H. B. 2605
(By Delegates Craig, Morgan, Leach and Stephens)
[Introduced
January 11, 2006
; referred to the
Committee on Education then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §5-5-1 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to the eligibility of faculty
members at state institutions of higher education for
certain incremental pay; and making them eligible for the
annual experience increment for state employees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §5-5-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
§5-5-1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this article:
(a) "Eligible employee" means either of the following:
(1) Any regular full-time employee of the state or any
spending unit of the state who is eligible for membership in any
state retirement system of the State of West Virginia or other
retirement plan authorized by the state: Provided, That the
mandatory salary increase required by this article shall does not apply to any faculty employee at state institutions of higher
education, or any employee of the state whose compensation is
fixed by statute or by statutory schedule other than employees
described in this section. Clerks, deputy clerks and magistrate
assistants of magistrate courts are eligible for the incremental
salary increases provided in this article with the increases to
be allowable in addition to the maximum salaries and compensation
for the employee offices under the magistrate court system
statutes of article one, chapter fifty of the code. This article
may not be construed to does not mandate an increase in the
salary of any elected or appointed officer of the state; or
(2) Any classified employee as defined in section two,
article nine, chapter eighteen-b of this code who is an employee
of a state institution of higher education, or of the higher
education policy commission or the council for community and
technical college education; or
(3) Any full-time member of the faculty as defined in
section one, article eight, chapter eighteen-b of this code who
is an employee of a state institution of higher education, the
higher education policy commission, or the council for community
and technical college education.
(b) "Years of service" means full years of totaled service
as an employee of the State of West Virginia; and
(c) "Spending unit" means any state office, department,
agency, board, commission, institution, bureau or other
designated body authorized to hire employees.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to make faculty members at
state institutions of higher education eligible to receive the
annual experience increment paid to state employees.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.