Senate Bill No. 374
(By Senators Wooton, Tomblin, Mr. President, Chafin, Craigo,
Jackson, Bailey, Buckalew, Schoonover, Oliverio, Plymale,
Dittmar, McKensie, Sharpe, Ross, Sprouse, Kimble, Snyder,
Wiedebusch, Anderson, Ball, Love, Hunter and Walker)
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[Introduced March 19, 1997; referred to the Committee
on Military; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section sixteen, article one-b,
chapter fifteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to pay
allowances for officers and men of the national guard.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section sixteen, article one-b, chapter fifteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1B. NATIONAL GUARD.
§15-1B-16. Pay and allowances.
(a) Pay and allowances for officers and men of the national guard for drill, encampment or other duty for training prescribed
or ordered by the federal government, shall be such as are
provided by the laws of the United States.
(b) Officers and men of the national guard in active service
of the state shall receive the same pay and allowances, in
accordance with their rank and service, as are prescribed for the
armed forces of the United States: Provided, That no member of
the national guard shall receive base pay of less than forty
dollars seventy-five dollars per day while he is in active
service of the state.
(c) Notwithstanding any of the provisions of this article,
members of the national guard, may, with their consent, perform
without pay, or without pay and allowances any duties prescribed
by section thirteen of this article pursuant to competent orders
therefor: Provided, That necessary expenses may be furnished
such personnel within the discretion of the adjutant general.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the base pay
and allowance for active national guard members.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.