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SENATE BILL NO. 294

INTRODUCED BY S. FITZPATRICK

 

AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO STATE GOVERNMENT PAY PLANS; REQUIRING AN EMPLOYEE'S COMPENSATION TO FALL WITHIN THE OCCUPATIONAL WAGE RANGE OF AN EMPLOYEE'S OCCUPATION; PROVIDING DEFINITIONS RELATED TO COMPENSATION; REQUIRING THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND PROGRAM PLANNING TO REVIEW AND APPROVE PAY INCREASES ABOVE AN EMPLOYEE'S OCCUPATIONAL WAGE RANGE; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT PAY REVISIONS; PROVIDING FOR TRANSFERS; ALLOWING IMPLEMENTATION OF A PAY PLAN TO BE A NEGOTIABLE TERM FOR A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING UNIT; PROVIDING RULEMAKING AUTHORITY; AMENDING SECTIONS 2-18-101, 2-18-102, 2-18-203, 2-18-301, 2-18-303, 2-18-1011, 2-18-1107, 2-18-1204, 10-4-301, 13-37-106, AND 15-2-102, MCA; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND A TERMINATION DATE.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

 

     Section 1.  Section 2-18-101, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-101.  Definitions. As used in parts 1 through 3 and part 10 of this chapter, the following definitions apply:

     (1)  "Agency" means a department, board, commission, office, bureau, institution, or unit of state government recognized in the state budget.

     (2)  "Base salary" means the amount of compensation paid to an employee, excluding:

     (a)  state contributions to group benefits provided in 2-18-703;

     (b)  overtime;

     (c)  fringe benefits as defined in 39-2-903; and

     (d)  the longevity allowance provided in 2-18-304.

     (3)  "Benchmark" means a representative position in a specific occupation that is used to illustrate the application of the job evaluation factor used to determine the pay band for an classify the occupation.

     (4) "Blue collar pay plan" means a strictly negotiated classification and pay plan consisting of unskilled or skilled labor, trades, and crafts occupations.

     (4)(5)  "Board" means the board of personnel appeals established in 2-15-1705.

     (5)(6)  "Broadband classification plan" means a job evaluation method that measures the difficulty of the work and the knowledge or skills required to perform the work.

     (6)(7)  "Broadband pay plan" means a pay plan using a pay hierarchy of broad pay bands and of broad pay bands based on the broadband a classification plan, including market midpoint and occupational wage ranges.

     (7)(8)  "Compensation" means the annual or hourly wage or salary and includes the state contribution to group benefits under the provisions of 2-18-703.

     (8)(9)  "Competencies" means sets of measurable and observable knowledge, skills, and behaviors that contribute to success in a position.

     (9)  "Competitive pay zone" means that portion of the pay range for a band level of an occupation that is most consistent with the pay being offered by competing employers for fully competent employees within that occupation.

     (10) "Department" means the department of administration created in 2-15-1001.

     (11) (a) Except in 2-18-306, "employee" means any state employee other than an employee excepted under 2-18-103 or 2-18-104.

     (b)  The term does not include a student intern.

     (12)(12) "Job evaluation factor" means a measure of the complexities of the predominant duties of a position.

     (13)(13) "Job sharing" means the sharing by two or more persons of a position.

     (14)(14) "Market salary" "Market midpoint" means the median base salary that other employers pay to employees in comparable occupations as determined by the department's salary survey of the relevant labor market.

     (15)(15) "Occupation" means a generalized family of positions having substantially similar duties and requiring similar qualifications, education, and experience.

     (16) "Pay band" means a wide salary range covering a number of different occupations.

     (16) "Pay band" means a wide salary range covering a number of different occupations. Pay bands are used for reporting and analysis purposes only.

     (17) "Occupational wage range" means a range of pay, including a minimum, market midpoint, and maximum salary, for a specific occupation that is most consistent with the pay being offered by competing employers for fully competent employees within that occupation. The salary for an employee may be less than the minimum salary.

     (18) "Pay progression" means a process by which an employee's compensation may be increased, based on documented factors determined by the department, to bring the employee's compensation to a higher rate within the occupational wage range of the employee.

     (17)(19) "Permanent employee" means an employee who is designated by an agency as permanent and who has attained or is eligible to attain permanent status.

