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Mr chairman item these prosecutor coordinator's office. At twelve twenty twenty to authorize and twelve positions are requesting for MSG positions that were granted last December. Raise a request to sixteen that's an increase of those four M. F. Jeez an executive right provides for their request germ that's all after prosecutor coordinators office. Now you can probably hear me better. I have a motion I have a second all in favor. Anybody opposed. It It passes. Mr next item is item C. court of appeals I should note that the rest of these items through see through EM will not have an exact recognition of the executive agencies in the judicial. A court of appeals is authorized forty nine positions back thirty five twenty twenty to the requesting a two great increase for all other titles there in their current act is to give them flexibility for growth and to retain personnel and there's no other changes for a total of forty nine positions this term that's all I have a court of appeals. I have a motion I have a second. All in favor. Any opposed. Senate passes. Sturman dis the administrative office of the courts or AOC acts one seventy two in two oh six twenty twenty two authorizing four hundred positions. They're requesting a new title they plan to re class to a higher rated position it's a AOC development specialist at G. S. O. nine a similar to court of appeals their questions forty nine skews me fifty nine upgrades all before those will go up to grades so give AOC flexibility for growth and to just pay to retain personnel in these run from page one to page four. Daozi request requested built specials GSO seven AOC development specials it yes nine and this is the new title they were requesting previously. Of you know there's a letter attached revising their requested as one new position a Spanish interpreter GSO eight brings their total requested four hundred one positions Mr chairman that's all I have for is. I have a motion. I have a second. All in favor. Any opposed Senate has passed. The Supreme Court AT twenty twenty twenty two authorizing seventy three positions the requesting one new title the Supreme Court human resource coordinator GS twelve a similar agencies request they wish to upgrade forty seven titles by two grades to allow for flexibility for growth into just pay retain personnel. The store on the first page they run to the third. They're requesting to title changes on page three. And requesting one additional position a Supreme Court Uman resource coordinator GS twelve that's the new title they're requesting brings a request to seventy four positions an increase of the one additional Mr and that's all I have for spring court. Our members have a motion to have a second I have a second. All in favor. Any post. It has passed. Next item is item F. Attorney General's office they're currently authorized one hundred sixty seven positions and they're requesting no change for a total of one hundred sixty seven positions. I have a motion and I have a second. I have anybody opposed. I'm sorry did align their all in favor. Now do I have anybody opposed. In this past. Mr but I didn't use the office of the land commissioner act fifty one of twenty twenty two authorizing forty five positions. The requesting a two percent line at a maximum increase for all the positions for the first year first fiscal year the biennium they're planning on a two percent increase in the second year the total four percent over the two years if you look on your report to see this on the two different column is a little different than the other reports and catch up close for the codes that were given this past spring there's no other position us using requests for changes for a total of forty five positions. Members are there any questions. Do I have a motion. I have a motion. I have a second. All in favor. Anyone opposed. C. none is passed. Mr chairman item H. the secretary of state's office there of authorized one hundred sixty two positions backed one thirty eight to twenty twenty two. The requesting a two percent decline emacs increase for all the positions they requesting these goals because they didn't ask for increases last time around okay requesting these is a catch up and it's similar to the land commission secretary of state has no other changes total request of one hundred sixty two positions there is a piece of special language. It's continuing languages section fifteen that allows salary payments to employees who've gotten law enforcement certifications above that of basic certification it only applies to four titles at their office. And that's all I have for sectors. I have a. Motion and I have a second. All in favor. Any opposed. This past. Mr chairman item eyes the auditor's office X. ten one seventy three twenty twenty two authorizing two hundred ninety five positions I have a two percent Lotte maxing cruise for the seventeen positions in the orders office in the report and then no other changes for a total of two hundred ninety five positions that's alive Mr. I have a motion I have a second. All in favor. Any post. It is passed. Mr in the governor's office is item J. they're currently authorize city positions in the requesting no changes for a total of sixty that's our. I have a motion and a second. All in favor. Imposed. It is best. Mr chairman item K. is lieutenant governor's office they're currently authorized three positions and they're requesting no changes for a total of three. Members do I have a motion. I have a motion I have a second. Any oppose and I'm sorry all in favor. In the post. It has passed. Adam Ellis office of the treasurer they're currently authorized thirty five positions and they