§ 16-13-504 - Initial annual salary of court reporters -- Salary implementation procedures. - Arkansas Statutes

16-13-504. Initial annual salary of court reporters -- Salary implementation procedures.

(a) All court reporters appointed after March 28, 1983, shall receive an initial annual salary not to exceed that salary provided for in Step 1 of Grade 19 of the Uniform Classification and Compensation Plan unless the Legislative Council approves entrance at a greater salary, but in no instance shall court reporters enter at an annual salary greater than that provided in Step 5 of Grade 19.

(b) The following salary implementation procedures shall apply to all court reporters who were official court reporters in the state on June 30, 1981:

(1) The beginning compensation of persons first appointed to a position of court reporter after June 30, 1981, shall not be made at greater than the first, or entrance, step unless a special entrance rate is requested through and approved by the Office of Personnel Management of the Division of Administrative Services of the Department of Finance and Administration with the advice of the Legislative Council;

(2) All subsequent step increases granted to court reporters shall be in conformance with the schedule provided in the compensation plan;

(3) Increase eligibility dates shall be determined from the dates of initial employment by the state:

(A) For those court reporters who are official court reporters in the state on June 30, 1981, the increase eligibility date shall be July 1, 1982.

(B) For those court reporters who are appointed after June 30, 1981, the increase eligibility date shall be determined by the date of appointment.