CORRECTIONS GUIDE TO THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION e Colorado WINS Complete SB 210 language DPA memo on DOC pay ranges Save the Date: COPE Summit Action against for-profit prisons INSIDE: track your hours I N T H E N E W 1 4 - D AY , 8 5 - H O U R S Y S T E M Bonus worksheet
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CORRECTIONS GUIDE TO THE 2013 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The Colorado WINS
Complete SB 210 languageDPA memo on DOC pay rangesSave the Date: COPE SummitAction against for-profit prisons
INSIDE:track yourhours
IN THE NEW
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Bonus worksheet
Fellow coworker,
This has been a big year for Colorado WINS Corrections membership!
For months, we have been working to improve the daily lives in the department and our facilities by getting the respect we deserve. We’ve been fighting on multiple fronts, working for better compensation and benefits, sounding the alarm over proposed salary range changes, and launching a campaign against for-profit prisons.
Our efforts are paying off. When the Colorado legislature passed Senate Bill 210, which ends the 28-day work period and improves overtime compensation, we knew it was because of the hard work of Colorado WINS members who stepped up to have a voice: the WINS DOC leadership teams, including the Partnership Team and 28-day Work Group, and the hundreds of committed DOC employees who collected surveys and contacted their legislators in support of the bill.
Now is the time to get the facts out and push back against managers and skeptics who say nothing will ever change.In this booklet we have included the exact language of the bill and you can read the benefits of the legislation for yourself.
But the 28-day work period is one of many issues. DOC employees have also been concerned about the proposed salary ranges that would have dropped the pay ceiling on many corrections officers. We pushed back on DPA’s plan and, as a result, they decided not to implement the changes (we’ve included the DPA memo detailing their decision). As part of that discussion, DPA also added 2% to every salary range to ensure that every state employee will see a 2% base increase on July 1.
SB 210 will take effect on August 7 and we are at a critical stage to make sure this bill is implemented the way it was intended – as a way to improve working conditions and employee morale in DOC.
Go to ColoradoWINS.org/sb210 and tell us what concerns you have about how this bill will impact your facility. You can also call or text our SB 210 tip line at (303) 996-6406. We don’t blindly trust that management will implement these changes the way they were intended and neither should you— make sure that your coworkers know that only a strong unified voice can makes things better. As a frontline worker, you know best what we should be on the lookout for.
Make sure your coworkers know who really made these changes happen: Colorado WINS members. If you are not a member yet, become one. Don’t sit on the sidelines. We have many more fights ahead of us, join us and make our voice even stronger. In unity,
A. Barnes Partnership Team
Arkansas Valley CF
C. Gilliland Partnership Team
Sterling Parole
R. Uhler V.P. District II
Sterling CF
L. VanGelder Partnership Team
CSP
F. Reese Partnership Team
Fremont CF
P. Moore COWINS President
CMHIP
D. Pertz COWINS Secretary
Delta CC
D. O’Connor Dept. Committee RepDenver Women’s CF
State of Colorado
Working Together to Serve Colorado
Department of Personnel & Administration
Division of Human Resources 1313 Sherman St., First Floor
Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-2105
Fax (303) 866-2021 www.colorado.gov/dpa
John W. Hickenlooper Governor Kathy Nesbitt Executive Director Jennifer Okes Deputy Executive Director Deborah Layton-Root Chief Human Resources Officer
DPADPA
March 28, 2013 To: Human Resource Directors Re: Modifications to the FY 2013-14 Annual Compensation Report From: Deborah Layton-Root, State Chief Human Resources Officer In accordance with Section 24-50-104 (4), C.R.S., the State Personnel Director is required to submit an Annual Compensation Report and a letter of recommendation for annual adjustments to state employee compensation and benefits. This recommendation must consider the results of the annual compensation survey, fiscal constraints, and the ability to recruit and retain state employees. Also, the recommendation letter must outline the reasons for any deviation from prevailing total compensation. The report published in August 2012 and revised November 2012 included proposed changes to the State Personnel System pay structures. Subsequent review of the proposed pay structures was conducted to ensure that correct and appropriate alignment with market and internal relationships were maintained. In an effort to maintain consistency and ensure appropriate pay relationships, the pay grade designations for the following classes are being revised as follows:
Class Information August Proposed Pay Ranges Final Pay Range Recommendation
Code Class Title Grade Minimum Maximum Grade Minimum Maximum
H4R1 Program Assistant I T12 $3859 $5,210 T11 $3,590 $4,846 H4R2 Program Assistant II T11 $3,590 $4,846 T12 $3859 $5,210
Re: Modifications to the FY 2013-14 Annual Compensation Report
From: Deborah Layton-Root, State Chief Human Resources Officer
In accordance with Section 24-50-104 (4), C.R.S., the State Personnel Director is required to submit an Annual Compensation Report and a letter of recommendation for annual adjustments to state employee compensation and benefits. This recommendation must consider the results of the annual compensation survey, fiscal constraints, and the ability to recruit and retain state employees. Also, the recommendation letter must outline the reasons for any deviation from prevailing total compensation.
