The Human Resources Division provides state agencies and local government an array of services, including training programs for state and municipal employees; technical assistance to state agencies for the development of position classifications, compensation levels, and job performance evaluations; contract negotiations with the state employees' collective bargaining units; and the review of affirmative action policies. In Fiscal Year 1998, the Division will assume responsibility for administering the workers' compensation system for state employees, and the Workers' Compensation Litigation Unit, which represents state agencies in proceedings scheduled before the Division of Industrial Accidents.

Objectives

In Fiscal Year 1998, the Division will continue the process of changing the primary mission of the Commonwealth's personnel function from administering civil service tests to providing a range of human resource services in an effective, efficient, "customer-friendly" manner to state and local government. In addition, the Division will finalize standards used to test the fitness levels of municipal police and fire personnel. By November 1, 1998, the Division will conduct exams for all those municipal police and fire personnel hired after November 1, 1996. The Division also plans to begin studying certain essential job functions within state government. The goal of this study is to update selected position classifications by determining the essential functions performed in certain job titles in collective bargaining units two and three.

Budget Recommendations

In Fiscal Year 1998, the Division will receive an additional $1.05 million to establish and maintain regional testing sites. These sites will host the municipal public safety medical and physical fitness exams required of all police and firefighters hired after November 1, 1996. In addition, the Division's statewide employees training program retained revenue account (1750-0102) will increase by $448,049 to support new employee training programs. Two intragovernmental service accounts (chargebacks) will be transferred to the Division to support administration and payment of workers' compensation benefits for state employees (1750-0105), and operation of the Workers' Compensation Litigation Unit (1750-0106). The recommendation for the Division's administration account (1750-0100) reflects a $411,121 transfer to create a separate funding source for the Civil Service Commission.

Budgetary Direct Appropriations

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION
1750-0100	For the administration of the human resources division, including the administration of the workers' compensation program, the state office of affirmative action, and the office of employee relations; 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 technical assistance in selection and appointment to state and municipal appointing authorities; provided further, that notwithstanding the provisions of clause (n) of section five of chapter thirty-one of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, the personnel administrator shall charge a fee of thirty-five dollars to be collected from each applicant for a civil service examination; and provided further, that the personnel administrator shall charge a fee of not less than fifty dollars from each applicant who participates in the physical ability test	6,500,658

HEALTH AND WELFARE CONTRIBUTIONS
1750-0300	For the purposes of the commonwealth's contributions in fiscal year nineteen hundred and ninety-eight to health and welfare funds established pursuant to certain collective bargaining agreements; provided, that said 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	14,569,759

Budgetary Retained Revenues

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION RETAINED REVENUE
1750-0102	The human resources division is hereby authorized to expend an amount not to exceed one million two hundred thousand dollars in revenues collected from fees charged as provided herein and in item 1750-0100 for the administration of the civil service examination program by the division, for the administration of the physical ability test, and for the costs of goods and services rendered in administering training programs; provided, that the division is authorized to collect at the time of proposal submission a seventy-five dollar administrative fee from vendors which submit proposals in response to requests for proposals for the commonwealth of Massachusetts master service agreement for specialized training and consultation services; provided further, that any vendor which fails to deliver the appropriate administrative fee with its submission shall be deemed non-responsive and its proposal shall not be considered for contract award; and provided further, that the division shall collect from participating non-state agencies, political subdivisions, and individuals a fee sufficient to cover all costs incurred in training participants enrolled in programs sponsored by the division, and all costs of the commonwealth's performance recognition programs, and is hereby authorized to expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of these programs	1,200,000

Intragovernmental Service Spending

HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1750-0101	For the cost of goods and services rendered in administering training programs, including the cost of training unit staff; provided, that the division is authorized to collect from participating state agencies a fee sufficient to cover administrative costs of the commonwealth's performance recognition programs and to expend such fees for goods and services rendered in the administration of these programs	699,750
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%

WORKERS' COMPENSATION INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1750-0105	For the cost of workers' compensation paid to public employees, including costs for prior fiscal years; provided, that the secretary of administration and finance shall charge, pursuant to the provisions of this act, other items of appropriation or state agencies for costs incurred on behalf of said agencies; provided further, that said secretary may transfer workers' compensation-related fringe benefit assessments from federal grants and trust accounts to this item; and provided further, that said secretary shall identify charges by said item of appropriation	45,000,000
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%

WORKERS' COMPENSATION LITIGATION UNIT INTRAGOVERNMENTAL CHARGEBACK
1750-0106	For the workers' compensation litigation unit	518,694
	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 one hundred fifty E of the General Laws	80,000
	Intragovernmental Service Fund 100%