H. B. 4408
(By Delegates Prunty (By Request),
Manchin and Caputo)
[Introduced February 4, 2000; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section eight-a, article four,
chapter eighteen-a of the code of West Virginia, one
thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
providing a one-step pay increase for bus operators with ten
or more years of service.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eight-a, article four, chapter eighteen-a of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.
§18A-4-8a. Service personnel minimum monthly salaries.
(1) The minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours
a day shall be at least the amounts indicated in the "state
minimum pay scale pay grade I" and the minimum monthly pay for
each service employee whose employment is for a period of three
and one-half hours or less a day shall be at least one-half the
amount indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade I" set
forth in this section.
STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE I
A B C D E F G H
0 1,100 1,120 1,160 1,210 1,260 1,320 1,350 1,420
1 1,127 1,147 1,187 1,237 1,287 1,347 1,377 1,447
2 1,154 1,174 1,214 1,264 1,314 1,374 1,404 1,474
3 1,181 1,201 1,241 1,291 1,341 1,401 1,431 1,501
4 1,208 1,228 1,268 1,318 1,368 1,428 1,458 1,528
5 1,235 1,255 1,295 1,345 1,395 1,455 1,485 1,555
6 1,262 1,282 1,322 1,372 1,422 1,482 1,512 1,582
7 1,289 1,309 1,349 1,399 1,449 1,509 1,539 1,609
8 1,316 1,336 1,376 1,426 1,476 1,536 1,566 1,636
9 1,343 1,363 1,403 1,453 1,503 1,563 1,593 1,663
10 1,370 1,390 1,430 1,480 1,530 1,590 1,620 1,690
11 1,397 1,417 1,457 1,507 1,557 1,617 1,647 1,717
12 1,424 1,444 1,484 1,534 1,584 1,644 1,674 1,744
13 1,451 1,471 1,511 1,561 1,611 1,671 1,701 1,771
14 1,478 1,498 1,538 1,588 1,638 1,698 1,728 1,798
15 1,505 1,525 1,565 1,615 1,665 1,725 1,755 1,825
16 1,532 1,552 1,592 1,642 1,692 1,752 1,782 1,852
17 1,559 1,579 1,619 1,669 1,719 1,779 1,809 1,879
18 1,586 1,606 1,646 1,696 1,746 1,806 1,836 1,906
19 1,613 1,633 1,673 1,723 1,773 1,833 1,863 1,933
20 1,640 1,660 1,700 1,750 1,800 1,860 1,890 1,960
21 1,667 1,687 1,727 1,777 1,827 1,887 1,917 1,987
22 1,694 1,714 1,754 1,804 1,854 1,914 1,944 2,014
23 1,721 1,741 1,781 1,831 1,881 1,941 1,971 2,041
24 1,748 1,768 1,808 1,858 1,908 1,968 1,998 2,068
25 1,775 1,795 1,835 1,885 1,935 1,995 2,025 2,095
26 1,802 1,822 1,862 1,912 1,962 2,022 2,052 2,122
27 1,829 1,849 1,889 1,939 1,989 2,049 2,079 2,149
28 1,856 1,876 1,916 1,966 2,016 2,076 2,106 2,176
29 1,883 1,903 1,943 1,993 2,043 2,103 2,133 2,203
30 1,910 1,930 1,970 2,020 2,070 2,130 2,160 2,230
31 1,937 1,957 1,997 2,047 2,097 2,157 2,187 2,257
32 1,964 1,984 2,024 2,074 2,124 2,1842,214 2,284
33 1,991 2,011 2,051 2,101 2,151 2,211 2,241 2,311
34 2,018 2,038 2,078 2,128 2,178 2,238 2,268 2,338
35 2,045 2,0652,105 2,155 2,205 2,265 2,295 2,365
36 2,072 2,092 2,132 2,182 2,232 2,292 2,322 2,392
Subject to a recommendation by the governor for a pay raise
through the delivery of an executive message to the Legislature
and an appropriation by the Legislature for a pay raise,
effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-nine and thereafter, the minimum monthly pay for each
service employee whose employment is for a period of more than
three and one-half hours a day shall be at least the amounts
indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade II" and the
minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment
is for a period of three and one-half hours or less a day shall
be at least one-half the amount indicated in the "state minimum
pay scale pay grade II" set forth in this section.
STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE II
Years of
EmploymentPay Grade
A B C D E F G H
0 1,160 1,180 1,220 1,270 1,320 1,380 1,410 1,480
1 1,188 1,208 1,248 1,298 1,348 1,408 1,438 1,508
2 1,216 1,236 1,276 1,326 1,376 1,436 1,466 1,536
3 1,244 1,264 1,304 1,354 1,404 1,464 1,494 1,564
4 1,272 1,292 1,332 1,382 1,432 1,492 1,522 1,592
5 1,300 1,320 1,360 1,410 1,460 1,520 1,550 1,620
6 1,328 1,348 1,388 1,438 1,488 1,548 1,578 1,648
7 1,356 1,376 1,416 1,466 1,516 1,576 1,606 1,676
8 1,384 1,404 1,444 1,494 1,544 1,604 1,634 1,704
9 1,412 1,432 1,472 1,522 1,572 1,632 1,662 1,732
10 1,440 1,460 1,500 1,550 1,600 1,660 1,690 1,760
11 1,468 1,488 1,528 1,578 1,628 1,688 1,718 1,788
12 1,496 1,516 1,556 1,606 1,656 1,716 1,746 1,816
13 1,524 1,544 1,584 1,634 1,684 1,744 1,774 1,844
14 1,552 1,572 1,612 1,662 1,712 1,772 1,802 1,872
15 1,580 1,600 1,640 1,690 1,740 1,800 1,830 1,900
16 1,608 1,628 1,668 1,718 1,768 1,828 1,858 1,928
17 1,636 1,656 1,696 1,746 1,796 1,856 1,886 1,956
18 1,664 1,684 1,724 1,774 1,824 1,884 1,914 1,984
19 1,692 1,712 1,752 1,802 1,852 1,912 1,942 2,012
20 1,720 1,740 1,780 1,830 1,880 1,940 1,970 2,040
21 1,748 1,768 1,808 1,858 1,908 1,968 1,998 2,068
22 1,776 1,796 1,836 1,886 1,936 1,996 2,026 2,096
23 1,804 1,824 1,864 1,914 1,964 2,024 2,054 2,124
24 1,832 1,852 1,892 1,942 1,992 2,052 2,082 2,152
25 1,860 1,880 1,920 1,970 2,020 2,080 2,110 2,180
26 1,888 1,908 1,948 1,998 2,048 2,108 2,138 2,208
27 1,916 1,936 1,976 2,026 2,076 2,136 2,166 2,236
28 1,944 1,964 2,004 2,054 2,104 2,164 2,194 2,264
29 1,972 1,992 2,032 2,082 2,132 2,192 2,222 2,292
30 2,000 2,020 2,060 2,110 2,160 2,220 2,250 2,320
31 2,028 2,048 2,088 2,138 2,188 2,248 2,278 2,348
32 2,056 2,076 2,116 2,166 2,216 2,276 2,306 2,376
33 2,084 2,104 2,144 2,194 2,244 2,304 2,334 2,404
34 2,112 2,132 2,172 2,222 2,272 2,332 2,362 2,432
35 2,140 2,160 2,200 2,250 2,300 2,360 2,390 2,460
36 2,168 2,188 2,228 2,278 2,328 2,388 2,418 2,488
If "state minimum pay scale pay grade II" becomes effective
on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine,
and the governor recommends a pay raise through the delivery of
an executive message to the Legislature and the Legislature
appropriates money for a pay raise, the minimum monthly pay for
each service employee whose employment is for a period of more than three and one-half hours a day shall be at least the amounts
indicated in the "state minimum pay scale pay grade III" and the
minimum monthly pay for each service employee whose employment is
for a period of three and one-half hours or less a day shall be
at least one-half the amount indicated in the "state minimum pay
scale pay grade III" set forth in this section.
STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE III
Years of
EmploymentPay Grade
A B C DE F G H
0 1,220 1,240 1,280 1,330 1,380 1,440 1,470 1,540
1 1,249 1,269 1,309 1,359 1,409 1,469 1,499 1,569
2 1,278 1,298 1,338 1,388 1,438 1,498 1,528 1,598
3 1,307 1,327 1,367 1,417 1,467 1,527 1,557 1,627
4 1,336 1,356 1,396 1,446 1,496 1,556 1,586 1,656
5 1,365 1,385 1,425 1,475 1,525 1,585 1,615 1,685
6 1,394 1,414 1,454 1,504 1,554 1,614 1,644 1,714
7 1,423 1,443 1,483 1,533 1,583 1,643 1,673 1,743
8 1,452 1,472 1,512 1,562 1,612 1,672 1,702 1,772
9 1,481 1,501 1,541 1,591 1,641 1,701 1,731 1,801
10 1,510 1,530 1,570 1,620 1,670 1,730 1,760 1,830
11 1,539 1,559 1,599 1,649 1,699 1,759 1,789 1,859
12 1,568 1,588 1,628 1,678 1,728 1,788 1,818 1,888
13 1,597 1,617 1,657 1,707 1,757 1,817 1,847 1,917
14 1,626 1,646 1,686 1,736 1,786 1,846 1,876 1,946
15 1,655 1,675 1,715 1,765 1,815 1,875 1,905 1,975
16 1,684 1,704 1,744 1,794 1,844 1,904 1,934 2,004
17 1,713 1,733 1,773 1,823 1,873 1,933 1,963 2,033
18 1,742 1,762 1,802 1,852 1,902 1,962 1,992 2,062
19 1,771 1,791 1,831 1,881 1,931 1,991 2,021 2,091
20 1,800 1,820 1,860 1,910 1,960 2,020 2,050 2,120
21 1,829 1,849 1,889 1,939 1,989 2,049 2,079 2,149
22 1,858 1,878 1,918 1,968 2,018 2,078 2,108 2,178
23 1,887 1,907 1,947 1,997 2,047 2,107 2,137 2,207
24 1,916 1,936 1,976 2,026 2,076 2,136 2,166 2,236
25 1,945 1,965 2,005 2,055 2,105 2,165 2,195 2,265
26 1,974 1,994 2,034 2,084 2,134 2,194 2,224 2,294
27 2,003 2,023 2,063 2,113 2,163 2,223 2,253 2,323
28 2,032 2,052 2,092 2,142 2,192 2,252 2,282 2,352
29 2,061 2,081 2,121 2,171 2,221 2,281 2,311 2,381
30 2,090 2,110 2,150 2,200 2,250 2,310 2,340 2,410
31 2,119 2,139 2,179 2,229 2,279 2,339 2,369 2,439
32 2,148 2,168 2,208 2,258 2,308 2,368 2,398 2,468
33 2,177 2,197 2,237 2,287 2,337 2,397 2,427 2,497
34 2,206 2,226 2,266 2,316 2,366 2,426 2,456 2,526
35 2,235 2,255 2,295 2,345 2,395 2,455 2,485 2,555
36 2,264 2,284 2,324 2,374 2,424 2,484 2,514 2,584
CLASS TITLEPAY
GRADE
Accountant ID
Accountant IE
Accountant IIIF
Aide IA
Aide IIB
Aide IIIC
Aide IVD
Audiovisual TechnicianC
AuditorG
Autism MentorE
Braille or Sign Language SpecialistE
Bus OperatorD
BuyerF
CabinetmakerG
Cafeteria ManagerD
Carpenter IE
Carpenter IIF
Chief MechanicG
Clerk IB
Clerk IIC
Computer OperatorE
Cook IA
Cook IIB
Cook IIIC
Crew LeaderF
Custodian IA
Custodian IIB
Custodian IIIC
Custodian IVD
Director or Coordinator of ServicesH
DraftsmanD
Electrician IF
Electrician IIG
Electronic Technician IF
Electronic Technician IIG
Executive SecretaryG
Food Services SupervisorG
ForemanG
General MaintenanceC
GlazierD
Graphic ArtistD
GroundsmanB
HandymanB
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic IE
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic IIG
Heavy Equipment OperatorE
Inventory SupervisorD
Key Punch OperatorB
LocksmithG
Lubrication ManC
MachinistF
Mail ClerkD
Maintenance Clerk C
MasonG
MechanicF
Mechanic AssistantE
Office Equipment Repairman IF
Office Equipment Repairman IIG
PainterE
ParaprofessionalF
Plumber IE
Plumber IIG
Printing OperatorB
Printing SupervisorD
ProgrammerH
Roofing/Sheet Metal MechanicF
Sanitation Plant OperatorF
School Bus SupervisorE
Secretary ID
Secretary IIE
Secretary IIIF
Supervisor of MaintenanceH
Supervisor of TransportationH
Switchboard Operator-ReceptionistD
Truck DriverD
Warehouse ClerkC
WatchmanB
WelderF
(2) An additional ten dollars per month shall be added to
the minimum monthly pay of each service employee who holds a high
school diploma or its equivalent.
