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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2023 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

Senate Bill 423

By Senators Blair (Mr. President) and Woelfel

(By Request of the Executive)

[Introduced January 23, 2023; referred
 to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend and reenact §15-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-8a of said code, all relating to increasing annual salaries of certain employees of the state; increasing the salaries of members of the West Virginia State Police and certain personnel thereof; increasing annual salaries of public school teachers; increasing annual salaries of school service personnel; and providing an effective date.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

 

CHAPTER 15. PUBLIC SAFETY.

ARTICLE 2. WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE.

§15-2-5. Career progression system state; salaries; exclusion from wage and hour laws, with supplemental payment; bond; leave time for members called to duty in guard or reserves.

 

(a) The superintendent shall establish within the West Virginia State Police a system to provide for: (1) The promotion of members to the supervisory ranks of sergeant, first sergeant, second lieutenant, and first lieutenant; (2) the classification of nonsupervisory members within the field operations force to the ranks of trooper, senior trooper, trooper first class, or corporal; and (3) the temporary reclassification of members assigned to administrative duties as administrative support specialist I-VIII. The promotion of individuals in the forensic laboratory shall include the classifications of Evidence Custodians I-IV, Forensic Technicians I-III, Forensic Scientists I-VI, and Forensic Scientist Supervisors I-IV, based on the Forensic Lab Career Progression System.

(b) The superintendent may propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code for the purpose of ensuring consistency, predictability, and independent review of any system developed under the provisions of this section.

(c) The superintendent shall provide to each member a written manual governing any system established under the provisions of this section and specific procedures shall be identified for the evaluation and testing of members for promotion or reclassification and the subsequent placement of any members on a promotional eligibility or reclassification recommendation list.  A written manual shall also be provided to individuals within the forensic laboratory governing any system established under the provisions of this section and specific procedures shall be identified for the evaluation of promotion or reclassification of those individuals.

(d) Effective July 1, 2022 Effective July 1, 2023, members shall receive annual salaries payable at least twice per month as follows:

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

SUPERVISORY AND NONSUPERVISORY RANKS

Cadet During Training $48,524 $51,274

Cadet Trooper After Training 55,784     58,534

Trooper Second Year 56,796     59,546

Trooper Third Year 57,179     59,929

Senior Trooper 57,578     60,328

Trooper First Class 58,184     60,934

Corporal 58,790     61,540

Sergeant 63,091     65,841

First Sergeant 65,242     67,992

Second Lieutenant 67,392     70,142

First Lieutenant 69,543     72,293

Captain 71,694     74,444

Major 73,844     76,594

Lieutenant Colonel 75,995     78,745

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST CLASSIFICATION

I $56,796 $59,546

II 57,578 60,328

III 58,184 60,934

IV 58,790 61,540

V 63,091 65,841

VI 65,242 67,992

VII 67,392 70,142

VIII 69,543 72,293

Effective July 1, 2022 Effective July 1, 2023, designated individuals within the forensic laboratory shall receive annual base salaries payable at least twice per month as follows:

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

EVIDENCE CUSTODIAN

I $45,650 $48,400

II 47,978 50,728

III 51,639 54,389

IV 54,666 57,416

FORENSIC TECHNICIAN

I $47,850 $ 50,600

II 49,544 52,294

III 53,426 56,176

FORENSIC SCIENTIST

I $55,050 $57,800

II 57,234 59,984

III 59,338 62,088

IV 61,737 64,487

V 65,263 68,013

VI 69,063 71,813

FORENSIC SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR

I $71,762 $74,512

II 75,326 78,076

III 79,104 81,854

IV 83,108 85,858

Each member of the West Virginia State Police whose salary is fixed and specified in this annual salary schedule is entitled to the length of service increases set forth in §15-2-5(e) of this code and supplemental pay as provided in §15-2-5(g) of this code.

