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.