(3) An additional ten dollars per month also shall be added
to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of
the following:
(A) A service employee who holds twelve college hours or
comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as
approved by the state board;
(B) A service employee who holds twenty-four college hours
or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as
approved by the state board;
(C) A service employee who holds thirty-six college hours or
comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as
approved by the state board; and
(D) A service employee who holds forty-eight college hours
or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as
approved by the state board.
(4) When any part of a school service employee's daily shift
of work is performed between the hours of six o'clock p.m. and five o'clock a.m. the following day, the employee shall be paid
no less than an additional ten dollars per month and one half of
the pay shall be paid with local funds.
(5) Any service employee required to work on any legal
school holiday shall be paid at a rate one and one-half times the
employee's usual hourly rate.
(6) Any full-time service personnel required to work in
excess of their normal working day during any week which contains
a school holiday for which they are paid shall be paid for the
additional hours or fraction of the additional hours at a rate
of one and one-half times their usual hourly rate and paid
entirely from county board funds.
(7) No service employee may have his or her daily work
schedule changed during the school year without the employee's
written consent, and the employee's required daily work hours may
not be changed to prevent the payment of time and one-half wages
or the employment of another employee.
(8) The minimum hourly rate of pay for extra duty
assignments as defined in section eight-b of this article shall
be no less than one seventh of the employee's daily total salary
for each hour the employee is involved in performing the assignment and paid entirely from local funds: Provided, That an
alternative minimum hourly rate of pay for performing extra duty
assignments within a particular category of employment may be
utilized if the alternate hourly rate of pay is approved both by
the county board and by the affirmative vote of a two-thirds
majority of the regular full-time employees within that
classification category of employment within that county:
Provided, however, That the vote shall be by secret ballot if so
requested by a service personnel employee within that
classification category within that county. The salary for any
fraction of an hour the employee is involved in performing the
assignment shall be prorated accordingly. When performing extra
duty assignments, employees who are regularly employed on a
one-half day salary basis shall receive the same hourly extra
duty assignment pay computed as though the employee were employed
on a full-day salary basis.
(9) The minimum pay for any service personnel employees
engaged in the removal of asbestos material or related duties
required for asbestos removal shall be their regular total daily
rate of pay and no less than an additional three dollars per hour or no less than five dollars per hour for service personnel
supervising asbestos removal responsibilities for each hour these
employees are involved in asbestos related duties. Related
duties required for asbestos removal include, but are not limited
to, travel, preparation of the work site, removal of asbestos
decontamination of the work site, placing and removal of
equipment and removal of structures from the site. If any member
of an asbestos crew is engaged in asbestos related duties outside
of the employee's regular employment county, the daily rate of
pay shall be no less than the minimum amount as established in
the employee's regular employment county for asbestos removal and
an additional thirty dollars per each day the employee is engaged
in asbestos removal and related duties. The additional pay for
asbestos removal and related duties shall be payable entirely
from county funds. Before service personnel employees may be
utilized in the removal of asbestos material or related duties,
they shall have completed a federal Environmental Protection Act
approved training program and be licensed. The employer shall
provide all necessary protective equipment and maintain all
records required by the Environmental Protection Act.
(10) For the purpose of qualifying for additional pay as provided in section eight, article five of this chapter, an aide
shall be considered to be exercising the authority of a
supervisory aide and control over pupils if the aide is required
to supervise, control, direct, monitor, escort or render service
to a child or children when not under the direct supervision of
certificated professional personnel within the classroom,
library, hallway, lunchroom, gymnasium, school building, school
grounds or wherever supervision is required. For purposes of
this section, "under the direct supervision of certificated
professional personnel" means that certificated professional
personnel is present, with and accompanying the aide.
(11) Employees who have served in a position which meets the
definition of "Bus Operator" for ten years or more shall receive
a salary of not less than one pay grade above the minimum pay
grade of "Bus Operator".
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a one-step pay
increase for bus operators with ten years of service.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.