WEST virginia legislature

2022 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 243

By Senators Hamilton and Stover

[Introduced January 12, 2022; referred to
 the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding there to a new section, designated §5-5-2a; to amend and reenact §15-2-5 of said code; to amend and reenact §18A-4-2 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-8a of said code, all relating to pay raises; granting all public employees a 10 percent per year permanent pay increase; requiring that the pay increase be averaged over all public employees; granting a 10 percent pay increase to members of the West Virginia State Police; granting a 10 percent pay increase to public school teachers; granting a 10 percent pay increase to school service personnel; and providing for effective dates.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

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 a 10 percent salary increase effective July 1, 2022.

(a) Beginning on July 1, 2022, every employee of the State of West Virginia shall receive an annual salary increase of 10 percent of the average salary of all public employees. This increase is permanent.

(b) The salary increase provided in subsection (a) of this section is in addition to any across‑the‑board, cost‑of‑living or percentage salary increase which may be granted in any fiscal year by the Legislature.

(c) This section does not prohibit other pay increases based on merit, seniority, promotion or other reason, if funds are available for the other pay increases: Provided, That 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.

§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) Beginning on July 1, 2019, 2022, 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            $ 38,524

Cadet Trooper After Training  45,784

Trooper Second Year             46,796

Trooper Third Year                 47,179

Senior Trooper                        47,578

Trooper First Class                 48,184

Corporal                                  48,790

Sergeant                                 53,091

First Sergeant                         55,242

Second Lieutenant                 57,392

First Lieutenant                       59,543

Captain                                   61,694

Major                                       63,844

Lieutenant Colonel                 65,995

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST CLASSIFICATION

I           $46,796

II          47,578

III         48,184

IV         48,790

V          53,091

VI         55,242

VII       57,392

VIII      59,543

Beginning on July 1, 2021, 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           $35,650

II          37,978

III         41,639

IV         44,666

FORENSIC TECHNICIAN

I           $37,850

II          39,544

III         43,426

FORENSIC SCIENTIST

I           $45,050

II          47,234

III         49,338

IV         51,737

V          55,263

VI         59,063

FORENSIC SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR

I           $61,762

II          65,326

III         69,104

IV         73,108

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

SUPERVISORY AND NONSUPERVISORY RANKS

Cadet During Training            $42,376

Cadet Trooper After Training  50,362

Trooper Second Year             51,476

Trooper Third Year                 51,897

Senior Trooper                        52,336

Trooper First Class                 53,002

Corporal                                  53,669

Sergeant                                 58,400

First Sergeant                         60,766

Second Lieutenant                 63,131

First Lieutenant                       65,497

Captain                                   67,863

Major                                       70,228

Lieutenant Colonel                 72,495

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST CLASSIFICATION

I           $51,476

II          52,336

III         53,002

IV         53,669

V          58,400

VI         60,766

VII       63,131

VIII      65,497

Beginning on July 1, 2022, 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           $39,215

II          41,776

III         45,803

IV         49,132

FORENSIC TECHNICIAN

I           $41,635

II          43,498

III         47,768

FORENSIC SCIENTIST

I           $49,555

II          51,957

III         54,271

IV         56,911

V          60,789

VI         64,969

FORENSIC SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR

I           $67,899

II          71,859

III         76,014

IV         80,419

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) It is the goal of the Legislature to increase the state minimum salary for teachers with zero years of experience and an A.B. degree, including the supplement, to at least $43,000 by fiscal year 2019.

