Senate Bill No. 748
(By Senators Hunter and Minard)
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[Introduced February 18, 2008; 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 §5-5-6, relating to
authorizing a two thousand-dollar salary increase for social
workers and nurses at state hospitals who did not receive a
two thousand-dollar salary increase in two thousand seven.
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 §5-5-6, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5. SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
§5-5-6. Pay equity for social workers and nurses employees of
state hospitals.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the
contrary, any social worker or nurse at a state hospital, who was
employed during two thousand seven and who received less than a two thousand dollar salary increase during fiscal year two thousand
eight, shall receive a two thousand dollar salary increase
beginning the first day of July, two thousand eight.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize a $2,000 salary
increase for socials workers and nurses at state hospitals that did
not receive a $2,000 salary increase in 2007.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.