Senate Bill No. 663

(By Senators Edgell, Unger and Love)

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[Introduced February 14, 2008; referred to the Committee on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-4-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to school service personnel; and increasing the pay grade of cafeteria managers.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §18A-4-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, 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.
(a) 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" 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" set forth in this section:
STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE
Years
Exp.
PAY GRADE
  A B C D E F G H
0 1,507 1,528 1,569 1,621 1,673 1,735 1,766 1,838
1 1,539 1,560 1,601 1,653 1,705 1,767 1,798 1,870
2 1,571 1,592 1,633 1,685 1,737 1,799 1,830 1,902
3 1,603 1,624 1,665 1,717 1,769 1,831 1,862 1,934
4 1,635 1,656 1,697 1,749 1,801 1,863 1,894 1,967
5 1,667 1,688 1,729 1,781 1,833 1,895 1,926 1,999
6 1,699 1,720 1,762 1,813 1,865 1,927 1,958 2,031
7 1,732 1,752 1,794 1,845 1,897 1,959 1,990 2,063
8 1,764 1,784 1,826 1,877 1,929 1,991 2,022 2,095
9 1,796 1,816 1,858 1,910 1,961 2,023 2,054 2,127
10 1,828 1,849 1,890 1,942 1,993 2,056 2,087 2,159
11 1,860 1,881 1,922 1,974 2,025 2,088 2,119 2,191
12 1,892 1,913 1,954 2,006 2,058 2,120 2,151 2,223
13 1,924 1,945 1,986 2,038 2,090 2,152 2,183 2,255
14 1,956 1,977 2,018 2,070 2,122 2,184 2,215 2,287
15 1,988 2,009 2,050 2,102 2,154 2,216 2,247 2,319
16 2,020 2,041 2,082 2,134 2,186 2,248 2,279 2,352
17 2,052 2,073 2,115 2,166 2,218 2,280 2,311 2,384
18 2,084 2,105 2,147 2,198 2,250 2,312 2,343 2,416
19 2,117 2,137 2,179 2,230 2,282 2,344 2,375 2,448
20 2,149 2,169 2,211 2,263 2,314 2,376 2,407 2,480
21 2,181 2,201 2,243 2,295 2,346 2,408 2,439 2,512
22 2,213 2,234 2,275 2,327 2,378 2,441 2,472 2,544
23 2,245 2,266 2,307 2,359 2,411 2,473 2,504 2,576
24 2,277 2,298 2,339 2,391 2,443 2,505 2,536 2,608
25 2,309 2,330 2,371 2,423 2,475 2,537 2,568 2,640
26 2,341 2,362 2,403 2,455 2,507 2,569 2,600 2,672
27 2,373 2,394 2,435 2,487 2,539 2,601 2,632 2,704
28 2,405 2,426 2,467 2,519 2,571 2,633 2,664 2,737
29 2,437 2,458 2,500 2,551 2,603 2,665 2,696 2,769
30 2,470 2,490 2,532 2,583 2,635 2,697 2,728 2,801
31 2,502 2,522 2,564 2,615 2,667 2,729 2,760 2,833
32 2,534 2,554 2,596 2,648 2,699 2,761 2,792 2,865
33 2,566 2,586 2,628 2,680 2,731 2,793 2,825 2,897
34 2,598 2,619 2,660 2,712 2,763 2,826 2,857 2,929
35 2,630 2,651 2,692 2,744 2,796 2,858 2,889 2,961
36 2,662 2,683 2,724 2,776 2,828 2,890 2,921 2,993
37 2,694 2,715 2,756 2,808 2,860 2,922 2,953 3,025
38 2,726 2,747 2,788 2,840 2,892 2,954 2,985 3,057
39 2,758 2,779 2,820 2,872 2,924 2,986 3,017 3,089
40 2,790 2,811 2,852 2,904 2,956 3,018 3,049 3,122
CLASS TITLE
PAY GRADE

