H259 - 2023 Appropriations Act. (SL 2023-134)

Overview: Section 29A.2 of S.L. 2023-134 prohibits temporary employees of cabinet agencies and Council of State agencies from being employed for more than 11 consecutive months. To be reinstated after working 11 consecutive months, the temporary employee must be separated for at least 31 consecutive calendar days. This section requires the Office of State Human Resources (OSHR) to prohibit an agency or division, based on individual budget code, from hiring new temporary employees if the agency or division (i) owes an invoice to OSHR that is over 90 days overdue and (ii) has a total overdue invoice amount exceeding $200,000 for any number of days unless an exception applies. This section became effective July 1, 2023, and applies to temporary employees hired on or after that date.