(e) Each member of the West Virginia State Police whose salary is fixed and specified pursuant to this section shall receive, and is entitled to, an increase in salary over that set forth in §15-2-5(d) of this code for grade in rank, based on length of service, including that service served before and after the effective date of this section with the West Virginia State Police as follows: Beginning on January 1, 2015, and continuing thereafter, at the end of two years of service with the West Virginia State Police, the member shall receive a salary increase of $500 to be effective during his or her next year of service and a like increase at yearly intervals thereafter, with the increases to be cumulative.  The forensic laboratory employees whose salaries are fixed and specified pursuant to this section, shall receive, and are entitled to, an increase in salary over that set forth in §15-2-5(d) of this code, in accordance with §15-2-7(h) of this code.

(f) In applying the salary schedules set forth in this section where salary increases are provided for length of service, members of the West Virginia State Police in service at the time the schedules become effective shall be given credit for prior service and shall be paid the salaries the same length of service entitles them to receive under the provisions of this section.

(g) The Legislature finds and declares that because of the unique duties of members of the West Virginia State Police, it is not appropriate to apply the provisions of state wage and hour laws to them. Accordingly, members of the West Virginia State Police are excluded from the provisions of state wage and hour laws. This express exclusion shall not be construed as any indication that the members were or were not covered by the wage and hour laws prior to this exclusion.

In lieu of any overtime pay they might otherwise have received under the wage and hour laws, and in addition to their salaries and increases for length of service, members who have completed basic training and who are exempt from federal Fair Labor Standards Act guidelines may receive supplemental pay as provided in this section.

The authority of the superintendent to propose a legislative rule or amendment thereto for promulgation in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to establish the number of hours per month which constitute the standard pay period for the members of the West Virginia State Police is hereby continued. The rule shall further establish, on a graduated hourly basis, the criteria for receipt of a portion or all of supplemental payment when hours are worked in excess of the standard pay period. The superintendent shall certify at least twice per month to the West Virginia State Police payroll officer the names of those members who have worked in excess of the standard pay period and the amount of their entitlement to supplemental payment. The supplemental payment may not exceed $200 per pay period. The superintendent and civilian employees of the West Virginia State Police are not eligible for any supplemental payments.

(h) Each member of the West Virginia State Police, except the superintendent and civilian employees, shall execute, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, a bond with security in the sum of $5,000 payable to the State of West Virginia, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties, and the bond shall be approved as to form by the Attorney General and as to sufficiency by the Governor.

(i) In consideration for compensation paid by the West Virginia State Police to its members during those members’ participation in the West Virginia State Police Cadet Training Program pursuant to §30-29-8 of this code, the West Virginia State Police may require of its members by written agreement entered into with each of them in advance of such participation in the program that, if a member should voluntarily discontinue employment any time within one year immediately following completion of the training program, he or she shall be obligated to pay to the West Virginia State Police a pro rata portion of such compensation equal to that part of such year which the member has chosen not to remain in the employ of the West Virginia State Police.

(j) Any member of the West Virginia State Police who is called to perform active duty training or inactive duty training in the National Guard or any reserve component of the armed forces of the United States annually shall be granted, upon request, leave time not to exceed 30 calendar days for the purpose of performing the active duty training or inactive duty training and the time granted may not be deducted from any leave accumulated as a member of the West Virginia State Police.

CHAPTER 18A. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.

ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES, AND OTHER BENEFITS.

§18A-4-2. State minimum salaries for teachers.

 

(a) For school year 2022-2023 2023-2024, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code during the contract year.

STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE

Years

Exp

4th Class

3rd Class

2nd Class

A.B.

A.B. 15

M.A.

M.A.

15

M.A.

30

M.A.