are requesting a change for total thirty five. Members I have a motion and a second all in favor. It imposed. In this past. Measurement item in skews me M. is the governor's mansion they're currently authorized ten positions there question no changes in the total ten positions. Members I have a motion and a second all in favor. Any post. This past. Mr chairman were DHS now there are two divisions within this section the packet that have revised reports there on your desk and I'll note these we get to. By the first division is item in this administration shared services. They're currently authorized one position is the Secretary position only in there no other changes in executive that provides for this. Members of any discussion. C. Nanda have a motion. I have a motion. Do I have a I have a second. Members. All in favor. It imposed. It is passed. Okay Mister Edgell go ahead do in one through in nine altogether yes Sir. I am in one is the secretary's office currently authorized six hundred and seventy two positions the requesting a swap will position DHS assistant director for quality assurance GS thirteen executive right provides for this if forty one out of family re classes that are recommended the requesting for re classes they're not you start on page one the go to page three. the office is requesting thirteen transfers eleven out into into the division is all recommended in there on page three they go all the way to the end of this section the report. Springs there request and recommendation to a total of six hundred sixty one positions there's a piece of special language section fourteen is continuing language that requires the Division undertaking employee survey to determine employee engagement at the state's human development centers that's do the first of December of this year Executive rectified for this piece special language. Next vision is into a county operations or county office currently authorize one thousand eight hundred and forty one positions. The request to not renew and eliminate MSG position at DHS DC assistant deputy director GS thirteen executive recommendation provides for this. I can help request seven week classes Executive wrecked provides for four out of family we classes only. Division quest seventeen transfers six into the division in eleven out executive wrecked provides for these and county up total request is for one thousand eight hundred and thirty five positions in the executive record is as well. In three is aging adult and behavioral health services division currently authorized one thousand one hundred sixty three positions if you look at page ten. The C. division has thirteen swapping positions that they're requesting an executive rep provides for these. On page eleven. With requests begin they run a page thirteen executive rep provide for the twenty two at a family re classes only. The Division request to transfer six positions out of the divisions and seven in executive provides for these. after the swap wasn't transfers the division told requests for one thousand one hundred and fifty three positions executive records also for one thousand one hundred fifty three. They're two pieces special language section fourteen is continuing language allows the Division offer special allowance to three titles. these may include allowances also allowed for you M. S. personnel and these allowances cannot exceed two and a half times that of the authorized seller for the position requires approval from the state see and review by the person or committee exactly read the provide for the species special language. Next pieces section twenty one it's continuing language allows a specific employees of the state hospital salary adjustments in the set work days per the division director. And applies to titles only there in the pay grade and work days for teachers at the Deffenbaugh school is the template they use for this executive wrecked provides for this species special language. Next item is in for a division of developmental disabilities services or DDS currently authorized two thousand five hundred eighty six positions if you look on page eighteen. See the DDS added seven pole positions the interim these were for a from a seven for twenty eight swap. The executive right provides for these the Division is requested to live in a thirty seven positions the start on page eighteen go to page twenty. Exactly read provides for these. The next section report has twenty requested we classes and three hundred and seven out of family re classes only these out of family requested or recommended this begins on page twenty was all with the Page thirty six. DDS request to transfer three positions out in ten positions into the division executive rep provide for these EDS request after the swap will be eliminated positions in the transfers for two thousand five hundred and thirty five positions executive records also for two thousand five hundred thirty five. Next visions in five this is one of those that has the revised report if you look on your desk outside of the package. There was a revision to one of the out of any request is excused. And that was the need for the new report was this revisions out of families. Other currently authorized two hundred eleven positions they have six rec recommended out of family re classes divisions requesting an executive recommends six transfers to out and for into the Division. And the executive wrecked a recognized told the two hundred thirteen positions I didn't get the name of this division is did score a provider services and quality assurance. Thanks items in in the six medical services. Currently authorized one hundred three positions if you look on page forty of this section of your packet. The