H. B. 2977
(By Delegate Webb)
[Introduced February 26, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section eight, article six, chapter
twenty-nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to incentive award
programs for state employees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eight, article six, chapter twenty-nine of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION.
§29-6-8. Duties of board generally.
In addition to the duties expressly set forth elsewhere in
this article, the board shall:
(1) Represent the public interest in the improvement of
personnel administration in the classified service.
(2) Advise the governor, the secretary, and the director on problems concerning personnel administration.
(3) Foster the interest of institutions of learning and of
industrial, civic, professional and employee organizations in the
improvement of personnel standards in the classified service.
(4) Make any investigation which it may consider desirable
concerning the administration of personnel in the classified
service and make recommendations to the director with respect
thereto.
(5) Approve the budget as prepared by the director for
administration of this article before submission to the division
of finance and administration.
(6) Develop and implement monetary and nonmonetary incentive
award programs for classified and classified-exempt employees:
Provided, That any such award granted under this provision shall
not be considered a pay raise.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create an incentive
award program for state employees.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.