WEST virginia Legislature
2017 regular session
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to the Committee on Education then Finance.
A BILL to amend the Code
of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated
§5-5-2a; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22l;
to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-26w; and
to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §18A-4-2c and
§18A-4-8j, all relating to granting all public employees, all teachers, all
service employees, all public employee retirees, all teacher retirees and all
service employee retirees a $1,000 per year permanent pay increase.
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 §5-5-2a; to
amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22l; to amend said code by adding thereto a new
section, designated §18-7A-26w; and
to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §18A-4-2c and §18A-4-8j,
all to read as follows:
CHAPTER 5. GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR,
SECRETARY OF STATE, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS
AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS, OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.
ARTICLE 5. SALARY INCREASE FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.
§5-5-2a. Granting $1,000 annual salary increase
effective July 1, 2017.
(a) Every employee on July 1, 2017, shall receive an annual
salary increase of $1,000 per year. This increase shall be permanent.
(b) This increase is in addition to any across-the-board,
cost-of-living or percentage salary increases which may be granted in any
fiscal year by the Legislature.
(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit other pay
increases based on merit, seniority, promotion or other reason, if funds are
available for the other pay increases.
However, the executive head of each spending unit shall first grant the
mandated increase in compensation in this section to all eligible employees
prior to the consideration of any increases based on merit, seniority,
promotion or other reason.
ARTICLE 10. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT
ACT.
§5-10-22l. Granting $1,000 supplemental increase for annuitants
effective July 1, 2017.
(a) Every annuitant, and beneficiaries of deceased members,
on July 1, 2017, shall receive an annual retirement increase of $1,000 per
year. This increase shall be permanent.
(b) The supplement provided by this section is subject to any
applicable limitations thereon under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION.
ARTICLE 7A. STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
§18-7A-26w. Granting $1,000 supplemental increase annuitants
effective July 1, 2017.
(a) Every annuitant, and beneficiaries of deceased members,
on July 1, 2017, shall receive an annual retirement increase of $1,000 per
year. This increase shall be permanent.
(b) The supplement provided by this section is subject to any
applicable limitations thereon under Section 415 of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended.
CHAPTER 18A. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.
§18A-4-2c. Granting $1,000 annual salary increase
effective July 1, 2017.
(a) Every teacher on July 1, 2017, shall receive an annual
salary increase of $1,000 per year. This increase shall be permanent.
(b) This increase is in addition to any across-the-board,
cost-of-living or percentage salary increases which may be granted in any
fiscal year by the Legislature.
(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit other pay
increases based on merit, seniority, promotion or other reason, if funds are
available for the other pay increases, However, the executive head of each
spending unit shall first grant the mandated increase in compensation in this
section to all eligible employees prior to the consideration of any increases
based on merit, seniority, promotion or other reason.
§18A-4-8j. Granting $1,000 annual salary increase
effective July 1, 2017.
(a) All school personnel, other than teachers, on July 1,
2017, shall receive an annual salary increase of $1,000 per year. This increase shall be permanent.
(b) This increase is in addition to any across-the-board, cost-of-living
or percentage salary increases which may be granted in any fiscal year by the
Legislature.
(c) This section shall not be construed to prohibit other pay
increases based on merit, seniority, promotion or other reason, if funds are
available for the other pay increases.
However, the executive head of each spending unit shall first grant the
mandated increase in compensation in this section to all eligible employees
prior to the consideration of any increases based on merit, seniority,
promotion or other reason.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to grant all
public employees, all teachers, all service employees, all public employee
retirees, all teacher retirees and all service employee retirees a $1,000 per
year permanent pay increase.
Strike-throughs indicate language
that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring
indicates new language that would be added.