The Human Resources Division (HRD) provides state agencies and local governments with an array of personnel management services, including programs for training, fitness and wellness, and employee recognition. The Division also promulgates affirmative action policies and provides technical assistance for job title, compensation level, and performance evaluation criteria development. The Division also administers several components of the civil service system including the administration of civil service exams, the Civil Service Continuous Testing program, and the By-pass Appeals process for Civil Service appeals. In addition, the Division negotiates labor contracts with state employees’ unions. The Division is also responsible for the administration of health and welfare funds; and the workers’ compensation program for state employees. This includes the Workers’ Compensation Litigation Unit which represents state agencies in proceedings before the Division of Industrial Accidents.

In Fiscal Year 2000, the Division will:

• provide training, technical support, security, system/program management, and integration of current human resources policies and procedures for the Human Resources/ Compensation Management System (HRCMS);

• expand the Continuous Testing program for civil service titles from eight to 35 titles and provide increased capacity for testing applicants; and

• expand fitness and wellness programs to provide in-service fitness testing for municipal police and fire services, and testing for state Correction Officer recruits.

The Fiscal Year 2000 recommendation includes an increase of $150,000 to the Continuous Testing retained revenue account (1750-0116) to achieve the objectives described above and an increase of $500,000 to the Examination and Testing retained revenue account (1750-0102) to allow the Department to administer a State Police recruit qualifying exam. This budget recommendation also includes $6 million in the Information Technology Division (1790-0107) for HRCMS which is essential to provide new and ongoing services to ensure that the Commonwealth’s statewide payroll information system is administered in a secure, uniform and effective manner.

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION ADMINISTRATION
1750-0100	For the operation of the human resources division; provided, that the division shall be responsible for the administration of examinations for state and municipal civil service titles, establishment of eligible lists, certification of eligible candidates to state and municipal appointing authorities, and provision of technical assistance in selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities; and provided further, that the division shall administer the statewide classification system including, but not limited to, maintaining a classification and pay plan for civil service titles within the commonwealth in accordance with generally accepted compensation standards and reviewing appeals for reclassification	5,165,574

CIVIL SERVICE CONTINUOUS TESTING
1750-0111	For the operation of the civil service continuous testing program, so called	369,919
	Local Aid Fund 65.00% General Fund 35.00%

CIVIL SERVICE BYPASS APPEAL PROCESS PROGRAM
1750-0115	For the operation of the bypass appeals process program, so called	201,685

MEDICAL AND PHYSICAL FITNESS STANDARDS PROGRAM
1750-0200	For implementation of the medical and physical fitness standards program; provided, that the personnel administrator shall charge a fee of not less than $50 to be collected from each applicant who participates in the physical ability test; and provided further, that the human resources division shall submit a semi-annual report to the secretary of administration and finance detailing in a manner prescribed by said secretary all expenditures on said program	1,609,603

HEALTH AND WELFARE CONTRIBUTIONS
1750-0300	For the commonwealth`s contributions in fiscal year 2000 to health and welfare funds established pursuant to certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that such contributions shall be calculated as provided in the applicable collective bargaining agreement, and shall be paid to such health and welfare trust funds on a monthly basis or on such other basis as the applicable collective bargaining agreement provides	16,421,031

CAREER LADDERS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR MCOFU STAFF
1750-3898	For the statewide training and career ladders program for employees in positions covered by the collective bargaining agreement between the commonwealth and the Massachusetts Correction Officers Federated Union (unit 4)	151,000

Budgetary Retained Revenues

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION EXAM AND TRAINING RETAINED REVENUE
1750-0102	The division of human resources is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $1,902,500 from fees charged as provided herein, for the administration of the civil service examination program, examinations for non-civil service positions, the commonwealth`s performance recognition programs, and training programs; provided, that the personnel administrator shall collect from participating non-state agencies, political subdivisions, and the general public fees sufficient to cover all costs of said programs, including, but not limited to, a fee of $35 to be collected from each applicant for a civil service or non-civil service examination, notwithstanding the provisions of clause (n) of section 5 of chapter 31 of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary; and provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	1,902,500

CIVIL SERVICE CONTINUOUS TESTING RETAINED REVENUE
1750-0116	The human resources division is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed $165,750 for the operation of the continuous testing program, from fees charged to participants in said program; provided, that notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law to the contrary, for the purpose of accommodating timing discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the division may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lower of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate therefor as reported in the state accounting system	165,750

Intragovernmental Service Spending

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION TRAINING INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1750-0101	For the cost of goods and services rendered in administering training programs and the commonwealth`s performance recognition programs; provided, that the division is authorized to collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs of said programs	1,172,085
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%

WORKERS` COMPENSATION INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1750-0105	For the cost of the commonwealth`s workers` compensation program, pursuant to the provisions of section 71	45,744,919
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%

WORKERS` COMPENSATION LITIGATION UNIT INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1750-0106	For the operation of the workers` compensation litigation unit	520,634
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%

MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1750-0110	For the payment of fees by user agencies to arbitrators selected by the commonwealth to hear and decide final and binding arbitration cases for grievances filed pursuant to the provisions of chapter 150E of the General Laws	10,000
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%