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2019 SESSION
19100628DBe 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 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
employee job role, (iii) the number of
employees and distribution of job roles across state agencies, and (iv) how the
salaries for each job role compare to salaries paid by other employers in the Commonwealth.
B. The Director of the Department shall, on or before September 1 of each even-numbered year, submit a report on (i) the 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 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.