SSB 3023

1502(1) requires the supreme court to set the compensation of the state court administrator. However, the general assembly periodically establishes salary ranges for certain appointed state officers and authorizes a person (generally the governor) to establish the salaries of those state officers. The most recent salary range legislation (2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191) designates the state court administrator as a “range 7” position with a salary range of $100,840 to $154,300. The most recent legislation governing who establishes the salary for appointed state officers (2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1193) requires the chief justice of the supreme court to establish the salary of the state court administrator. 1502(1).1502(1) and 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1193. By operation of law, striking this provision also removes the state court administrator from the prohibition in 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1193, section 17, subsection 3, against receiving any other remuneration from the state or from any other source for the performance of the state court administrator’s duties unless approved by the governor or authorized by law (excluding reimbursement for necessary travel and expenses incurred in the performance of duties or fringe benefits normally provided to employees of the state).1502(1) for the state court administrator so that no change in the law occurs.