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H. B. 3067


(By Delegate Staggers (By Request))
[Introduced January 9, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-14-17f, relating to providing salary increases for deputies with college degrees; and providing county commissions with an election option in lieu of the mandated salary increases.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-14-17f, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 14. CIVIL SERVICE FOR DEPUTY SHERIFFS.
§7-14-17f. Right to receive salary increases based on education level.

(a) From the effective date of this section, any deputy sheriff who attains an Associate's Degree from an accredited college or university or through the West Virginia Board of Regents shall receive a monthly salary increase of one hundred twenty-five dollars per month in excess of any salary increases for rank, longevity or across-the-board pay increases. Any deputy sheriff who attains a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university or through the West Virginia Board of Regents shall receive a monthly increase of two hundred fifty dollars per month in excess of any salary increases for rank, longevity or across-the-board pay raises. Any deputy sheriff who attains a Master's Degree from an accredited college or university shall receive a monthly salary increase of three hundred seventy-five dollars per month in excess of any salary increases for rank, longevity or across-the-board pay raises. This salary increase shall take effect on the first day of July following the awarding of the applicable degree. For deputy sheriffs currently possessing any applicable degree, this salary increase shall take effect on the first day of July following the enactment of this section.
(b) These salary increases may not be cumulative and a deputy sheriff may only receive the monthly salary increase for the highest academic rank attained. Any applicable degree must be received through a college or university accredited from an accrediting source recognized as such by all institutions of higher learning in this state.
(c) In lieu of adopting this established level of salary increases for deputy sheriffs having or attaining degrees of higher learning, a county commission may, in its discretion, adopt a program wherein deputy sheriffs employed in the county shall receive reimbursement for all tuition expenses and expenses incurred for the purchase of textbooks while attending college-level courses at any accredited college or university, including college level courses up to and including Master's Degree level courses. If a county commission elects to offer the tuition reimbursement program it must offer increases in monthly salaries to deputy sheriffs equal to one-half the monthly increases offered under subsection (a) of this section. County commissions adopting this option may also require any deputy sheriff receiving tuition and textbook expense reimbursement to enter into a contract requiring the deputy sheriff to remain employed in that county for a period of one year following each tuition and textbook expense reimbursement. Deputy sheriffs failing to honor this contract shall be required to pay to the county commission an amount equal to twice the amount received in the tuition and textbook expense reimbursement received during the preceding year.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide salary increases for deputies with college degrees. The bill allows the county commission to elect whether to implement the salary increases mandated in subsection (a) or to implement a tuition and text book expense reimbursement program which would require increases in salary to the extent of one-half of the mandated increases in subsection one.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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