Sec. 13. (a) The alcohol and tobacco commission shall categorize salaries of enforcement officers within each rank based upon the rank held and the number of years of service in the commission through the twentieth year. The salary ranges that the board assigns to each rank shall be divided into a base salary and twenty (20) increments above the base salary with:
(1) the base salary in the rank paid to a person with less than one (1) year of service in the commission; and
(2) the highest salary in the rank paid to a person with at least twenty (20) years of service in the commission.
(b) The salary matrix prescribed by this section shall be reviewed and approved by the budget agency before implementation.
(c) The salary matrix prescribed by this section must have parity with the salary matrix prescribed by the natural resources commission under IC 14-9-8 for conservation officers of the department of natural resources. The budget agency shall approve a salary matrix that meets the parity requirement of this subsection.
As added by P.L.1-1999, SEC.19. Amended by P.L.204-2001, SEC.21; P.L.234-2007, SEC.305.