     (18)(20) "Permanent status" means the state an employee attains after satisfactorily completing an appropriate probationary period.

     (19)(21) "Personal staff" means those positions occupied by employees appointed by the elected officials enumerated in Article VI, section 1, of the Montana constitution or by the public service commission as a whole.

     (20)(22) "Position" means a collection of duties and responsibilities currently assigned or delegated by competent authority, requiring the full-time, part-time, or intermittent employment of one person.

     (21)(23) "Program" means a combination of planned efforts to provide a service.

     (22)(24) "Seasonal employee" means a permanent employee who is designated by an agency as seasonal, who performs duties interrupted by the seasons, and who may be recalled without the loss of rights or benefits accrued during the preceding season.

     (23)(25) "Short-term worker" means a person who:

     (a)  is hired by an agency for an hourly wage established by the agency;

     (b)  may not work for the agency for more than 90 days in a continuous 12-month period;

     (c)  is not eligible for permanent status;

     (d)  may not be hired into another position by the agency without a competitive selection process; and

     (e)  is not eligible to earn the leave and holiday benefits provided in part 6 of this chapter or the group insurance benefits provided in part 7 of this chapter.

     (24)(26) "Student intern" means a person who:

     (a)  has been accepted in or is currently enrolled in an accredited school, college, or university and is hired directly by an agency in a student intern position;

     (b)  is not eligible for permanent status;

     (c)  is not eligible to become a permanent employee without a competitive selection process;

     (d)  must be covered by the hiring agency's workers' compensation insurance;

     (e)  is not eligible to earn the leave and holiday benefits provided for in part 6 of this chapter or the group insurance benefits provided in part 7 of this chapter; and

     (f)  may be discharged without cause.

     (25)(27) "Telework" means a flexible work arrangement where a designated employee may work from home within the state of Montana or an alternative worksite within the state of Montana 1 or more days a week instead of physically traveling to a central workplace.

     (26)(28) "Temporary employee" means an employee who:

     (a)  is designated as temporary by an agency for a definite period of time not to exceed 12 months;

     (b)  performs temporary duties or permanent duties on a temporary basis;

     (c)  is not eligible for permanent status;

     (d)  is terminated at the end of the employment period; and

     (e)  is not eligible to become a permanent employee without a competitive selection process."

 

     Section 2.  Section 2-18-102, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-102.  Personnel administration -- general policy setting -- and oversight. (1) Except as otherwise provided by law or collective bargaining agreement, the department shall:

     (a)  encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective personnel administration within the several agencies in the state and make available the facilities of the department to this end;

     (b)  foster and develop programs for recruitment and selection of capable persons for employment and for the improvement of employee effectiveness, including training, ethical conduct, safety, health, counseling, welfare, discipline, grievances, and evaluation for productivity and retention in permanent status;

     (c)  foster, develop, and promote job sharing in agencies;

     (d)  investigate from time to time the operation and effect of parts 1 and 2 parts 1 through 3 of this chapter and the policies made under those parts and report the findings and recommendations to the governor;

     (e)  establish policies, procedures, and forms for the maintenance of records of all employees in the state service;

     (f)  apply and carry out parts 1 and 2 parts 1 through 3 and the policies under those parts and perform any other lawful acts that may be necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of parts 1 and 2 parts 1 through 3.

     (2)  The department may delegate authority granted to it under parts 1 and 2 parts 1 through 3 to agencies in the state service that effectively demonstrate the ability to carry out the provisions of parts 1 and 2 parts 1 through 3, provided that the agencies remain in compliance with policies, procedures, timetables, and standards established by the department.

     (3)  The department shall develop and issue personnel policies for the state and shall adopt policies or rules to implement this part, except 2-18-111. Adequate public notice must be given to all interested parties of proposed changes or additions to the personnel policies before the date on which they are to take effect. If requested by any of the affected parties, the department shall schedule a public hearing on proposed changes or additions to the personnel policies before the date on which they are to take effect.

     (4)  The department shall develop model rules of conduct for all state employees based upon the provisions of Title 2, chapter 2. The department shall provide employees with a pamphlet summarizing the provisions of Title 2, chapter 2. Each state agency shall adopt the model rules of conduct and additional rules appropriate to the specific circumstances of the agency.