Doc-torate

0

34,297

34,986

35,252

36,695

37,456

39,223

39,984

40,745

41,506

42,541

1

34,625

35,314

35,580

37,213

37,974

39,742

40,503

41,263

42,024

43,059

2

34,954

35,642

35,908

37,732

38,493

40,260

41,021

41,782

42,543

43,578

3

35,282

35,970

36,236

38,251

39,011

40,779

41,540

42,300

43,061

44,096

4

35,854

36,542

36,808

39,013

39,774

41,542

42,303

43,063

43,824

44,859

5

36,182

36,870

37,136

39,532

40,293

42,060

42,821

43,582

44,343

45,378

6

36,510

37,198

37,464

40,050

40,811

42,579

43,340

44,100

44,861

45,896

7

36,838

37,527

37,792

40,569

41,330

43,097

43,858

44,619

45,380

46,415

8

37,166

37,855

38,121

41,087

41,848

43,616

44,377

45,137

45,898

46,933

9

37,494

38,183

38,449

41,606

42,367

44,134

44,895

45,656

46,417

47,452

10

37,823

38,511

38,777

42,126

42,886

44,654

45,415

46,176

46,936

47,971

11

38,151

38,839

39,105

42,644

43,405

45,173

45,933

46,694

47,455

48,490

12

38,479

39,167

39,433

43,163

43,923

45,691

46,452

47,213

47,973

49,008

13

38,807

39,495

39,761

43,681

44,442

46,210

46,970

47,731

48,492

49,527

14

39,135

39,823

40,089

44,200

44,960

46,728

47,489

48,250

49,010

50,045

15

39,463

40,151

40,417

44,718

45,479

47,247

48,007

48,768

49,529

50,564

16

39,791

40,479

40,745

45,237

45,997

47,765

48,526

49,287

50,047

51,082

17

40,119

40,808

41,073

45,755

46,516

48,284

49,045

49,805

50,566

51,601

18

40,447

41,136

41,402

46,274

47,035

48,802

49,563

50,324

51,085

52,120

19

40,775

41,464

41,730

46,792

47,553

49,321

50,082

50,842

51,603

52,638

20

41,103

41,792

42,058

47,311

48,072

49,839

50,600

51,361

52,122

53,157

21

41,432

42,120

42,386

47,829

48,590

50,358

51,119

51,879

52,640

53,675

22

41,760

42,448

42,714

48,348

49,109

50,876

51,637

52,398

53,159

54,194

23

42,088

42,776

43,042

48,867

49,627

51,395

52,156

52,916

53,677

54,712

24

42,416

43,104

43,370

49,385

50,146

51,914

52,674

53,435

54,196

55,231

25

42,744

43,432

43,698

49,904

50,664

52,432

53,193

53,954

54,714

55,749

26

43,072

43,760

44,026

50,422

51,183

52,951

53,711

54,472

55,233

56,268

27

43,400

44,088

44,354

50,941

51,701

53,469

54,230

54,991

55,751

56,786

28

43,728

44,417

44,682

51,459

52,220

53,988

54,748

55,509

56,270

57,305

29

44,056

44,745

45,011

51,978

52,738

54,506

55,267

56,028

56,788

57,823

30

44,384

45,073

45,339

52,496

53,257

55,025

55,785

56,546

57,307

58,342

31

44,713

45,401

45,667

53,015

53,776

55,543

56,304

57,065

57,825

58,860

32

45,041

45,729

45,995

53,533

54,294

56,062

56,823

57,583

58,344

59,379

33

45,369

46,057

46,323

54,052

54,813

56,580

57,341

58,102

58,863

59,898

34

45,697

46,385

46,651

54,570

55,331

57,099

57,860

58,620

59,381

60,416

35

46,025

46,713

46,979

55,089

55,850

57,617

58,378

59,139

59,900

60,935

 

Years

Exp

4th Class

3rd Class

2nd Class

A.B.

A.B. 15

M.A.

M.A.

15

M.A.

30

M.A.

