[Vision2020] State Faculty Union Responds to Financial Crisis

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of Senate Bill 1207, APPROPRIATIONS - COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITIES, 
which passed the House by a vote of 51-15 (4 absentees) on April 20th and 
passed the Senate by a vote of 34-1 (the lone assenting vote cast by 
Senator Schroeder) on April 14th.

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SECTION 7. SALARY REDUCTION. Inasmuch as salary reductions will save jobs; 
and inasmuch as a five percent (5%) reduction in personnel funding may 
create a reduction in force; and inasmuch as the state, as a single 
employer of multiple departments, agencies and institutions, is required 
by law to direct across the board salary adjustments; the State Board of 
Education and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho is hereby 
requested to reduce all salaries of classified and nonclassified employees 
at the College and Universities, regardless of fund source, by three 
percent (3%) for fiscal year 2010, beginning on June 14, 2009, through 
June 12, 2010. Institutions are also requested to use personnel cost 
savings, furloughs, and a reduction in force to manage the remaining two 
percent (2%) in funding reductions. The Division of Human Resources shall 
adjust all pay schedules for the classified personnel system downward to 
the extent that all beginning minimum salaries are three percent (3%) less 
than those in effect upon the date of passage of this law.

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An audio record (MP3 format) of House proceedings concerning Senate Bill 
1207, coupled with a PDF file of the bill, is accessible at:

http://www.tomandrodna.com/Idaho/Legislation.htm

Seeya at the CommUNITY Walk, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho
 
"So keep fightin' for freedom and justice, beloveds, but don't forget to 
have fun doin' it.  Lord, let your laughter ring forth.  Be outrageous, 
ridicule the fraidy-cats, rejoice in all the oddities that freedom can 
produce.  And when you get through kickin' ass and celebratin' the sheer 
joy of a good fight, be sure to tell those who come after how much fun it 
was."

- Molly
Ivins

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