request one pole position it was granted in March is a D. H. S. DMS business operations manager at GS twelve the second record provides for this Medical Services requesting to re classes that would be transferred other ten out of family we classes and only these are recognized. The Division of questions transfer six positions to into the Division of four out. Executive recognized for these these on page forty one. The Division total questions for nine a position same as the executive records of pieces special language. And it's section ten is continuing language that says tobacco funded positions can't continue with non tobacco funds if they run out unless the General Assembly approves it and as well as got appropriate about Johnson the approved by the. This information is made available new to new and current hires they're working in tobacco funded positions in the executive recognized for this agency request special language. I'm in seven his children family services DCFS currently authorized one thousand three hundred eighty nine positions. The receive thirty pole positions in the interim all of these are recommended if you look on page forty three that's where they start the all the way to the next page is a grand and October of last year. The second record to limit one position of child abuse and neglect prevention board director GSO seven this position is vacant. There are twenty one out of and the re classes that are recommended those on page forty five and forty six. DCF request an executive recommends to transfers into the Division. The total request for DCFS is one thousand four hundred twenty one positions executive record is four one thousand four hundred and twenty. The next divisions child care and early childhood in this the other division that has the revised report it's on your desk. For the same reason as out of a request that was revised. They're currently authorized one hundred eighty one positions Davis has six recommended out of family we classes and quest three transfers into the Division exactly recognized for these the total request and recommendation for the divisions one hundred and eighty four positions. I am in nine is Division of Youth Services. Ninety nine. Excuse me at two fourteen twenty twenty to authorize the ninety nine positions this has to at a family re classes that are recommended you services request to transfer into with one outgoing executive it provides for this. Divisions request other questions one hundred positions in the executive records also for one hundred there's a piece special languages section twelve in its continuing language allows the Division of Youth Services use up to three hundred and twenty extra help is contingent positions in the residential services settings user governed by the classic compact there to be used in a non contracted services situation and they're exempt from the limitation of ours And executive recognised these pieces special language mission that's all I have for DHS. Senator Hammer you're recognized Sir. Thank you Mr chairman startup with staff of a may first on on page eleven twelve on the of registered nurses under the division of aging adult behavioral health. All those that registered nursing positions are those what the requesting or is that what they're willing to trade in could you repeat that please. Mr was going to find a report could you repeat your question please yes Sir the page at ten eleven and twelve yes and it's on aging adult and behavioral health. All the registered nursing positions that are listed there are those being reclassified or can you just clarify what those are again please. It appears they are I think Kay is ready to answer your question okay. Yes senator Hammer and what they have asked basically here is that we take the hospital off the registered nurse title at this particular time there's no great change the difference in grade with these requests so that's kind of a neutral type action so we're good with that okay but taking the title hospital you're talking about the health service center been or is that when you're talking about yes that would be State hospital even more messages five. Session saw it would that allow them to use them in other places other than the hospitals that kind of the idea behind removing the title yes. Okay could we maybe get the agency appropriate time as chairman. It is a member of the agency. Mark are you today Sir. If you would please recognize. Thanks Sir Clark what part of your services US Senator Hammer are I can give you will give the brief explanation of that and then the actual of legislators myself as well because he can correct me if I'm misstating. J. hill director of raging and don't have your health. So the simple explanation is for reasons I don't quite fully understand historically been two different titles registered nurses one is just registered nurse one as rush hours hospital the difference is that one has a higher set of qualifications than the other even though the grading the salaries saying so we're just we're changing the the grades we use within the state hospital I believe the health center as well when to change some of those to just the basic registered nurse helps in recruiting. All right so just pretty much clean up languages but it. You not intending to take nurses away from the state house bill down there anything like this or the locally no no so that we went in we we we need more nurses at both state hospital on the health center so we certainly not taking anyway share can you one more question. Sure we can get one more question yes Sir go ahead thank you all the move around I'm just here's what the rationale behind it is between eliminating the positions re classifying is