Doc-torate

0

36,637

37,326

37,592

39,035

39,796

41,563

42,324

43,085

43,846

44,881

1

36,965

37,654

37,920

39,553

40,314

42,082

42,843

43,603

44,364

45,399

2

37,294

37,982

38,248

40,072

40,833

42,600

43,361

44,122

44,833

45,918

3

37,622

38,310

38,576

40,591

41,351

43,119

43,880

44,640

45,401

46,436

4

38,194

38,882

39,148

41,353

42,114

43,882

44,643

45,403

46,164

47,199

5

38,522

39,210

39,476

41,872

42,633

44,400

45,161

45,922

46,683

47,718

6

38,850

39,538

39,804

42,390

43,151

44,919

45,680

46,440

47,201

48,236

7

39,178

39,867

40,132

42,909

43,670

45,437

46,198

46,959

47,720

48,755

8

39,506

40,195

40,461

43,427

44,188

45,956

46,717

47,477

48,238

49,273

9

39,834

40,523

40,789

43,946

44,707

46,474

47,235

47,996

48,757

49,792

10

40,163

40,851

41,117

44,466

45,226

46,994

47,755

48,516

49,276

50,311

11

40,491

41,179

41,445

44,984

45,745

47,513

48,273

49,034

49,795

50,830

12

40,819

41,507

41,773

45,503

46,263

48,031

48,792

49,553

50,313

51,348

13

41,147

41,835

42,101

46,021

46,782

48,550

49,310

50,071

50,832

51,867

14

41,475

42,163

42,429

46,540

47,300

49,068

49,829

50,590

51,350

52,385

15

41,803

42,491

42,757

47,058

47,819

49,587

50,347

51,108

51,869

52,904

16

42,131

42,819

43,085

47,577

48,337

50,105

50,866

51,627

52,387

53,422

17

42,459

43,148

43,413

48,095

48,856

50,624

51,385

52,145

52,906

53,941

18

42,787

43,476

43,742

48,614

49,375

51,142

51,903

52,664

53,425

54,460

19

43,115

43,804

44,070

49,132

49,893

51,661

52,422

53,182

53,943

54,978

20

43,443

44,132

44,398

49,651

50,412

52,179

52,940

53,701

54,462

55,497

21

43,772

44,460

44,726

50,169

50,930

52,698

53,459

54,219

54,980

56,015

22

44,100

44,788

45,054

50,688

51,449

53,216

53,977

54,738

55,499

56,534

23

44,428

45,116

45,382

51,207

51,967

53,735

54,496

55,256

56,017

57,052

24

44,756

45,444

45,710

51,725

52,486

54,254

55,014

55,775

56,536

57,751

25

45,084

45,772

46,038

52,244

53,004

54,772

55,533

56,294

57,054

58,089

26

45,412

46,100

46,366

52,762

53,523

55,291

56,051

56,812

57,573

58,608

27

45,740

46,428

46,694

53,281

54,041

55,809

56,570

57,331

58,091

59,126

28

46,068

46,757

47,022

53,799

54,560

56,328

57,088

57,849

58,610

59,645

29

46,396

47,085

47,351

54,318

55,078

56,846

57,607

58,368

59,128

60,163

30

46,724

47,413

47,679

54,836

55,597

57,365

58,125

58,886

59,647

60,682

31

47,053

47,741

48,007

55,355

56,116

57,883

58,644

59,405

60,165

61,200

32

47,381

48,069

48,335

55,873

56,634

58,402

59,163

59,923

60,684

61,719

33

47,709

48,397

48,663

56,392

57,153

58,920

59,681

60,442

61,203

62,238

34

48,037

48,725

48,991

56,910

57,671

59,439

60,200

60,960

61,721

62,756

35

48,365

49,053

49,319

57,429

58,190

59,957

60,718

61,479

62,240

63,275

 

(b) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least 20 years of teaching experience. The payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.

(c) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher providing math instruction in the teacher’s certified area of study for at least 60 percent of the time the teacher is providing instruction to students shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (b) (a) of this section: Provided, That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.

(d) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher certified in special education and employed as a full-time special education teacher, as defined by the State Superintendent, shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That for any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.

