Section 15.04.01.072 - OPERATION OF COMPENSATION PLAN01.Authorized Pay Rate. No employee in the state classified service will be paid at a rate less than the minimum nor greater than the maximum rate of the pay grade assigned to the classification. (3-31-22)02.Starting Salary. The starting salary for a new appointee may be anywhere within the pay grade assigned to the employee's classification and is at the appointing authority's discretion considering available budget, market, and relation to existing staff salaries. (3-31-22)03.Payline Exceptions. Temporary assignments to a new pay grade may be made by the administrator. Such assignments apply to an entire classification for the purpose of recruitment or retention and will be reviewed annually to determine the need for continuance. (3-31-22)04.Salary Equity Increases. An appointing authority may, with approval by the administrator, advance an employee's salary within a pay grade based upon factors such as market demand, to address compression within an agency or classification, or inequities. In accordance with Section 67-5309B(3), Idaho Code, the employee's performance must be considered. (3-31-22)05.Salary After Reappointment from Layoff. Employees appointed by the agency that laid them off (Ref. Rules 101.01 and 146) will be paid in the current pay grade for the classification to which reappointed or at the same payrate the employee received immediately preceding layoff, whichever is greater, but not to exceed the maximum of the current pay grade. (3-31-22)06.Salary Upon Transfer. (3-31-22)a. A transfer between agencies (Ref. Rule 125) in the same classification or one of equal pay grade does not require a change in the employee's salary, but a lower or higher rate may be negotiated between the employee and the appointing authority. (3-31-22)b. If the transfer is to a classification of lower pay grade (demotion), the employee's salary is negotiable between the employee and appointing authority within the lower pay grade. (3-31-22)07.Salary Upon Reinstatement. Unless related to reemployment after a layoff, the salary of a reinstated employee (Ref. Rule 124) is negotiable between the employee and appointing authority in the current pay grade for the classification in which the employee has reinstatement privileges. (4-6-23)08.Salary Upon Downward Reassignment. When a classification is reassigned downward the employee's salary will be protected to the maximum within the new pay grade. (3-31-22)09.Salary Upon Return from Military Duty. An employee who returns to state service from active military duty in accordance with the provisions of Section 65-508, Idaho Code, and USERRA will be paid at the comparable rate in the current pay grade for the classification to which he was assigned prior to leaving for military service. (3-31-22)Idaho Admin. Code r. 15.04.01.072