it just the traditional trying to move people around to where the greatest need is is that I'm just curious what the overall mindset is of the agency. Sure there I mean there there's several different explanations as you go through them there somewhere there's just issues with the title or trying to trying to switch the title there other cases where we have moved positions around between divisions yeah that's part of that this or that we have to move nonphysician but also appropriation and funding between our divisions with y'all's permission and that's that helps us keep our overall numbers lower because we have an eight one place we can fill somewhere else and not have to trying have cushion within all our divisions to meet those needs there also some areas where we're trying to do some restructuring also for example within the Division bill available disabilities we have three classifications were going actually increasing grades and that was tied to two things one was we think clinically we can probably use more registered nurses and LPNs and so we're gonna try and give more are replacing the LPN titles with RN's and then also we're trying to create some positions in the eight to ten grades to create a career path for our administrative staff at the at the human development centers the course no we're with those are on hold pending the approval ex governor enforce also we have that work or study that were in the midst of right now from special language and so we're gonna work through that finisher that see if that changes anything terms recommendations and they'll come back to all the sessions with any recommendations and so when you move a position does she appropriation move with it automatically. To it when we do and referred for allocation table will move the position and the appropriation not always but typically. Okay our thank you thank Mr. You're welcome sure in the chair recognizes senator Chesterfield thank you Mr chairman we batch in one through nine and move executive Rick. I will take that in consideration I have a few more questions appear us if you just to fill in the chair recognizes my culture representative wouldn't. Thank you Mr chairman of senator why. We got a bill of a hundred nine new positions last session or fiscal one we're of the seventeen hundred for the show vacant. How many of those or that hundred nine. Eighteen time across the agency is hi let me if I can have my chief of human resources come up and give us a little more detail on that rather than me rely on my memory on that may. May that the new the new position of a hundred nine work for the. All care of the option and. So they could team work I just wonder where we are on the. Ushers on these. So we we have some new positions within Division county operations and we make good progress on filling those they are I think almost back to normal staffing with those positions would make good progress there we also new positions within the Division of Children and Family Services have and that when we've been working to fill we're not those are not totally field yet okay. Yes Sir if you would not to self please Damien Hicks chief of human resources the DHS those were currently working on recruitment efforts to fill those I don't know an exact number that had been field we can get you that information. Or those okay well I will I want to commend I want to commend you all for your efforts in that area I mean it's vital to. Deal with those foster homes and an is options thank you all doing a good job under difficult situation because of the labor market out there the of the seventeen hundred and four what what primarily do they make up the vacant positions that you have is that involved in the state hospital or child services or we I mean we do have quite a few vacancies within our facilities which would be the human development centers as well as the state hospital and the health center course we're we're constantly looking for nurses and other clinical staff there we do have again vacancies within DCFS where we're again struggling to to get those positions in and get those filled again because the state economy say the labor market and also just that is very hard work we're asking people to come in and do those are there is for us I think we're in the greatest vacancy that we have Damon add to that Watson also say director Martin he said right now in DCFS they have around three hundred twenty two vacancies but they are having great success in filling a lot of the program assistant positions which GS authorities right now. Well the it. Following up on senator Hammer very quickly. You indicated that you're changing the LPN to our ends and we go shortage with our ends so how do you think that's cool hello. Well I know during the pandemic we actually are having an easier time recruiting orient the LPNs it's that's not quite as true now as it was but there was for a guy to good year year and a half there were we were still good have good success bringing our ends there and LPNs we're we're struggling and so that's where we started replacing LPN RN's but as we do that we saw that there clinical benefits to doing that as well as helping us deliver better care and so that's what led us to continue to those efforts thank you thank you Mr secretary thank you Mr chairman yes Sir. Members I have a motion from senator Chesterfield to batch item in one through in nine. Do I have a second. I have a second. All in favor. It imposed. It has passed thank you Sir. And moving on to department corrections and Mister Robinson would do this from. Right here next to me go ahead on thank you Mr chairman Partminer corrections on page one of this is exhibit this is their shared services division