(e) In accordance with §18A-4-5 of this code, each teacher shall be paid the supplement amount as applicable for his or her classification of certification or classification of training and years of experience as follows, subject to the provisions of that section:

(1) For "4th Class" at zero years of experience, $1,781. An additional $38 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(2) For "3rd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,796. An additional $67 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(3) For "2nd Class" at zero years of experience, $1,877. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(4) For "A.B." at zero years of experience, $2,360. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(5) For "A.B. + 15" at zero years of experience, $2,452. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(6) For "M.A." at zero years of experience, $2,644. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(7) For "M.A. + 15" at zero years of experience, $2,740. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(8) For "M.A. + 30" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience;

(9) For "M.A. + 45" at zero years of experience, $2,836. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience; and

(10) For "Doctorate" at zero years of experience, $2,927. An additional $69 shall be paid for each year of experience up to and including 35 years of experience.

These payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.

§18A-4-8a. Service personnel minimum monthly salaries.

(a) Effective July 1, 2022 Effective July 1, 2023, the minimum monthly pay for each service employee shall be as follows:

(1) For school year 2022-2023 2023-2024, and continuing thereafter, 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 Schedule set forth in this subdivision 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 Schedule set forth in this subdivision.

STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE SCHEDULE

Years

PAY GRADE

 Exp.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

2,007

2,028

2,070

2,123

2,176

2,239

2,271

2,344

 1

2,039

2,061

2,102

2,155

2,209

2,272

2,303

2,377

 2

2,072

2,093

2,135

2,188

2,241

2,304

2,336

2,409

 3

2,104

2,126

2,168

2,221

2,274

2,337

2,369

2,442

 4

2,137

2,159

2,200

2,253

2,306

2,370

2,401

2,476

 5

2,170

2,191

2,233

2,286

2,339

2,402

2,434

2,508

 6

2,202

2,224

2,267

2,319

2,372

2,435

2,467

2,541

 7

2,236

2,256

2,299

2,351

2,404

2,468

2,499

2,574

 8

2,269

2,289

2,332

2,384

2,437

2,500

2,532

2,606

 9

2,301

2,322

2,365

2,418

2,470

2,533

2,564

2,639

10

2,334

2,355

2,397

2,450

2,502

2,567

2,598

2,672

11

2,367

2,388

2,430

2,483

2,535

2,599

2,631

2,704

12

2,399

2,421

2,462

2,516

2,569

2,632

2,663

2,737

13

2,432

2,453

2,495

2,548

2,601

2,664

2,696

2,770

14

2,465

2,486

2,528

2,581

2,634

2,697

2,729

2,802

15

2,497

2,519

2,560

2,613

2,666

2,730

2,761

2,835

16

2,530

2,551

2,593

2,646

2,699

2,762

2,794

2,868

17

2,562

2,584

2,627

2,679

2,732

2,795

2,827

2,901

18

2,595

2,617

2,659

2,711

2,764

2,828

2,859

2,934

19

2,629

2,649

2,692

2,744

2,797

2,860

2,892

2,966

20

2,661

2,682

2,725

2,778

2,830

2,893

2,925

3,000

21

2,694

2,714

2,757

2,810

2,862

2,926

2,957

3,034

22

2,727

2,748

2,790

2,843

2,895

2,959

2,991

3,066

23

2,759

2,781

2,823

2,876

2,929

2,993

3,025

3,100

24

2,792

2,813

2,855

