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Members of the Legislative Audit Committee
July 13, 2009
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these positions at the time of this review. Changes to the State's Position Classification Plan for the 2010-
2011 biennium will become effective September 1, 2009. Agencies should review these program specialist
positions to determine whether any of the new job classifications, which will have higher salary ranges, are
a better fit for the duties being performed. Table 7 on page 14 of the attachment to this letter provides
additional details on these 40 positions.
Collectively, agencies will spend approximately $80,234 annually to properly classify positions.
In most cases, agencies reclassified positions without changing employee salaries; however, agencies
reported that, as a result of reclassifications, 19 positions will be
receiving salary increases ranging from $47.60 to $36,667.00 Importance of Proper Classification of
receiing slaryEmployee Positions
annually. No salaries were decreased as a result of this review. Appropriate job classifications are important in
determining salary rates that are competitive for
The average salary for program specialists within the scope of this the nature of the work performed. Misclassified
review was above the statewide average salary for the second positions may result in an agency underpaying or
quarter of fiscal year 2009 for Salary Schedule B (which primarily overpaying employees for the nature of work
covers professional and managerial positions). being performed.
After the reclassifications that resulted from this review were
completed, the $54,655 average salary of the individuals who Program Specialists'
remained in the program specialist classification was above the
$47,664 statewide average salary for individuals paid according As of March 2009:
Sixty-seven percent of employees classified
to Salary Schedule B (which primarily covers professional and in the program specialist job classification
managerial positions) for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009. series had a bachelor's degree or a higher
level degree.
See Part 3 of the attachment to this letter for additional details on . Employees classified in the program
salaries by agency. specialist job classification series had an
average of 15 years of occupational
Many program specialists perform program work in education. experience.
Program specialist positions cross many career fields. For this
review, the State Auditor's Office's State Classification Team Career Field Groupings
asked employees to identify the career field that best describes Career field group ngds for his eview were based
upon work performed, skls dcton, training,
the type of work they perform the majority of time. A total of and credentials for the position.
250 program specialists identified education as their primary
focus. This includes employees whose primary purpose is to develop, implement, monitor, and/or oversee
educational programs.
The State Classification Team will review these positions again during fiscal year 2010 to determine
whether it would be appropriate to add a new job classification series, such as educational specialist, to the
State's Position Classification Plan. When appropriate, adding new job classification series provides greater
consistency in pay across state agencies and helps to ensure that the Position Classification Plan reflects the
duties of the position, the labor market, and the needs of state agencies. These reviews are conducted in
accordance with the Position Classification Act in Texas Government Code, Chapter 654.
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