there are two hundred nineteen authorized positions the final executive recommendations for two hundred seventeen positions you'll see online eight of page one there's one a continuation of a pole position that they received in the interim they're requesting to eliminate one position you'll see that on line fourteen in our starting on line twenty Page one and going to page two is the positions have been Recommended to be reclassified because these are out of family re classes Mr chairman this is this takes them to two hundred seventeen positions there is a piece of special language on page three this is continuation of their existing holiday compensation language however the agency had request the requested to codify this language the executive recommendation was not to codify the language part of that is due to the fact that their titles in grades in here that may fluctuate over time Also this provides the agency the ability to pay employees for their underused holiday pay allows employees to bank some of the holiday pay of two hundred and fifty hours Mr chairman that's all that you know there's one more piece of special language on page five this is where the agency is wanting to take existing language from the debate division of correction and the Division of community correction merge them together and then move them up into their shared services division so it's the same language that exists currently but it shows underline a new because they're wanting to move it to their shared services division we also see on page seven that there's a revised executive recommendation this is a technical correction for the title to the left of we see that hand written that secretary admin assistant that's not the right title for that class code it should be an administrative specialist three with that Mister chairman we go one two it skews me exhibit one this is on page nine this for the department of correction parole board Division. Are they have no requests so they're staying at twenty two positions total. The next item is to diss on page ten this is the Arkansas since the sentencing commission they currently have three authorized positions are staying at three there was one out of family re class it's been recommended for this agency. Going on to page eleven exhibit three were with that did to the Division of correction they currently have a four thousand five hundred ninety one authorized positions there be going to four thousand five hundred twenty nine positions starting on line eight you'll see three pole positions that are being continued these were given to them in the intro and then starting on line sixteen of page eleven in going through. The end of page fourteen these are transfer positions that are being transferred out to the Division of community correction. That takes them to four thousand five hundred twenty nine positions. And then if you go to page fifteen this is the language that we saw that was being rolled up into the Division of Kirsty's me that sure services division at the department of correction and so we would be eliminating this language and the eight the executive recommendation does provide for moving this up to the shared services division. We'll be going to page eighteen This language is continuing language with the exception of a name change we're also moving this language up to the shared services division the eggs the language will remain the same it's just being moved that's on page eighteen. Moving on to item for this is on page nineteen this is the division of community correction the authorized positions currently or one thousand four hundred sixty seven they'll be going to one thousand five hundred and forty under the executive recommendation starting on page eight you'll see ten additional positions that were requested however these were denied under that blanket denial by the executive branch starting on page twenty thirsty line twenty three you'll see pool positions that were presented to them in the interim the requesting for these continue the executive has provided for that that goes to page twenty. Moving on Skinny twenty one. Page twenty one you have the transfer of positions That are coming into the department of community correction From the division of corrections. That takes us through. Page twenty five we have holiday compensation pay the rolling this up also putting under ninety nine oh three shared services under the Department correction things the language will still exist it'll just be in a different place that's page twenty five going on page twenty seven this is like the previous page it's being rolled up under shared services and and Department correction it will still exist just in a different place and the same is the on page twenty eight seems the previous language it's being limited here because it's being moved up into a different area and the different business area with Mr chairman that's all I have for the Department correction. Members do I have any questions. Seeing none do I have a motion. I have a motion to have a second. I have a second all in favor. Any opposed. This is passed thank you. And moving on a department of education. Thank you Mr chair and Ottoman auto bureau of legislative research we are an exhibit P. department of education and administration and shared services on page one they currently have seventy five authorized positions they requested five new classifications but the exact correct did not provide for this request they also requested additional positions and again the exact corrected not provide for that request they received one position from the growth will during the interim and executive rack provides for this one the agency also requested reclassification of