The report published in August 2012 and revised November 2012 included proposed changes to the State Personnel System pay structures. Subsequent review of the proposed pay structures was conducted to ensure that correct and appropriate alignment with market and internal relationships were maintained. In an effort to maintain consistency and ensure appropriate pay relationships, the pay grade designations for the following classes are being revised as follows:
Class Information August Proposed Pay Ranges Final Pay Range Recommendation
Code Class Title Grade Minimum Maximum Grade Minimum Maximum
H4R1 PROGRAM ASSISTANT I T12 $3859 $5,210 T11 $3,590 $4,846
H4R2 PROGRAM ASSISTANT II T11 $3,590 $4,846 T12 $3859 $5,210
I3B3PHYS. SCIENCE RESEARCHER/SCIENTIST II
P12 $4,431 $6,204 P13 $4,764 $6,669
State of Colorado
Working Together to Serve Colorado
Department of Personnel & Administration
Division of Human Resources 1313 Sherman St., First Floor
Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 866-2105
Fax (303) 866-2021 www.colorado.gov/dpa
John W. Hickenlooper Governor Kathy Nesbitt Executive Director Jennifer Okes Deputy Executive Director Deborah Layton-Root Chief Human Resources Officer
DPADPA
March 28, 2013 To: Human Resource Directors Re: Modifications to the FY 2013-14 Annual Compensation Report From: Deborah Layton-Root, State Chief Human Resources Officer In accordance with Section 24-50-104 (4), C.R.S., the State Personnel Director is required to submit an Annual Compensation Report and a letter of recommendation for annual adjustments to state employee compensation and benefits. This recommendation must consider the results of the annual compensation survey, fiscal constraints, and the ability to recruit and retain state employees. Also, the recommendation letter must outline the reasons for any deviation from prevailing total compensation. The report published in August 2012 and revised November 2012 included proposed changes to the State Personnel System pay structures. Subsequent review of the proposed pay structures was conducted to ensure that correct and appropriate alignment with market and internal relationships were maintained. In an effort to maintain consistency and ensure appropriate pay relationships, the pay grade designations for the following classes are being revised as follows:
Class Information August Proposed Pay Ranges Final Pay Range Recommendation
Code Class Title Grade Minimum Maximum Grade Minimum Maximum
H4R1 Program Assistant I T12 $3859 $5,210 T11 $3,590 $4,846 H4R2 Program Assistant II T11 $3,590 $4,846 T12 $3859 $5,210
Summary of DPA letter to Scott Wasserman, Colorado WINS Executive Director (March 28, 2013)[DPA] believes an across-the-board adjustment is necessary due to the fact that State employees have not received a pay increase in the past four fiscal years, while the consumer price index (CPI-U) rose roughly 9% from January 2008 to January 2013. […] However, current statute does not allow for base-building pay increases for employees whose pay is above the range maximum for his or her respective pay range. […] The Department worked with various stakeholders and representatives from your organization to reach an agreement that ensures as many State employees as possible receive an across-the-board pay increase. The details of that agreement are as follows:1. [DPA] will increase the range maximum for
all pay ranges by 2.0% - an amount equal to the across-the-board adjustment;
2. The Department will then apply a base-building 2.0% increase for all employees up
to the new revised range maximum; and
3. Individuals whose salaries will be over the range maximum as a result of the 2.0% increase will receive the difference as a one-time, non-base building payment.
