SB 22 Text

Senate Bill No. 22
(By Senators Love and White)
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[Introduced February 9, 2005; referred to the Committee
on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §25-1-11f; and to amend and reenact §31-20-27 of said code, all relating to establishing a salary schedule for officers and employees of corrections institutions.

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 §25-1-11f; and that §31-20-27 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 25. DIVISION OF CORRECTIONS.
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION, INSTITUTIONS AND CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT.

§25-1-11f. State salaries for officers and employees of corrections institutions.

Each officer and employee of a corrections institution shall receive the amount prescribed in the "state salary schedule I" as set forth in this section.
STATE SALARY SCHEDULE I

Rank	1^st year	2^nd year	3^rd year	4^th & 5th year
Correctional Officer	20,120	21,126	22,182	23,291
Senior Correctional Officer			22,182	25,652
Correctional Officer First Class			22,182	28,217
Correctional Corporal			22,182	31,039
Correctional Sergeant			22,182	34,132
Correctional Lieutenant			22,182	37,545
Correctional Captain			22,182	41,300
Correctional Major			22,182	42,968
Correctional Counselor 1	20,120	21,126	22,182	23,291
Correctional Counselor 2				28,217
Corrections Case Manager				34,132
Corrections Unit Manager				41,300
Rank	1^st year	2^nd year	3^rd year	4^th & 5th year
Correctional Support Worker 1	15,060	15,813	16,604	17,434
Correctional Support Worker 2	18,116	19,021	19,972	20,971
Correctional Support Worker 3	20,120	21,126	22,182	23,291
Correctional Support Supervisor 1				31,039
Correctional Support Supervisor 2				37,545
Corrections Program Specialist				34,132
Corrections Program Specialist, Senior				37,545
Corrections Program Manager 1				45,058
Corrections Program Manager 2				47,144
Corrections Associate Warden 1				45,058
Corrections Associate Warden 2				47,144
Corrections Deputy Warden 1				49,232
Corrections Deputy Warden 2				50,276
Corrections Warden 1				51,320
Rank	1^st year	2^nd year	3^rd year	4^th & 5th year
Corrections Warden 2				53,408
Corrections Deputy Commissioner				57,414

Rank	After 5^th year	After 8^th year	After 11^th year	After 14^th year
Correctional Officer	23,943	24,422	24,910	25,408
Senior Correctional Officer	26,370	26,897	27,435	27,984
Correctional Officer First Class	29,007	29,587	30,179	30,783
Correctional Corporal	31,908	32,546	33,197	33,861
Correctional Sergeant	35,088	35,790	36,506	37,236
Correctional Lieutenant	38,596	39,059	39,528	40,002
Correctional Captain	42,456	42,965	43,481	44,003
Correctional Major	44,168	44,768	45,368	45,968
Correctional Counselor 1	23,943	24,422	24,910	25,408
Correctional Counselor 2	29,007	29,587	30,179	30,783
Rank	After 5^th year	After 8^th year	After 11^th year	After 14^th year
Corrections Case Manager	35,088	35,790	36,506	37,236
Corrections Unit Manager	42,456	42,965	43,481	44,003
Correctional Support Worker 1	17,922	18,280	18,646	19,019
Correctional Support Worker 2	21,558	21,989	22,429	22,878
Correctional Support Worker 3	23,943	24,422	24,910	25,408
Correctional Support Supervisor 1	31,908	32,546	33,197	33,861
Correctional Support Supervisor 2	38,596	39,059	39,528	40,002
Corrections Program Specialist	35,088	35,790	36,506	37,980
Corrections Program Specialist, Senior	38,596	39,059	39,528	40,002
Corrections Program Manager 1	46,256	46,856	47,456	48,056
Corrections Program Manager 2	48,344	48,944	49,544	50,144
Corrections Associate Warden 1	46,256	46,856	47,456	48,056
Corrections Associate Warden 2	48,344	48,944	49,544	50,144
Corrections Deputy Warden 1	50,462	51,471	52,500	53,130
Rank	After 5^th year	After 8^th year	After 11^th year	After 14^th year
Corrections Deputy Warden 2	51,491	52,316	52,926	53,725
Corrections Warden 1	53,120	53,720	54,320	54,920
Corrections Warden 2	54,608	55,208	55,808	56,408
Corrections Deputy Commissioner	59,022	59,730	60,447	61,172

