that should receive higher salary increases based on identified recruitment and retention challenges, (ii) the appropriate amount by which the salary of such classified job roles should be increased, and (iii) cost estimates for funding any salary increases to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance.