COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 4012
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegate Michael)
[Originating in the Committee on Finance}
(January 25,2002)
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article seven, chapter six
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to requiring all new
employees of the state, a state institution of higher
education or the higher education policy commission and others
hired after a certain date to be paid one pay cycle in
arrears.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article seven, chapter six of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES.
§6-7-1. State officials, officers and employees to be paid twice
per month; new employees paid in arrears; effective date.
All full-time and part-time salaried and hourly officials,
officers and employees of the state,
and the board of trustees
of the university system of West Virginia and the board of
directors of the state college system state institutions of higher
education and the higher education policy commission shall be paid
twice per month, and under the same procedures and in the same
manner as the state auditor currently pays agencies
on such basis:
Provided, That on and after the first day of July,
one thousand
nine hundred ninety-nine, or any date thereafter, as determined
by the auditor, two thousand two, all
new officials, officers
or
employees
of the state,
a state institution of higher education,
the higher education policy commission, statutory officials,
contract educators with higher education, any exempt official who
does not earn annual and sick leave, except elected officials,
and employees whose compensation is fixed by statute, shall be
paid one pay cycle in arrears.
Any employee whose employment with
the state, begins on or after, the first day of July, one
thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, as determined by the auditor,
shall not receive his or her first pay until the end of the second
regular payroll cycle after beginning employment. The term new
employee does not include an employee who transfers from one
state agency, a state institution of higher education or the higher education policy commission to another state agency,
another state institution of higher education or the higher
education policy commission without a break in service. The
auditor shall propose a legislative rule in accordance with
article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to determine the
manner to implement the payment of employees in arrears. Nothing
contained in this section is intended to increase or diminish the
salary or wages of any official, officer or employee.
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