H. B. 2360
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss (By Request))
[Introduced February 20, 2001
; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article five, chapter five
of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred
thirty-one, as amended, relating to incremental salary
increases for state employees based on years of service; and
removing the twenty-year limitation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section two, article five, chapter five of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
§5-5-2. Granting incremental salary increases based on years of
service.
Effective for the fiscal year beginning the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-six two thousand one, every
eligible employee with three or more years of service shall receive
an annual salary increase equal to fifty dollars times the
employees' years of service. not to exceed twenty years of service
In each fiscal year thereafter and on the first day of July, each
eligible employee shall receive an annual increment increase of
fifty dollars for that fiscal year. Every employee becoming newly
eligible as a result of meeting the three years of service minimum
requirement on the first day of July in any fiscal year subsequent
to one thousand nine hundred ninety-six, is entitled to the annual
salary increase equal to fifty dollars times the employees' years
of service, where he or she has not in a previous fiscal year
received the benefit of an increment computation; and shall receive
a single annual increment increase thereafter of fifty dollars for
each subsequent fiscal year. These incremental increases shall be
in addition to any across-the-board, cost-of-living or percentage
salary increases which may be granted in any fiscal year by the
Legislature. This article shall may not be construed to prohibit
other pay increases based on merit, seniority, promotion or other
reason, if funds are available for the other pay increases:
Provided, That the executive head of each spending unit shall first
grant the mandated increase in compensation in this section to all eligible employees prior to the consideration of any increases
based on merit, seniority, promotion or other reason.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove the twenty-year
limitation in determining the incremental salary increases for
state employees, based on years of service.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.