SB552 H GO AM 2-21

Hubbard 3192

The Committee on Government Organization moves to amend the bill on page three, section six, line 60, by striking subdivision (12) in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new subdivision (12) to read as follows:

“(12) Appoint such employees, officers, managers, attorneys, independent contractors, and consultants as are necessary to carry out the provisions of this article and to fix their compensation and prescribe their duties: Provided, That, beginning on the effective date of the amendments to this section enacted during the 2020 Regular Session, all employees of the Water Development Authority are exempt from the classified civil service system: Provided, however, That employees of the Water Development Authority who are currently members of the classified civil service system shall retain their status as long as they remain in their current classification. Thereafter, if the employee leaves his or her current classification and remains an employee of the Water Development Authority, that employee, at that time, becomes transferred to the classified-exempt service. All expenses thereof are payable solely from the proceeds of water development revenue bonds or notes issued by the authority, from revenues and from funds appropriated for such purpose by the Legislature.”

Adopted

Rejected