Class Information November Recommendation Final Recommendation
Code Class Title Grade Minimum Maximum Grade Minimum Maximum
A1A1 CORRECTIONS CASE MGR I EP06 $3,556 $4,979 A30 $3,977 $5,653
A1A2 CORRECTIONS CASE MGR II EP08 $4,186 $5,861 A34 $4,384 $6,233
A1A3 CORRECTIONS CASE MGR III EP09 $4,542 $6,359 A36 $4,605 $6,545
(1) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL PREPARE A REPORT FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY BY JANUARY 15, 2014, AND BY JANUARY 15 EACH YEAR THEREAFTER, REGARDING CORRECTIONS OFFICER STAFFING LEVELS. THE REPORT MUST INCLUDE:
(a) STAFFING LEVELS FOR CORRECTIONS OFFICERS AT EACH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AND PRIVATE CONTRACT PRISON IN COLORADO;
(b) STAFFING LEVELS FOR CORRECTIONS OFFICERS FOR EACH CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SECURITY LEVEL; AND
(c) A COMPARISON OF STAFFING LEVELS AT COLORADO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CORRECTIONS AND THE AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION.
(2) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL DEVELOP CRITERIA FOR WHEN A CORRECTIONS OFFICER MAY WORK TWO CONSECUTIVE SHIFTS, AND THE CRITERIA MUST APPLY TO A SEVEN-DAY PERIOD AND MUST ACCOUNT FOR DIFFERENT SECURITY-LEVEL FACILITIES.
(3) THE DEPARTMENT, THROUGH DISCUSSIONS WITH EMPLOYEES, SHALL ESTABLISH WORK PERIOD AND COMPENSATION PRACTICES THAT COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS THAT:
Capital letters indicate new material added to existing statutes; dashes through words indicate deletions from existing statutes and such material not part of act.
(a) A WORK PERIOD FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS MAY BE FROM SEVEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS TO FOURTEEN CONSECUTIVE DAYS IN LENGTH. OVERTIME PAY FOR CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS MUST BE REQUIRED WHEN THE NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF HOURS THAT BEARS THE SAME RELATIONSHIP TO EIGHTY-FIVE HOURS IN A FOURTEEN-DAY PERIOD.
(b) CORRECTIONS OFFICERS WHO WORK TWELVE OR MORE HOURS IN ONE TWENTY-FOUR HOUR PERIOD SHALL BE PAID THE AMOUNT OF ONE AND ONE-HALF TIMES THEIR REGULAR RATE OF PAY FOR THE TIME THEY WORKED THAT EXCEEDED EIGHT AND ONE-HALF HOURS;
(c) ALL DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE WITH THEIR PAY CHECK A PAY STUB THAT CLEARLY AND ACCURATELY REFLECTS ALL HOURS WORKED, STANDARD RATE OF PAY, RATE OF OVERTIME PAY, ACCRUAL OF ANY PAID LEAVE AND COMPENSATORY TIME, REMAINING PAID LEAVE, AND COMPENSATORY TIME BALANCES;
(d) THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ESTABLISH ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATION PRACTICES THAT CREATE GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN THE STAFFING OF FACILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EMPLOYEE SHIFT SUBSTITUTION, VOLUNTARY OVERTIME LISTS, ROVING, AND POOL STAFF COVERAGE; AND
(e) ALL PRACTICES MUST BE COMPLIANT WITH FEDERAL WAGE AND HOUR LAW.
(4) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, “CORRECTIONS OFFICER” MEANS AN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS WHO IS SUBJECT TO THE EXEMPTION IN 29 U.S.C.A. SEC. 207 (k); EXCEPT THAT IT DOES NOT INCLUDE A PAROLE OFFICER.
SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 17-1-103, add (1) (q) as follows:
17-1-103. Duties of the executive director. (1) The duties of the executive director shall be:
(q) TO COLLABORATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ON THEIR EXISTING EFFORTS TO MODERNIZE THE STATE’S PERSONNEL TIMEKEEPING SYSTEMS IN ORDER TO PRODUCE A SYSTEM THAT IS TRANSPARENT, ACCOUNTABLE, AND EASILY EMPLOYED BY DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.
SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 24-32-724 as follows:
24-32-724. Fort Lyon property - supportive residential community - report - Fort Lyon property cash fund - created - definitions - repeal.
(1) AS USED IN THIS SECTION, “FORT LYON PROPERTY” MEANS THE REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE QUITCLAIM DEED OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2002, THAT THE FEDERAL SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CONVEYED TO THE STATE OF COLORADO FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATING A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Colorado WINS members made this happen.
Corrections officers shaped the solutions, contacted their legislators and testified at the State Capitol.
(2) (a) A PORTION OF THE FORT LYON PROPERTY IS DESIGNATED AS A SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY FOR THE HOMELESS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, MEDICAL CARE, JOB TRAINING, AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS.
(b) (I) THE DIVISION OF HOUSING SHALL ENTER INTO A CONTRACT WITH A PRIVATE CONTRACTOR TO ESTABLISH THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY. THE CONTRACTOR SELECTED BY THE DIVISION MUST BE EXPERIENCED IN PROVIDING STATEWIDE INTEGRATED HOUSING, HEALTH CARE, AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICE PROGRAMS OR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS.
(II) THE DIVISION SHALL SUBTRACT AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THREE PERCENT OF THE BID PRICE FROM THE BID OF EACH CONTRACTOR THAT CERTIFIES THROUGH EMPLOYMENT RECORDS THAT AT LEAST FIFTEEN PERCENT OF EMPLOYEES WHO WILL PERFORM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT WERE EMPLOYED AS CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS OR AS OTHER EMPLOYEES AT THE FORT LYON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
SECTION 4. Appropriation. (1) In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the department of corrections, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, the sum of $963,168, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be allocated for personal services related to the implementation of this act as follows:(a) $28,590 to the management division;(b) $877,862 to the institutions division; and(c) $56,716 to the community services division.
SECTION 5. Appropriation. In addition to any other appropriation, there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the general fund not otherwise appropriated, to the department of local affairs, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, the sum of $2,788,851, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be allocated to the division of housing for the implementation of this act.
SECTION 6. Act subject to petition - effective date. This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the general assembly (August 7, 2013, if adjournment sine die is on May 8, 2013); except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in November 2014 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
STOPThe for-profit prison industry
Join us for an action on June 20, the day the Prison Utilization Study is presented to the Joint Budget Committee.
Don’t forget to log your paid time off. Overtime is calculated for any hours over 85 in a 14-day period. Time-and-a-half is earned for any time over 8.5 hours in a single day, when 12 or more hours are worked consecutively.
track yourhours
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Date Time In Time Out Total Time Recorded
Total time over 12 hrs?
If YES, hrs over 8.5
1. YES .
2.YES .
3.YES .
4.YES .
5.YES .
6.YES .
7.YES .
8.YES .
9.YES .
10.YES .
11.YES .
12.YES .
13.YES .
14.YES .
TOTAL TIME: TIME-AND-A-HALF:
WORK PERIOD:
Don’t forget to log your paid time off. Overtime is calculated for any hours over 85 in a 14-day period. Time-and-a-half is earned for any time over 8.5 hours in a single day, when 12 or more hours are worked consecutively.
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The COPE Summit is open to all WINS members and free to attend. However, you must be a COPE contributor to be eligible to vote in COPE elections. You can use the COPE card on the back to become eligible.
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JUNEJune 8, 1100 to 1400 hrs at Colorado WINS HQ2525 W. Alameda Ave, Denver CO 80219
At the Summit we will discuss our 2013 legislative
victories and set priorities for the future.
Meet other WINS members in small group discussions about the future of our Union
The Dept. of Corrections discussion will include:» Senate Bill 210» Our fight against for-profit prisons» Salary survey and merit pay increases