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Introduced Version House Bill 4097 History

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H. B. 4097


(By Delegates Perry, Ellem, Morgan, Stemple
and Webster)
[Introduced January 21, 2008; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then 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 eight, 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.

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

This bill was recommended for introduction and passage during the 2008 Regular Session of the Legislature by the Legislative Oversight Committee on Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority.
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