Rank	After 17^th year	After 20^th year	After 23^rd year	After 26^th year	After 29^th year
Correctional Officer	25,916	26,434	26,963	27,502	28,052
Senior Correctional Officer	28,544	29,115	29,697	30,291	30,897
Correctional Officer First Class	31,399	32,027	32,668	33,321	33,987
Correctional Corporal	34,538	35,229	35,934	36,653	37,386
Correctional Sergeant	37,980	38,740	39,515	40,305	41,111
Correctional Lieutenant	40,482	40,967	41,459	41,957	42,460
Correctional Captain	44,531	45,065	45,606	46,153	46,707
Correctional Major	46,568	47,168	47,768	48,368	48,968
Rank	After 17^th year	After 20^th year	After 23^rd year	After 26^th year	After 29^th year
Correctional Counselor 1	25,916	26,963	26,963	27,502	28,052
Correctional Counselor 2	31,399	32,027	32,668	33,321	33,987
Corrections Case Manager	37,980	38,740	39,515	40,305	41,111
Corrections Unit Manager	44,431	45,065	45,606	46,153	46,707
Correctional Support Worker 1	19,399	19,787	20,182	20,586	20,998
Correctional Support Worker 2	23,336	23,803	24,279	24,764	25,259
Correctional Support Worker 3	25,916	26,434	26,963	27,502	28,052
Correctional Support Supervisor 1	34,538	35,229	35,934	36,653	37,386
Correctional Support Supervisor 2	40,482	40,967	41,459	41,957	42,460
Corrections Program Specialist	37,980	38,740	39,515	40,305	41,111
Corrections Program Specialist, Senior	40,482	40,967	41,459	41,957	42,460
Corrections Program Manager 1	48,658	49,258	49,856	50,456	51,058
Corrections Program Manager 2	50,744	51,344	51,944	52,544	53,144
Corrections Associate Warden 1	48,658	49,258	49,856	50,456	51,058
Rank	After 17^th year	After 20^th year	After 23^rd year	After 26^th year	After 29^th year
Corrections Associate Warden 2	50,744	51,344	51,944	52,544	53,144
Corrections Deputy Warden 1	53,768	54,413	55,066	55,527	56,396
Corrections Deputy Warden 2	54,301	54,855	55,382	55,882	56,999
Corrections Warden 1	54,920	55,520	56,120	56,720	57,320
Corrections Warden 2	57,008	57,608	58,208	58,808	59,408
Corrections Deputy Commissioner	57,008	57,608	58,208	58,808	59,408

CHAPTER 31. CORPORATIONS.

ARTICLE 20. WEST VIRGINIA REGIONAL JAIL AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITY AUTHORITY.

§31-20-27. Correctional officers; regional jails; priority of hiring.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the authority, when employing correctional officers to complete the approved staffing plan of a regional jail completed after the effective date of this section, shall employ any correctional officer applying for a position as a correctional officer at a regional jail who was employed in good standing at a county jail facility in the region at the time of its closing or at a prison facility operated by the Division of Corrections: Provided, That the regional jail is located within the same region as the prison facility that was closed due to relocation of the prison facility to a site outside the region. Only those correctional officers, who are employees in good standing at the time the prison facility is closed, are eligible for transfer under the provisions of this subsection. Correctional officers, employed under the provisions of this subsection, shall be employed at a salary under section eleven-f , article one, chapter twenty-five of this code, and with benefits consistent with the approved plan of compensation of the Division of Personnel, created under section five, article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code. All correctional officers employed under this subsection shall also be covered by the policies ~~and procedures~~ of the Education and State Employees Grievance Board, created under section five, article six-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code and the classified-exempt service protection policies of the division of personnel.
(b) The authority shall, when employing correctional officers to fill positions within the approved staffing plan of any regional jail, employ any correctional officer applying for a position as a correctional officer at a regional jail who was previously employed as a correctional officer in good standing at any local jail facility: Provided, That the local jail facility is located within the same region as the regional jail at the time of the local jail facility's closing or reduction in size and was reduced in size or closed prior to or due to the completion of the regional jail within the region. Correctional officers, employed under the provisions of this subsection, shall be employed at a salary under section eleven-f, article one, chapter twenty-five of this code, and with benefits consistent with the approved plan of compensation of the Division of Personnel, created under section five, article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code. Only those county correctional officers who are employees in good standing at the time the local jail facility is closed are eligible for transfer under the provisions of this subsection. All correctional officers employed under this subsection shall also be covered by the policies ~~and procedures~~ of the Education and State Employees Grievance Board created under section five, article six-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code and the classified-exempt service protection of the Division of Personnel.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to establish a salary schedule for officers and employees of corrections institutions.

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

§25-1-11f is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.

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