fourteen positions however it was also Not provided by the Zacharek lastly the agency received my positions transferred from other agencies from within the department to from Kerrier adding the rest from the department of education exactly I provides for these requests the net effect of these changes will increase the number of total authorized positions from a nine from seventy five to eighty four. They also have the pieces special language on page four. At the special language ask for the continuation of the establishment of the position pool of no more than five information tacticians a continuation of a pool of ten general salaries positions at up to grade GS fifteen any critical positions requested to continue through FY twenty three twenty four must be requested as the positions in the agency's budget request exact rack provides for the agency's request for the special language. Moving on to the Martin Luther king Commission Page seven they're currently at four authorized physicians and they have no changes and will remain at four. And next is the department of education general ad Page eight they currently have three hundred and twenty six authorized positions they requested for new classifications but these are corrected not provide for this they also requested a great change online seventeen but that was also at not provided they also received one position from the growth pole during the interim and executive provides for this request. They also requested a reclassification of twenty six positions however they did not provide for this request lastly the agency transferred seven positions I to shared services the exact correct provides for that request the net effect of these changes will decrease the number of total authorized positions of seven two three hundred and twenty. Meeting on the page eleven. That is the public school academic facilities and transportation it currently has thirty one authorized positions they requested for any classifications and they are also requested for great change great change across online seventeen but you neither one of these provided at the exact right provided for this request. Exagrid. There are no changes to the off total authorized position and he will remain at thirty one exagrid provides agencies request. One on living on page twelve as the Public School Fund. Currently have fifty two authorized positions the agency requested for any classifications Allianz ninety twelve of the exact correct does not provide for this request they also requested a great change for nutrition is consultant from GSO eight two GS on nine however the is that correct not provide for that. They also received one position from the growth pole during the interim in the exact crack provided for this request the net effect of these changes will increase the number of authorized positions of one from fifty two to fifty three. Leding on to the school of the blind Page fourteen. I currently have ninety eight authorized positions they requested six additional positions but at the exact are did not provide for that they also requested reclassification of positions on lines twenty and twenty two and they did provide the exact provides for these requests due to them being out of family re classes the net effect of these changes will stay at ninety eight. The agency has four pieces of special language that is being requested for continuation first one is on page sixteen employees in the classification listed who work in the summer shall be authorized additional compensation an amount not to exceed one twelfth of their annual salary for each of the month worked. The second piece of the second of special languages on page seventeen as language allows that the salary of teachers may be adjusted to rate of pay close as an annual salary they would receive from their previous employer upon employment at school for the blind. Next on page eighteen language states that if the General Assembly provides public school districts with teacher raises the school for the blind shall be included. And lastly on page nineteen employees in the classification listed as authorized by the school of the blind adjust current or new employees to at least the minimum level of compensation for public school employees the school may also implement salary adjustments to maintain equity between their teacher salaries and those of the Central Arkansas public school system the exact correct provides for the agency's requests for the special language. Meeting on to the school for the deaf. They currently have a hundred and fifty authorized positions they requested for additional positions but did not get that request they also requested three classifications of positions on page twenty one line eighteen Page twenty two line six the exact correct does provide for six of these positions due to them being at a family re classes the net effect of these changes will stay the same at a hundred and fifty positions the agency has three pieces of special language. Starting on page twenty three and the those who work in the summer shall be authorized additional compensation not exceed one twelfth of their annual salary the next one is very similar to school of the blind which states that their teachers the salary teachers may be adjusted to rate closest to the annual salary they would receive upon employment at school for the deaf and then the last one is on page twenty five it is Implementing salary adjustments maintain equity between their teacher salaries and those of the Central Arkansas public school system an exact rate provides for the agency's request for the special language. I'm moving on to at the state library. They currently have forty nine authorized positions they