H. B. 4403
(By Delegates Perry, Susman, Proudfoot, Varner,
Hrutkay, Stephens, Crosier, Hartman and Longstreth)
[Introduced February 6, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §5-5-2a, relating to
retention salary increases for Division of Corrections' and
Division of Juvenile Services' employees based on years of
service.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-5-2a, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5. SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
§5-5-2a. Retention incentive salary increases for employees of the
Division of Corrections and the Division of Juvenile
Services.
(a) Effective the first day of July, two thousand six, every
employee of the Division of Corrections and the Division of Juvenile Services with two years of employment with their
respective division shall receive a salary increase of one thousand
dollars on the two-year anniversary of their employment with their
respective division.
(b) Every employee of the Division of Corrections and the
Division of Juvenile Services shall receive an additional salary
increase of one thousand dollars on the anniversary of their fifth
year of continuous service with their respective division and every
three years after that on the anniversary of their continuous
employment with their respective division.
(c) This section does not 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 provide retention salary
increases for Division of Corrections and the Division of Juvenile
Services employees only.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.