ENROLLED

H. B. 4312

(By Delegates Staton, Trump, Mahan and Brown
)

[Passed March 11, 2006; in effect ninety days from passage.]

AN ACT to amend and reenact §48-19-105 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to increasing the compensation of child support enforcement attorneys.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That §48-19-105 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 19. CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT ATTORNEY.
§48-19-105. Compensation; expenses.

The salary of a bureau for child support enforcement attorney shall be not less than forty-five thousand dollars per year, and shall be fixed by the commissioner, who shall take into consideration ability, performance of duty and experience. The compensation and expenses of the employees of the office and all operating expenses incurred by the office shall be fixed by the commissioner and paid by the bureau for child support enforcement.