     (5) Except as otherwise provided by law, the office of budget and program planning shall:

     (a) approve any salary increase proposed by an agency that exceeds an employee's occupational wage range prior to the increase going into effect;

     (b) monitor the way each agency compensates its employees within the parameters of the occupational wage range for each occupation; and

     (c) provide a report in an electronic format to the legislative finance committee identifying any agency that provides a base salary for an employee that exceeds the occupational wage range for the employee's occupation and the reasons for the differences.

     (6) The provisions of subsection (5)(a) do not apply to employees of the following agencies:

     (a) the department of justice;

     (b) the office of public instruction;

     (c) the public service commission;

     (d) the secretary of state; and

     (e) the state auditor's office.

     (7) The agencies listed in subsection (6) shall provide required budget information on personal services, and pay increases above the occupational wage range for these agencies are not required to be included in the executive budget in accordance with Title 17, chapter 7, part 1.

     (8) The department of administration shall adopt rules and procedures for job classification.

     (9) An agency may not change the classification of an occupation or its related job evaluation factors until the agency submits the proposed changes to and receives approval from the department of administration."

 

     Section 3.  Section 2-18-203, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-203.  Review of positions -- change in pay band allocation. (1) The department shall review the job evaluation factor of positions on a regular basis and may adjust the occupations for the positions to reflect significant changes in duties and responsibilities. If adjustments are to be made to benchmarks or criteria used for allocating classifying positions to pay bands affecting employees within a bargaining unit, the department shall consult with the representative of the bargaining unit prior to implementation of the adjustments, except for positions factored in the blue-collar pay plan, which must remain a mandatory negotiable item under Title 39, chapter 31.

     (2)  Employees and employee organizations must be given the opportunity to appeal the allocation or reallocation of a position to a pay band. The pay band assigned to an occupation and benchmarks a position classification. Classification standards are not appealable subjects under 2-18-1011 through 2-18-1013.

     (3)  The period of time for which retroactive pay for a pay band allocation compensation or classification appeal may be awarded under 2-18-1011 through 2-18-1013 or under parts 1 through 3 of this chapter may not extend beyond 30 days prior to the date on which the appeal was filed."

 

     Section 4.  Section 2-18-301, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-301.  Intent of part -- rules. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that compensation plans for state employees, excluding those employees excepted under 2-18-103 or 2-18-104, be based, in part, on an analysis of the labor markets as provided by the department in a biennial salary survey. The salary survey must be submitted to the office of budget and program planning as a part of the information required by 17-7-111.

     (2)  Pay adjustments, if any, provided for in 2-18-303 supersede any other plan or systems established through collective bargaining after the adjournment of the legislature.

     (3)  Total funds required to implement the pay increases, if any, provided for in 2-18-303 for any employee group or bargaining unit may not be increased through collective bargaining over the amount appropriated by the legislature.

     (4)  The When fiscally able, the department shall administer the pay program established by the legislature on the basis of competency, internal equity, and competitiveness to the external labor market when fiscally able, pay progression, and other nondiscriminatory factors, while considering pay relationships within an agency or pay unit.

     (5)  The broadband pay plan must consist of nine pay bands including nine pay bands occupational wage ranges based on an occupation and its job evaluation factor. Each pay band occupational wage range must contain a salary range with a minimum, salary market midpoint, and a maximum salary. The salary for an employee may be less than the minimum salary.

     (6)  Based on the biennial salary survey, the department shall:

     (a)  identify current market rates midpoints for all occupations; and

     (b)  establish salary ranges for each pay band the occupational wage range for each occupation; and

     (c)  recommend competitive pay zones.

     (7)  The department may promulgate rules not inconsistent with the provisions of this part, collective bargaining statutes, or negotiated contracts to carry out the purposes of this part.

     (8)  Nothing in this part prohibits the board of regents from engaging in negotiations with the collective bargaining units representing the classified staff of the university system."

 

     Section 5.  Section 2-18-303, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-303.  Procedures for administering broadband pay plan. (1) On the first day of the first complete pay period in fiscal year 2016 2018, each employee is entitled to the amount of the employee's base salary as it was on June 30, 2015 2017.

     (2)  An employee's base salary may be no less than the minimum salary of the pay band to which the employee's position is allocated.

