67-5301. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND DECLARATION OF POLICY. There is hereby established the division of human resources in the office of the governor, which is authorized and directed to administer a personnel system, including the provision of personal and professional training, for state of Idaho employees as set forth in this chapter. […]
67-5302. DEFINITIONS. As used in this chapter, and other applicable sections of the Idaho Code, each of the terms defined in this section shall have the meaning given in this section unless a different meaning is clearly required by the context. Such terms and their definitions are: (1) "Administrative employee" means any person, nonclassified or […]
67-5303. APPLICATION TO STATE EMPLOYEES. All departments of the state of Idaho and all employees in such departments, except those employees specifically defined as nonclassified, shall be classified employees who are subject to this chapter and to the system of personnel administration it prescribes. All nonclassified employees are subject to conformity with classified positions as […]
67-5304. EXISTING MERIT SYSTEMS AND PERSONNEL SYSTEMS. The personnel system administered by the division of human resources created by this act is hereby designated as the "merit system," "civil service system" or "personnel system" as may be required by any other section of the Idaho Code for the administration of any department covered by this […]
67-5306. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL MERIT SYSTEM STANDARDS. Notwithstanding any other provision, wherever federal merit system standards are applicable to any department covered by this act, financed in whole or in part by federal funds, rules shall be established or modified by the administrator pursuant to chapter 52, title 67, Idaho Code, to the extent necessary […]
67-5307. ORGANIZATION OF COMMISSION. (1) The Idaho personnel commission is hereby created in the office of the governor and shall consist of five (5) members, not more than three (3) of which at any time may belong to the same political party. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor on the […]
67-5308. AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES — SELECTION OF ADMINISTRATOR. (1) It shall be the duty of the division of human resources to administer this chapter. The administrator of the division of human resources shall have the duty, power and authority to employ such persons, make such expenditures, require such reports, […]
67-5309. RULES OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND THE PERSONNEL COMMISSION. The administrator of the division of human resources shall have the power and authority to adopt, amend, or rescind such rules as may be necessary for proper administration of this chapter. Such rules may include: (a) A rule requiring the administrator, after consulting […]
67-5309A. STATE EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY. (1) It is hereby declared to be the intent of the legislature of the state of Idaho that the goal of a total compensation system for state employees shall be to fund a competitive employee compensation and benefit package that will attract qualified applicants to the work force; retain employees […]
67-5309B. IDAHO COMPENSATION PLAN. (1) The administrator of the division of human resources shall establish benchmark job classifications and shall assign all classifications to a pay grade utilizing the Hay profile method in combination with market data. Pay grades established or revised by the administrator shall appropriately weigh Hay points and market data to ensure […]
67-5309C. ANNUAL SURVEYS, REPORTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. (1) The administrator of the division of human resources shall conduct or approve annual salary and benefit surveys within relevant labor markets to determine salary ranges and benefit packages that represent competitive labor market average rates and benefits provided by private industry and other governmental units. (2) A report […]
67-5309D. OTHER PAY DELIVERY OPTIONS. (1) In addition to pay increases authorized in section 67-5309B, Idaho Code, the department director may grant a classified employee bonus pay not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000) in any given fiscal year based upon exemplary performance. Exceptions to the two-thousand-dollar ($2,000) limit provided in this subsection may be […]
67-5310. SERVICE TO OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. Subject to the approval of the administrator, agreements may be entered into with any political subdivision of the state of Idaho to furnish services and facilities of the division and staff to such political subdivisions in the administration of their personnel on merit principles. Any such agreement shall provide […]
67-5311. LIMITATION OF POLITICAL ACTIVITY. (1) No classified employee of a state department covered by this act shall: (a) Use his official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering with an election to or a nomination for office, or affecting the result thereof; (b) Directly or indirectly coerce, attempt to coerce, command, or direct […]
67-5312. VIOLATIONS. Any person wilfully violating any of the provisions of this act or of the rules or regulations established thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History: [67-5312, added 1965, ch. 289, sec. 12, p. 746.]
67-5313. VETERANS’ PREFERENCE. Veterans’ preference as provided in title 65, chapter 5, Idaho Code, shall be observed except that entrance probationary periods are governed exclusively by the provisions of this chapter. History: [67-5313, added 1965, ch. 289, sec. 13, p. 746; am. 1993, ch. 21, sec. 1, p. 79.]
67-5314. METHOD OF FINANCING. (1) There is hereby created in the state treasury the division of human resources fund. All participating departments are hereby authorized and directed to pay out of their funds to the state treasurer their respective shares of the authorized budget of the division. All moneys placed in said fund are hereby […]
67-5315. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADOPTION OF EMPLOYEE PROBLEM SOLVING AND DUE PROCESS PROCEDURES. (1) Each participating department shall, on or before July 1, 1999, establish and adopt an employee problem solving procedure within such department, which shall be reduced to writing and shall be in full compliance with the provisions of the uniform problem solving procedure […]
67-5316. APPEAL PROCEDURE. (1) Appeals shall be limited to the following: (a) Any classified employee who has successfully completed the entrance probationary period may, after completing the departmental due process procedure, appeal a disciplinary dismissal, demotion or suspension. (b) Any classified employee may, after completing the departmental problem solving procedure, appeal the failure of an […]
67-5317. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE PETITION FOR REVIEW PROCEDURE. (1) If a classified employee files a petition for review, the personnel commission shall review the record of the proceeding before the hearing officer, briefs submitted in accordance with any briefing schedule it orders, and any transcripts submitted of the hearing below. The commission may grant the parties […]