2,908

2,961

3,027

3,058

3,134

25

2,825

2,846

2,888

2,941

2,995

3,059

3,092

3,166

26

2,857

2,879

2,920

2,975

3,029

3,093

3,124

3,200

27

2,890

2,911

2,953

3,007

3,061

3,125

3,158

3,233

28

2,923

2,944

2,987

3,041

3,095

3,159

3,192

3,267

29

2,955

2,978

3,020

3,073

3,128

3,193

3,224

3,301

30

2,989

3,010

3,054

3,107

3,161

3,225

3,258

3,334

31

3,022

3,044

3,088

3,141

3,195

3,259

3,292

3,367

32

3,056

3,077

3,120

3,174

3,227

3,293

3,324

3,401

33

3,090

3,110

3,154

3,208

3,261

3,325

3,358

3,434

34

3,122

3,144

3,188

3,242

3,295

3,359

3,392

3,467

35

3,156

3,178

3,220

3,274

3,327

3,393

3,425

3,501

36

3,190

3,211

3,254

3,308

3,362

3,426

3,459

3,533

37

3,222

3,245

3,288

3,342

3,396

3,460

3,492

3,567

38

3,256

3,277

3,320

3,374

3,428

3,493

3,525

3,601

39

3,290

3,311

3,354

3,408

3,462

3,526

3,559

3,633

40

3,322

3,345

3,387

3,441

3,496

3,560

3,592

3,667

 

Years

PAY GRADE

 Exp.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 0

2,137

2,158

2,200

2,253

2,306

2,369

2,401

2,474

 1

2,169

2,191

2,232

2,285

2,339

2,402

2,433

2,507

 2

2,202

2,223

2,265

2,318

2,371

2,434

2,466

2,539

 3

2,234

2,256

2,298

2,351

2,404

2,467

2,499

2,572

 4

2,267

2,289

2,330

2,383

2,436

2,500

2,531

2,606

 5

2,300

2,321

2,363

2,416

2,469

2,532

2,564

2,638

 6

2,332

2,354

2,397

2,449

2,502

2,565

2,597

2,671

 7

2,366

2,386

2,429

2,481

2,534

2,598

2,629

2,704

 8

2,399

2,419

2,462

2,514

2,567

2,630

2,662

2,736

 9

2,431

2,452

2,495

2,548

2,600

2,663

2,694

2,769

10

2,464

2,485

2,527

2,580

2,632

2,697

2,728

2,802

11

2,497

2,518

2,560

2,613

2,665

2,729

2,761

2,834

12

2,529

2,551

2,592

2,646

2,699

2,762

2,793

2,867

13

2,562

2,583

2,625

2,678

2,731

2,794

2,826

2,900

14

2,595

2,616

2,658

2,711

2,764

2,827

2,859

2,932

15

2,627

2,649

2,690

2,743

2,796

2,860

2,891

2,965

16

2,660

2,681

2,723

2,776

2,829

2,892

2,924

2,998

17

2,692

2,714

2,757

2,809

2,862

2,925

2,957

3,031

18

2,725

2,747

2,789

2,841

2,894

2,958

2,989

3,064

19

2,759

2,779

2,822

2,874

2,927

2,990

3,022

3,096

20

2,791

2,812

2,855

2,908

2,960

3,023

3,055

3,130

21

2,824

2,844

2,887

2,940

2,992

3,056

3,087

3,164

22

2,857

2,878

2,920

2,973

3,025

3,089

3,121

3,196

23

2,889

2,911

2,953

3,006

3,059

3,123

3,155

3,230

24

2,922

2,943

2,985

3,038

3,091

3,157

3,188

3,264

25

2,955

2,976

3,018

3,071

3,125

3,189

3,222

3,296

26

2,987

3,009

3,050

3,105

3,159

3,223

3,254

3,330

27

3,020

3,041

3,083

3,137

3,191

3,255

3,288

3,363

28

3,053

3,074

3,117

3,171

3,225

3,289

3,322

3,397

29

3,085

3,108

3,150

3,203

3,258

3,323

3,354

3,431

30

3,119

3,140

3,184

3,237

3,291

3,355

3,388

3,464

31

3,152

3,174

3,218

3,271

3,325

3,389

3,422

3,497

32

3,186

3,207

3,250

3,304

3,357

3,423

3,454

3,531

33

3,220

3,240

3,284

3,338

3,391

3,455

3,488

3,564

34

3,252

3,274

3,318

3,372

3,425

3,489

3,522

3,597

35

3,286

3,308

3,350

3,404

3,457

3,523

3,555

3,631

36

3,320

3,341

3,384

3,438

3,492

3,556

3,589

3,663

37

3,352

3,375

3,418

3,472

3,526

3,590

3,622

3,697

38

3,386

3,407

3,450

3,504

3,558

3,623

3,655

3,731

39

3,420

3,441

3,484

3,538

3,592

3,656

3,689

3,763

40

3,452

3,475

3,517

3,571

3,626

3,690

3,722

3,797

 

