H. B. 4180
(By Delegates Manuel, Warner, Pino and Modesitt)
[Introduced January 27, 2000; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend article one, chapter twenty-five of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
twelve; to amend article six, chapter twenty-nine of said
code, by adding thereto two new sections, designated
sections ten-b and ten-c; and to amend article five-e,
chapter forty-nine of said code, by adding thereto a new
section, designated section five-b, all relating to the
salaries and civil service classifications of certain
employees in the divisions of corrections and juvenile
services.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article one, chapter twenty-five of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section twelve; that article six, chapter twenty-nine of said code be
amended by adding thereto two new sections, designated sections
ten-b and ten-c; and that article five-e, chapter forty-nine of
said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated
section five-b, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 25. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS.
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION AND INSTITUTIONS.
§25-1-12. Salary increase for certain employees.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,
the commissioner shall increase the annual salary of every
division employee, employed by the division on the first day of
July, two thousand, whose duty station is in the confines of a
correctional facility that houses inmates. The increase shall be
equal to an amount so that when combined with any increase an
employee is provided as a result of the increase in the pay plan,
as required by section ten-b, article six, chapter twenty-nine of
this code, the employee's annual salary is increased three
thousand dollars.
CHAPTER 29. MISCELLANEOUS BOARDS AND OFFICERS.
ARTICLE 6. CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
§29-6-10b. Modification in pay plan for certain correctional
employees.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,
the board shall increase, by three thousand dollars, every step in the pay plan adopted under the provisions of section ten of
this article, as the plan applies to employees of the division of
corrections whose duty stations are in the confines of a
correctional facility that houses inmates.
§29-6-10c. Reclassification of and increase in pay plan for
certain juvenile detention officers.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,
the board shall:
(1) Change the classifications designated as juvenile
detention officer I to correctional officer I and juvenile
detention officer II to correctional officer II; and
(2) Increase by three thousand dollars, every step in the
pay plan adopted under the provisions of section ten of this
article, as the plan applies to employees of the division of
juvenile services working in these classifications whose duty
stations are in the confines of a juvenile detention center or a
juvenile correctional facility.
CHAPTER 49. CHILD WELFARE.
ARTICLE 5E. DIVISION OF JUVENILE SERVICES.
§49-5E-5b. Salary increase for certain employees.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,
the director shall increase the annual salary of every juvenile
detention officer, reclassified as a correctional officer under
the provisions of section ten-c, article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code, employed by the division on the first day of July,
two thousand, whose duty station is in the confines of a juvenile
detention facility or juvenile correctional facility. The
increase shall be equal to an amount so that when combined with
any increase an employee is provided as a result of the
reclassification and increase in the pay plan, as required by
section ten-c, article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code, the
employee's annual salary is increased three thousand dollars.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the salaries
of employees of the Division of Corrections and the Division of
Juvenile Services that work in correctional facilities. The bill
also requires that certain positions in the Division of Juveniles
be reclassified as Correctional Officers.
These sections are new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.