Accountant I .................................................. D
Accountant II ................................................. E
Accountant III ................................................ F
Accounts Payable Supervisor ................................... G
Aide I ........................................................ A
Aide II ....................................................... B
Aide III ...................................................... C
Aide IV ....................................................... D
Audiovisual Technician ........................................ C
Auditor ....................................................... G
Autism Mentor ............................................... ..F
Braille or Sign Language Specialist ........................... E
Bus Operator .................................................. D
Buyer ......................................................... F
Cabinetmaker .................................................. G
Cafeteria Manager ............................................ D E
Carpenter I ................................................... E
Carpenter II .................................................. F
Chief Mechanic ................................................ G
Clerk I ....................................................... B
Clerk II....................................................... C
Computer Operator ............................................. E
Cook I ........................................................ A
Cook II ....................................................... B
Cook III ...................................................... C
Crew Leader ................................................... F
Custodian I ................................................... A
Custodian II .................................................. B
Custodian III ................................................. C
Custodian IV .................................................. D
Director or Coordinator of Services ........................... H
Draftsman ..................................................... D
Electrician I ................................................. F
Electrician II ................................................ G
Electronic Technician I ....................................... F
Electronic Technician II ...................................... G
Executive Secretary ........................................... G
Food Services Supervisor ...................................... G
Foreman ....................................................... G
General Maintenance ........................................... C
Glazier ....................................................... D
Graphic Artist ................................................ D
Groundsman .................................................... B
Handyman ...................................................... B
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic I ....................... E
Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic II ...................... G
Heavy Equipment Operator ...................................... E
Inventory Supervisor.......................................... D
Key Punch Operator ............................................ B
Licensed Practical Nurse ...................................... F
Locksmith ..................................................... G
Lubrication Man ............................................... C
Machinist ..................................................... F
Mail Clerk .................................................... D
Maintenance Clerk ..............................................C
Mason ......................................................... G
Mechanic ...................................................... F
Mechanic Assistant ............................................ E
Office Equipment Repairman I .................................. F
Office Equipment Repairman II ................................. G
Painter ....................................................... E
Paraprofessional .............................................. F
Payroll Supervisor ............................................ G
Plumber I ..................................................... E
Plumber II .................................................... G
Printing Operator ............................................. B
Printing Supervisor ........................................... D
Programmer .................................................... H
Roofing/Sheet Metal Mechanic .................................. F
Sanitation Plant Operator ......................................G
School Bus Supervisor ......................................... E
Secretary I ................................................... D
Secretary II .................................................. E
Secretary III ................................................. F
Supervisor of Maintenance ..................................... H
Supervisor of Transportation .................................. H
Switchboard Operator-Receptionist ............................. D
Truck Driver .................................................. D
Warehouse Clerk ............................................... C
Watchman ...................................................... B
Welder ........................................................ F
WVEIS Data Entry and Administrative Clerk ..................... B
(b) An additional twelve dollars per month shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(c) An additional eleven dollars per month also shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of the following:
(1) A service employee who holds twelve college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(2) 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;
(3) 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;
(4) 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;
(5) A service employee who holds sixty college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(6) A service employee who holds seventy-two college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(7) A service employee who holds eighty-four college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(8) A service employee who holds ninety-six college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(9) A service employee who holds one hundred eight college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(10) A service employee who holds one hundred twenty college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;
(d) An additional forty dollars per month also shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of the following:
(1) A service employee who holds an associate's degree;
(2) A service employee who holds a bachelor's degree;
(3) A service employee who holds a master's degree;
(4) A service employee who holds a doctorate degree.
(e) An additional eleven dollars per month shall be added to the minimum monthly pay of each service employee for each of the following:
(1) A service employee who holds a bachelor's degree plus fifteen college hours;
(2) A service employee who holds a master's degree plus fifteen college hours;
(3) A service employee who holds a master's degree plus thirty college hours;
(4) A service employee who holds a master's degree plus forty-five college hours; and
(5) A service employee who holds a master's degree plus sixty college hours.
(f) 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.
(g) 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.
(h) 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.
(i) 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.
(j) 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 used 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 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.
(k) 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 used 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.
(l) 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 certified 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 certified professional personnel" means that certificated certified professional personnel is present, with and accompanying the aide.




NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the pay grade of cafeteria managers.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.