     (2) To the extent that the plan applies to employees within a collective bargaining unit, the implementation of the plan is a negotiable subject under 39-31-305.

     (3)  Effective on the first day of the first complete pay period that includes January 15, 2016 February 15, 2018, the base salary of each employee must be increased by 50 cents an hour 1%. Effective on the first day of the first complete pay period that includes January 15, 2017 February 15, 2019, the base salary of each employee must be increased by 50 cents an hour 1%.

     (4)  (a) (i) A member of a bargaining unit may not receive the pay adjustment provided for in subsection (3) until the employer's collective bargaining representative receives written notice that the employee's collective bargaining unit has ratified a collective bargaining agreement.

     (ii) If ratification of a collective bargaining agreement, as required by subsection (4)(a)(i), is not completed by the date on which a legislatively authorized pay increase is implemented, members of the bargaining unit must continue to receive the compensation that they were receiving until an agreement is ratified.

     (b)  Methods of administration consistent with the purpose of this part and necessary to properly implement the pay adjustments provided for in this section may be provided for in collective bargaining agreements.

     (5)  (a) Montana highway patrol officer base salaries must be established through the broadband pay plan. Before January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall, after seeking the advice of the Montana highway patrol, conduct a salary survey to be used in establishing the base salary for existing and entry-level highway patrol officer positions. The county sheriff's offices in the following consolidated governments and counties are the labor market for purposes of the survey: Butte-Silver Bow, Cascade, Yellowstone, Missoula, Lewis and Clark, Gallatin, Flathead, and Dawson. The base salary for existing and entry-level highway patrol officer positions must then be determined by the department of justice, using the results of the salary survey and the department of justice pay plan guidelines. Base or biennial salary increases under this subsection are exclusive of and not in addition to any increases otherwise awarded to other state employees after July 1, 2006.

     (b)  To the extent that the plan applies to employees within a collective bargaining unit, the implementation of the plan is a negotiable subject under 39-31-305.

     (c)  The department of justice shall submit the salary survey to the office of budget and program planning as a part of the information required by 17-7-111.

     (d)  The salary survey and plan must be completed at least 6 months before the start of each regular legislative session."

 

     Section 6.  Section 2-18-1011, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-1011.  Pay band allocation Classification or compensation grievance -- retaliation -- hearing on complaint. (1) An employee or the employee's representative affected by the implementation of parts 1 through 3 of this chapter is entitled to file a complaint with the board of personnel appeals provided for in 2-15-1705 and to be heard under the provisions of a grievance procedure to be prescribed by the board.

     (2)  Direct or indirect interference, restraint, coercion, or retaliation by an employee's supervisor or the agency for which the employee works or by any other agency of state government against an employee because the employee has filed or attempted to file a complaint with the board is also a basis for a complaint and entitles the employee to file a complaint with the board and to be heard under the provisions of the grievance procedure prescribed by the board.

     (3)  An action that attempts to revise the determination of a pay band an employee's classification and that involves an employee exercising a right conferred by 2-18-1011 through 2-18-1013 in a way that would adversely affect the employee prior to final resolution or entry of a final order with respect to the action is presumed to be interference, restraint, coercion, or retaliation prohibited by subsection (2) unless the review was commenced or scheduled prior to filing of the appeal and was not prompted by the grievance appealed from. The presumption is rebuttable."

 

     Section 7.  Section 2-18-1107, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-1107.  Salary increase based on elimination of position. An agency head, as defined in 2-18-1101, may, with the approval of the approving authority, as defined in 17-7-102, increase the salary for one or more positions in the agency by the amount of the salary for a position that was permanently eliminated by the agency within the last 30 days. However, an increased salary may not exceed the market salary midpoint for that position determined under Title 2, chapter 18, part 3. If an eliminated position's salary is redistributed under this section, the agency may not be given an increased appropriation in regard to the eliminated position under 2-15-112(2)(e). An increase for an employee who is in a collective bargaining unit is a negotiable subject under 39-31-305."