requested ninety classifications however the per executive not provide for this request and will remain at forty nine. And next up is Northwest tech on page twenty eight as they requested one new classification on page twenty eight the exact corrected not provide for this they also requested additional positions and again exact acted not provide for that they did request a reclassification forty one positions starting on page twenty nine through page thirty one the exact correct it's not provide for these requests with the exception of the computer support analyst to a career in type faculty on page twenty nine line six this is due to it being out of family re class the net effect of these changes will keep the number of total authorized positions at eighty one. Next one is on page thirty two which is career education they currently have forty four authorized positions they requested a title change from an A. C. E. deputy director current tak ADD two ACT director career and tack at the executive right does provide for this request. They also received two positions from the growth pole during the interim and the executive recommendation provides for this lastly the agency transferred to positions to admin Services needs that correct provides for these the net effect of these changes will keep the total number of authorized positions at forty four. And lastly I have hi read. On page thirty three they currently have forty seven authorized positions they requested one great change however the exact right to not provide for this they received for positions from the growth pool and one and if you position during the interim and executive recommendation provides for this request lastly the agency requested ten reclassification but the exact corrected not provide for this the net effect of these changes will increase the number of total authorized positions forty seven to fifty two. And that is all I have for department of education thank you. Members are there any questions. Yes. And you're recognized as my co chair representative will. How many how many new positions they requested that there. Total total just a total new positions. Do a. Excuse me representative would not and bring that with me today I did organizer. If you would recognize her sister. Now to separate the. The lands department of education human resources. Greg Rogers smart Education. Can you. Can you share with us how many new position you're requesting. I don't know that we have the total of new positions that we requested you have the personnel committee meeting and you don't have a way that many kids will most them or I think it was three pole positions that we just ask for continuation the most of what we're asking for is just to change job titles or class codes on most of our positions well some of some of them show for five or six position. And we've got a dog getting seventeen we have a document here says seventeen. Mr chairman if you just added the additional positions requested in the document this Ricardo just went through just the additional positions request all those were denied by the executive your seventeen additional positions that an account for things they received in the intro and the re classifications that's if you're just asking about truly additional positions that don't exist yet there were seventeen requested with none of them recommended well let me let me ask you a question why why are you increase in seventeen new positions when you got two hundred twenty four positions over there that are vacant and forty three percent ninety six of those are over two years ago so why why are you requesting new positions when you get a positions will be classified I would have to see which division replacing those and whether it was that high a pointless technical which because if you take it all in the. In the total than it does I don't know so I need to look at which ones we're talking about which will ever ask Is don't understand go into the personnel committee meeting and not being able to answer the question. And I don't understand why you're asking for seventeen new positions when you got two hundred twenty four thank you. Total amount came to a re class of some of those two hundred one of these to fulfill. Some of those positions that are two years or older on the lower grades grades two three simple words and some of the re class are to allow public's ability for growth what about seventeen of what I'm asking is why can't you reclassify some of the two hundred and twenty four total vacancies that you have a thank you why can't you read and you own top of that you go forty three percent or ninety six of the two twenty four that are already vacant I don't I don't understand why we come in and ask for new positions when we got into positions that were not feeling or not using what could you re classify those change of the put a grade in and the and I'll add to the already bloated situation over with two hundred twenty four vacancies and that's what we were going with the exact recommendation some of the stuff that we were requesting where grace that we're asking for new grades new positions and I'm right because the great I realize that but you're asking for seventeen new position you're not answering my question why don't you use the other positions yeah I'm trying to we are going to use those positions with the with the proposal that OPM put for with the new pay plan we are going to use the positions we just have to try to make it that will require before that we were trying to increases hours because some of those positions have people in that are topped out that we can't recruit that we can't get anyone to a we have an internal audit position that I can't get anyone to