WEST virginia Legislature
2017 regular session
Engrossed
Senate Bill 293
By Senators Miller, Stollings and Facemire
[Introduced February 14,
2017;
Referred to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §25-1-11d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing a $2,008 increase in the annual salary of employees of the Division of Corrections.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §25-1-11d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION, INSTITUTIONS AND CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT.
§25-1-11d. Compensation of employees approved by commissioner; traveling and other expenses; payment of salaries.
The
Commissioner of Corrections shall approve the salaries of all employees of the
Division of Corrections. Salaries shall be commensurate with their duties and
responsibilities, but no meals or other emoluments of any kind shall be
furnished, given or paid to the employee as all or part of their salary. The
employees may be provided meals, household facilities and supplies as may be
necessary for them to perform their duties, if the employees agree to pay the
reasonable cost as established by the Commissioner of Corrections. In the
event of If there is an emergency, such as a riot or other
disturbance, the commissioner may authorize meals be provided to employees at
no cost. Additionally, the commissioner may establish a procedure to reimburse
employees reasonable costs in the event the employee’s personal property is stolen
or damaged by an inmate. All persons employed under this article are entitled
to be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other expenses. The salaries,
expenses and appropriations provided for the employees under the commissioner’s
jurisdiction shall be paid in the same manner as are those of other state
employees and agencies and on a payment schedule set forth by the State Auditor:
Provided, That from funds appropriated by the Legislature, beginning on
July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall increase the annual salary of each
employee of the Division of Corrections by $2,008.