 

     Section 8.  Section 2-18-1204, MCA, is amended to read:

     "2-18-1204.  Salary and benefits protection -- employee transfer. An employee whose position is eliminated as a result of privatization, reorganization of an agency, closure of or a reduction in force at an agency, or other actions by the legislature and who is subsequently transferred to a different position in a state agency is entitled to:

     (1)  the same hourly salary as previously received if the new position is in the same competitive pay zone the same classification or higher as the one previously held;

     (2)  retain all accrued sick leave credits;

     (3)  retain, cash out, or use accrued vacation leave credits to extend the employee's effective layoff date; and

     (4)  relocation expenses as provided in agency policy."

 

     Section 9.  Section 10-4-301, MCA, is amended to read:

     "10-4-301.  Establishment of emergency telecommunications accounts. (1) There are established in the state special revenue fund in the state treasury:

     (a)  an account for all fees collected for basic 9-1-1 services pursuant to 10-4-201(1)(a);

     (b)  an account for all fees collected for enhanced 9-1-1 services pursuant to 10-4-201(1)(b); and

     (c)  an account for all fees collected for wireless enhanced 9-1-1 services pursuant to 10-4-201(1)(c). The money is allocated as follows:

     (i)  50% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution to the 9-1-1 jurisdictions; and

     (ii) 50% of the account must be deposited in an account for distribution to wireless providers.

     (2) Money in the account provided for in subsection (1)(c)(ii), including interest earned from the investment of money in the account, is subject to legislative fund transfers.

     (2)(3)  All money received by the department of revenue pursuant to 10-4-201 must be paid to the state treasurer for deposit in the appropriate account. An amount equal to 2.74% of the money received pursuant to 10-4-201 must be deposited in an account in the state special revenue fund to be used for the administration of this chapter. Any remaining funds at the end of a fiscal year must be equally distributed to each of the four accounts provided for in subsection (1).

     (3)(4)  The accounts established in subsection (1) retain interest earned from the investment of money in the accounts.

     (4)(5)  After payment of refunds pursuant to 10-4-205, the balance of the respective accounts must be used for the purposes described in part 1 of this chapter.

     (5)(6)  The distribution of funds in the 9-1-1 emergency telecommunications accounts described in subsection (1), as required by 10-4-302, 10-4-311, and 10-4-313, is statutorily appropriated, as provided in 17-7-502, to the department.

     (6)(7)  Expenditures for actual and necessary expenses required for the efficient administration of the plan must be made from appropriations made for that purpose."

 

     Section 10.  Section 13-37-106, MCA, is amended to read:

     "13-37-106.  Salary. (1) The commissioner of political practices is entitled to receive a salary within the pay band, as defined in 2-18-101, determined by the department of administration as provided in subsection (4).

     (2)(1)  The commissioner of political practices is also entitled to longevity, expense reimbursement, leave, insurance, and other benefits provided to classified state employees under Title 2, chapter 18.

     (3)(2)  The salary of the commissioner may not be reduced during the term for which the commissioner is appointed.

     (4)(3)  The department of administration shall determine the appropriate occupation and pay band for the commissioner of political practices in the same manner that it determines the occupation and pay band for employees in state government pursuant to Title 2, chapter 18.

     (5)(4)  The governor shall set the salary of the commissioner of political practices within the pay band occupational wage range for the occupation established by the department of administration.

     (6)(5)  The commissioner of political practices must receive pay adjustments consistent with those required by the legislature for state employees in 2-18-303 and 2-18-304."

 

     Section 11.  Section 15-2-102, MCA, is amended to read:

     "15-2-102.  Qualification and compensation. (1) To be appointed a member of the state tax appeal board, a person shall possess knowledge of the subject of taxation and skill in matters relating to taxation. A member may not hold any other state office or any office under the government of the United States or under the government of any other state. The person shall devote the entire time to the duties of the office and may not hold any other position of trust or profit or engage in any occupation or business interfering or inconsistent with the person's duties. The state tax appeal board is attached to the department of administration for administrative purposes only as provided in 2-15-121. However, the board may hire its own personnel, and 2-15-121(2)(d) does not apply.

     (2)  State tax appeal board members must be paid a salary within the pay band, defined in 2-18-101, determined occupational wage range for the occupation designated by the department of administration as provided in subsection (3). State tax appeal board members must receive pay and pay adjustments consistent with those required by the legislature for state employees in 2-18-303 and 2-18-304. The member designated as presiding officer as provided for in 15-2-103 must receive an additional 5% in salary. All members of the board must receive travel expenses as provided for in 2-18-501 through 2-18-503 when away from the capital on official business.