apply for that position is is classified too low but we are going to it with the the proposal that OPM put forth try to use that proposal are existing positions and see if we can't get those positions taken care of would you understand where I'm coming from yes Sir okay in any case I have thank you I have a question as I understand right the executive did not recommend approval of these positions right the executive to. Did not recommend any additional positions for any departments at this time we anticipate we may be coming back to you later with some new recommendations after we make with the new administration and if they have some changes they want to approve we will come back I'm I'm would be what I think I heard you say so I know you are asking for the use of a sense of the executive branch and approved then it's it's a moot point correct that's correct all right thank you. Thank you Mister senator Hammer Sir you're recognized. Thank you Mr a couple questions one things you just mentioned regular just want to see from clearance something so like through the intramural come through and ask for positions in the interim correct. Yes Sir okay how do we identify the numbers that you've been awarded since the last budget hearing so we had a couple years ago or even back during the fiscal because I'd like to know like if you had two hundred positions at the beginning two years going through the interview added another twenty and then you come now and you're asking for state nother twenty just using rounded off numbers how would I how would I know what we've given you over the last two years. From where we started. So K. could maybe answer that yes Sir for example if you look at page one of thirty four you look at the bottom line twenty four you will see their growth pole position so for each division of education we've identified any growth pole positions that they have established. That. Hold true for every division that has established that's cool six. All right so there's ten. With three ten growth cool positions is that what you're saying I'm looking at page thirty four Page thirty four let me get on the same page with whatever number you only look at well I'm thirty okay I was looking at page one and there's just one growth full position if you look down here to see the bottom line twenty six okay we established a state systems architect by the department of education done throughout this finding and that's going to hold true for every division every department that's been through here we identify all the growth pool or MSG positions so you'll be aware which positions we added during. Okay and then the other question would be this the there's a difference of opinion between the administrative branch and and yourselves this agency okay is there is would it just be two labors of the tasks that if you ask for a position or my just missing it is there an explanation in here written as to why you want those particular positions. And I just miss it here said having a verb instead of coming up verbally doing it is there anything in writing that showed just five justification from the agency is why they want that position. Yeah. Yes we do provide a justification to OPM for those positions what where is that in our hand out care we're we're by Mister senator Hammer we don't present that we just give you the summary reports any departments that requested additional positions are re classifications are required to submit questionnaires our our charts are very things that we need to look at to look at the the levity of those had said the letter make sure we agree with those particular request this time so many request came through that were for higher grades and it was determined that most of these will pay plan related so that's what we brought the pay plan proposal to you inside the holder any upgrades a request is still that particular issue is decided. Okay all right thank you thing Mr. Members are there any other questions seeing none I would like to batch. Adams P. one through P. eight do I have a motion for that I have a motion and I have a second all in favor. In imposed. In that has passed thank you. Moving on to item Q.. On. A minute I'm omitted all the members I met to include all items and P. which B. one through eight. Celeste to reveal very quickly all in favor of items one through eight. In the post. It is passed again. Thank you moving to items you right I thank you is eight ten they currently have a hundred and two authorized positions agency requested wanted classification on page one line nine the exact correct not provide for this request they also requested fourteen titled changes in the exact correct does provide for all of these the net effect of these changes will keep the total number of authorized positions two hundred and two they have to special in two pieces of special language that they're requesting for continuation the first one is on page three and it states to allow a maximum of five extra help positions temporary part time positions when needed at a pay not to exceed those of the class and compact and they're exempt from the limitation of ours the next business special languages on page four and it states to allow a maximum of forty six extra help positions when needed at a pay not to exceed those in the classroom compact these positions are related to specific projects that are exempt limitations of ours either act or by regulation exact rec provide for the agency's request for the special language mental lab Mr. Members first or there any questions and see none I have a motion. And I have a second all in favor. Any opposed that has passed. Members are there is there any other. Business. Seeing none. Members we are adjourned.