(2) Each service employee shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade in accordance with the provisions of this subsection according to their class title and pay grade as set forth in this subdivision:

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

Aide V – Temporary Authorization E

Aide V F

Aide VI – Temporary Authorization E

Aide VI F

Audiovisual Technician C

Auditor G

Autism Mentor F

Braille Specialist E

Bus Operator D

Buyer F

Cabinetmaker G

Cafeteria Manager D

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

Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher I E

Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher II E

Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher III F

Educational Sign Language Interpreter I F

Educational Sign Language Interpreter II G

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

Sign Support Specialist E

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 $12 per month is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.

(c) An additional $11 per month also is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person for each of the following:

(1) A service person who holds 12 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(2) A service person who holds 24 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(3) A service person who holds 36 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(4) A service person who holds 48 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(5) A service employee who holds 60 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(6) A service person who holds 72 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(7) A service person who holds 84 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(8) A service person who holds 96 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(9) A service person who holds 108 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(10) A service person who holds 120 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board.

(d) An additional $40 per month also is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person for each of the following:

(1) A service person who holds an associate’s degree;

(2) A service person who holds a bachelor’s degree;

(3) A service person who holds a master’s degree;

(4) A service person who holds a doctorate degree.

(e) An additional $11 per month is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person for each of the following:

(1) A service person who holds a bachelor’s degree plus 15 college hours;

(2) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 15 college hours;

(3) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 30 college hours;

(4) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 45 college hours; and

(5) A service person who holds a master’s degree plus 60 college hours.

(f) Each service person is paid a supplement, as set forth in §18A-4-5 of this code, of $164 per month, subject to the provisions of that section. These payments: (i) Are in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5b of this code; (ii) are paid in equal monthly installments; and (iii) are considered a part of the state minimum salaries for service personnel.

(g) When any part of a school service person’s daily shift of work is performed between the hours of 6:00 p. m. and 5:00 a. m. the following day, the employee is paid no less than an additional $10 per month and one half of the pay is paid with local funds.

(h) Any service person required to work on any legal school holiday is paid at a rate one and one-half times the person’s usual hourly rate.

(i) 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 is 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.

(j) A service person may not have his or her daily work schedule changed during the school year without the employee’s written consent and the person’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.

(k) The minimum hourly rate of pay for extra duty assignments as defined in §18A-4-8b of this code is no less than one seventh of the person’s daily total salary for each hour the person 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 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 persons within that classification category of employment within that county: Provided, however, That the vote is by secret ballot if requested by a service person within that classification category within that county. The salary for any fraction of an hour the employee is involved in performing the assignment is prorated accordingly. When performing extra duty assignments, persons who are regularly employed on a one-half day salary basis shall receive the same hourly extra duty assignment pay computed as though the person were employed on a full-day salary basis.

(l) The minimum pay for any service personnel engaged in the removal of asbestos material or related duties required for asbestos removal is their regular total daily rate of pay and no less than an additional $3 per hour or no less than $5 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 is no less than the minimum amount as established in the employee’s regular employment county for asbestos removal and an additional $30 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 may be 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.

(m) For the purpose of qualifying for additional pay as provided in §18A-5-8 of this code, an aide is 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 a certified professional person 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 a certified professional person" means that certified professional person is present, with and accompanying the aide.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to raise the salaries of certain state employees including: WV State Police and certain personnel; public school teachers; and school service personnel.

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

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