     (3)  The department of administration shall determine the appropriate occupation and pay band for the state tax appeal board members in the same manner that it determines the occupation and pay band for employees in state government pursuant to Title 2, chapter 18.

     (4)  The governor shall set the salary of the state tax appeal board members within the pay band occupational wage range established by the department of administration."

 

     Section 12.  Appropriations. (1) The following money for the indicated fiscal years is appropriated from the following sources to the listed agencies to implement the adjustments provided in 2-18-303:

Fiscal Year 2018

 

General Fund

State Special

Federal Special

Proprietary

Legislative Branch

35,180

6,210

 

 

Consumer Counsel

 

2,256

 

 

Judicial Branch

84,299

2,880

83

 

Executive Branch

1,064,196

908,447

600,410

20,127

Montana University System

1,142,646

253

12,228

1,022

Total

2,326,321

920,045

612,721

21,149


Fiscal Year 2019

 

 

 

 

 

General Fund

State Special

Federal Special

Proprietary

Legislative Branch

124,184

21,919

 

 

Consumer Counsel

 

7,963

 

 

Judicial Branch

297,576

10,165

292

 

Executive Branch

3,756,611

3,206,816

2,119,447

71,047

Montana University System

3,493,577

892

43,166

3,608

Total

7,671,948

3,247,754

2,162,905

74,655

     (2) The following money is appropriated for the biennium beginning July 1, 2017, to the office of budget and program planning from the designated state fund, to be distributed to agencies when personnel vacancies do not occur, retirement costs exceed agency resources, or other contingencies arise:

     General Fund             & #16 0;  $1,000,000

     State Special Revenue           $300,000

     Federal Special Revenue      $100,000

     Proprietary Funds           $25,000

     (3) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2017, there is appropriated $75,000 from the general fund to the department of administration for a labor-management training initiative.

 

     Section 13.  Montana university system voluntary retirement incentive program. For the biennium beginning July 1, 2017, the sum of $2,000,000 in general fund is appropriated to the Montana university system to fund a retirement incentive program effort for qualified employees. The program design for the funds may include payment of health and prescription drug plan benefits, termination pay such as cashing out statutorily required benefits, or additional buyout incentives. Any funds in the program will remain in the program's fund balance, and applications will be considered until the funds are exhausted.

 

     Section 14.  Appropriations. (1) In the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, there is appropriated $5,739 from the general fund to the legislative branch to implement the provisions of Senate Bill No. 240.

     (2) In the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, there is appropriated $11,478 from the general fund to the legislative branch to implement the provisions of Senate Bill No. 240.

 

     Section 15.  Appropriations. The following money for the indicated fiscal years is appropriated from the following sources to the executive branch for the sheriffs' retirement system costs:

Fiscal Year

General Fund

State Special

Federal Special

Proprietary

Fiscal Year 2018

67,703

22,201

4,463

7,750

Total

Fiscal Year 2019

67,703

22,201

4,463

7,750

 

 

     Section 16.  Appropriations. (1) In the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, there is appropriated $44,901 from the general fund to the legislative branch to implement the provisions of Senate Bill No. 279.

     (2) In the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, there is appropriated $42,101 from the general fund to the legislative branch to implement the provisions of Senate Bill No. 279.

 

     Section 17.  Fund transfer. By August 15, 2017, the state treasurer shall transfer $2 million from the wireless 911 state special revenue account provided for in 10-4-301(1)(c)(ii) to the general fund.

 

     Section 18.  Coordination instruction. (1) If Senate Bill No. 240 is not passed and approved, [section 14] is void.

     (2) If House Bill No. 383 is not passed and approved, [section 15] is void.

     (3) If Senate Bill No. 279 is not passed and approved, [section 16] is void.

 

     Section 19.  Severability. If a part of [this act] is invalid, all valid parts that are severable from the invalid part remain in effect. If a part of [this act] is invalid in one or more of its applications, the part remains in effect in all valid applications that are severable from the invalid applications.

 

     Section 20.  Effective date. [This act] is effective July 1, 2017.

 

     Section 21.  Termination. [Section 9] terminates June 30, 2019.

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