State of California

  M E M O R A N D U M

  REFERENCE CODE:
  2001-020

  DATE:
  May 21, 2001

  TO:
  Employee Relations Officers
  Personnel Officers
  Chief Information Officers

  FROM:
  Department of Personnel Administration
  Classification and Compensation Division

  SUBJECT:
  Information Technology Skills Pay Differential for 
  Represented Employees

  CONTACT:
  Camille Hollis, Personnel Management Analyst
  (916) 324-3860, CALNET 454-3860
  FAX: (916) 327-1886
  Email: CamilleHollis@dpa.ca.gov


  Personnel Management Liaison (PML) memorandum 2001-013 was 
  issued March 22, 2001, which provided an update on the 
  Information Technology (IT) Skills Differential Pay.  PML 
  2001-013 addressed the timelines that were provided to 
  departments to submit their packages for review by the 
  Department of Personnel Administration (DPA) and the 
  Classification Review Committee (CRC).  Since the release 
  of PML 2001-013, DPA has continued to receive requests from 
  departments for consideration of the IT Skills 
  Differential.  Since successor bargaining has started and 
  this issue will most likely be dealt with, DPA will no 
  longer accept requests from departments for payment of this 
  differential.
  
  While some agencies have indicated a willingness to fund 
  the requests out of existing departmental budgets, it would 
  not be equitable to approve the IT Skills Retention 
  Differential for only those departments that have the 
  flexibility to absorb the cost of the adjustments.
  
  We thank everyone for their participation in this program 
  and as stated in PML 2001-013, we are continuing to seek 
  alternatives to the current skills differential program.
  
  Questions regarding the above, may be referred to Camille 
  Hollis at the above number.
  
  
  
  Michael T. Navarro, Chief
  Classification and Compensation Division