SB492 H JUD AMT 3-3 #1


The Committee on the Judiciary moves to amend the title of the bill as follows:
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for S. B. 492 -- "A Bill to amend and reenact §7-7-4a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to prosecuting attorneys; eliminating part-time prosecutors; allowing prosecutors to remain as part-time prosecutors, upon mutual agreement of county commissions and prosecutors; authorizing an increase in salary for a part-time prosecutor who becomes a full-time prosecutor; allowing prosecutors and counties to mutually agree to a change in part-time or full- time status; providing for a readjustment in salary if full-time prosecutor returns to part-time status; providing a mechanism for review of county finances by the state auditor to confirm the availability of county funds to support a full-time prosecutor; exceptions; and effective dates ."