(b) For school year 2018–2019, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule I 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: Provided, That for the school year 2019-2020 2022-2023, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule II 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 II
Years Exp.	4th Class	3rd Class	2nd Class	A.B.	A.B. +15	M.A.	M.A. +15	M.A. +30	M.A. +45	Doc-torate
0	35,263	36,021	36,313	37,901	38,738	40,681	41,518	42,356	43,193	44,331
1	35,624	36,381	36,674	38,470	39,307	41,252	42,089	42,925	43,762	44,901
2	35,985	36,742	37,035	39,041	39,878	41,822	42,659	43,496	44,333	45,472
3	36,346	37,103	37,396	39,612	40,448	42,393	43,230	44,066	44,903	46,042
4	36,975	37,732	38,025	40,450	41,287	43,232	44,069	44,905	45,742	46,881
5	37,336	38,093	38,386	41,021	41,858	43,802	44,639	45,476	46,313	47,452
6	37,697	38,454	38,746	41,591	42,428	44,373	45,210	46,046	46,883	48,022
7	38,058	38,816	39,107	42,162	42,999	44,943	45,780	46,617	47,454	48,593
8	38,419	39,177	39,469	42,732	43,569	45,514	46,351	47,187	48,024	49,162
9	38,779	39,537	39,830	43,303	44,140	46,083	46,921	47,758	48,595	49,733
10	39,141	39,898	40,191	43,875	44,711	46,655	47,493	48,330	49,166	50,304
11	39,502	40,259	40,552	44,444	45,282	47,226	48,062	48,899	49,737	50,875
12	39,863	40,620	40,912	45,015	45,851	47,796	48,633	49,470	50,306	51,445
13	40,224	40,981	41,273	45,585	46,422	48,367	49,203	50,040	50,877	52,016
14	40,585	41,341	41,634	46,156	46,992	48,937	49,774	50,611	51,447	52,586
15	40,945	41,702	41,995	46,726	47,563	49,508	50,344	51,181	52,018	53,156
16	41,306	42,063	42,356	47,297	48,133	50,078	50,915	51,752	52,588	53,726
17	41,667	42,425	42,716	47,867	48,704	50,648	51,486	52,322	53,159	54,297
18	42,028	42,786	43,078	48,437	49,275	51,218	52,055	52,892	53,730	54,868
19	42,389	43,146	43,439	49,007	49,844	51,789	52,626	53,462	54,299	55,438
20	42,749	43,507	43,800	49,578	50,415	52,359	53,196	54,033	54,870	56,009
21	43,111	43,868	44,161	50,148	50,985	52,930	53,767	54,603	55,440	56,579
22	43,472	44,229	44,521	50,719	51,556	53,500	54,337	55,174	56,011	57,149
23	43,833	44,590	44,882	51,290	52,126	54,071	54,908	55,744	56,581	57,719
24	44,194	44,950	45,243	51,860	52,697	54,641	55,477	56,315	57,152	58,290
25	44,554	45,311	45,604	52,430	53,266	55,211	56,048	56,885	57,721	58,860
26	44,915	45,672	45,965	53,000	53,837	55,782	56,618	57,455	58,292	59,431
27	45,276	46,033	46,325	53,571	54,407	56,352	57,189	58,026	58,862	60,001
28	45,637	46,395	46,686	54,141	54,978	56,923	57,759	58,596	59,433	60,572
29	45,998	46,756	47,048	54,712	55,548	57,493	58,330	59,167	60,003	61,141
30	46,358	47,116	47,409	55,282	56,119	58,064	58,900	59,737	60,574	61,712
31	46,720	47,477	47,770	55,853	56,690	58,633	59,470	60,308	61,144	62,282
32	47,081	47,838	48,131	56,422	57,259	59,204	60,041	60,877	61,714	62,853
33	47,442	48,199	48,491	56,993	57,830	59,774	60,611	61,448	62,285	63,424
34	47,803	48,560	48,852	57,563	58,400	60,345	61,182	62,018	62,855	63,994
35	48,164	48,920	49,213	58,134	58,971	60,915	61,752	62,589	63,426	64,565

 (c) 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.

(d) 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) 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) 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 (b) 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.

(f) 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) The minimum monthly pay for each service employee shall be as follows:

(1) For school year 2018–2019, 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 I 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 I set forth in this subdivision: Provided, That for school year 2019-2020 2022-2023, 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 II 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 II set forth in this subdivision.

STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE SCHEDULE I

	Years Exp.						PAY GRADE
		A	B	C	D			E	F	G	H
	0	1,770	1,791	1,833	1,886			1,939	2,002	2,034	2,107
	1	1,802	1,824	1,865	1,918			1,972	2,035	2,066	2,140
	2	1,835	1,856	1,898	1,951			2,004	2,067	2,099	2,172
	3	1,867	1,889	1,931	1,984			2,037	2,100	2,132	2,205
	4	1,900	1,922	1,963	2,016			2,069	2,133	2,164	2,239
	5	1,933	1,954	1,996	2,049			2,102	2,165	2,197	2,271
	6	1,965	1,987	2,030	2,082			2,135	2,198	2,230	2,304
	7	1,999	2,019	2,062	2,114			2,167	2,231	2,262	2,337
	8	2,032	2,052	2,095	2,147			2,200	2,263	2,295	2,369
	9	2,064	2,085	2,128	2,181			2,233	2,296	2,327	2,402
	10	2,097	2,118	2,160	2,213			2,265	2,330	2,361	2,435
	11	2,130	2,151	2,193	2,246			2,298	2,362	2,394	2,467
	12	2,162	2,184	2,225	2,279			2,332	2,395	2,426	2,500
	13	2,195	2,216	2,258	2,311			2,364	2,427	2,459	2,533
	14	2,228	2,249	2,291	2,344			2,397	2,460	2,492	2,565
	15	2,260	2,282	2,323	2,376			2,429	2,493	2,524	2,598
	16	2,293	2,314	2,356	2,409			2,462	2,525	2,557	2,631
	17	2,325	2,347	2,390	2,442			2,495	2,558	2,590	2,664
	18	2,358	2,380	2,422	2,474			2,527	2,591	2,622	2,697
	19	2,392	2,412	2,455	2,507			2,560	2,623	2,655	2,729
	20	2,424	2,445	2,488	2,541			2,593	2,656	2,688	2,763
	21	2,457	2,477	2,520	2,573			2,625	2,689	2,720	2,797
	22	2,490	2,511	2,553	2,606			2,658	2,722	2,754	2,829
	23	2,522	2,544	2,586	2,639			2,692	2,756	2,788	2,863
	24	2,555	2,576	2,618	2,671			2,724	2,790	2,821	2,897
	25	2,588	2,609	2,651	2,704			2,758	2,822	2,855	2,929
	26	2,620	2,642	2,683	2,738			2,792	2,856	2,887	2,963
	27	2,653	2,674	2,716	2,770			2,824	2,888	2,921	2,996
	28	2,686	2,707	2,750	2,804			2,858	2,922	2,955	3,030
	29	2,718	2,741	2,783	2,836			2,891	2,956	2,987	3,064
	30	2,752	2,773	2,817	2,870			2,924	2,988	3,021	3,097
	31	2,785	2,807	2,851	2,904			2,958	3,022	3,055	3,130
	32	2,819	2,840	2,883	2,937			2,990	3,056	3,087	3,164
	33	2,853	2,873	2,917	2,971			3,024	3,088	3,121	3,197
	34	2,885	2,907	2,951	3,005			3,058	3,122	3,155	3,230
	35	2,919	2,941	2,983	3,037			3,090	3,156	3,188	3,264
	36	2,953	2,974	3,017	3,071			3,125	3,189	3,222	3,296
	37	2,985	3,008	3,051	3,105			3,159	3,223	3,255	3,330
	38	3,019	3,040	3,083	3,137			3,191	3,256	3,288	3,364
	39	3,053	3,074	3,117	3,171			3,225	3,289	3,322	3,396
	40	3,085	3,108	3,150	3,204			3,259	3,323	3,355	3,430

 

 

STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE SCHEDULE II

Years Exp.					PAY GRADE
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H
0	1,885	1,906	1,948	2,001	2,054	2,117	2,149	2,222
1	1,917	1,939	1,980	2,033	2,087	2,150	2,181	2,255
2	1,950	1,971	2,013	2,066	2,119	2,182	2,214	2,287
3	1,982	2,004	2,046	2,099	2,152	2,215	2,247	2,320
4	2,015	2,037	2,078	2,131	2,184	2,248	2,279	2,354
5	2,048	2,069	2,111	2,164	2,217	2,280	2,312	2,386
6	2,080	2,102	2,145	2,197	2,250	2,313	2,345	2,419
7	2,114	2,134	2,177	2,229	2,282	2,346	2,377	2,452
8	2,147	2,167	2,210	2,262	2,315	2,378	2,410	2,484
9	2,179	2,200	2,243	2,296	2,348	2,411	2,442	2,517
10	2,212	2,233	2,275	2,328	2,380	2,445	2,476	2,550
11	2,245	2,266	2,308	2,361	2,413	2,477	2,509	2,582
12	2,277	2,299	2,340	2,394	2,447	2,510	2,541	2,615
13	2,310	2,331	2,373	2,426	2,479	2,542	2,574	2,648
14	2,343	2,364	2,406	2,459	2,512	2,575	2,607	2,680
15	2,375	2,397	2,438	2,491	2,544	2,608	2,639	2,713
16	2,408	2,429	2,471	2,524	2,577	2,640	2,672	2,746
17	2,440	2,462	2,505	2,557	2,610	2,673	2,705	2,779
18	2,473	2,495	2,537	2,589	2,642	2,706	2,737	2,812
19	2,507	2,527	2,570	2,622	2,675	2,738	2,770	2,844
20	2,539	2,560	2,603	2,656	2,708	2,771	2,803	2,878
21	2,572	2,592	2,635	2,688	2,740	2,804	2,835	2,912
22	2,605	2,626	2,668	2,721	2,773	2,837	2,869	2,944
23	2,637	2,659	2,701	2,754	2,807	2,871	2,903	2,978
24	2,670	2,691	2,733	2,786	2,839	2,905	2,936	3,012
25	2,703	2,724	2,766	2,819	2,873	2,937	2,970	3,044
26	2,735	2,757	2,798	2,853	2,907	2,971	3,002	3,078
27	2,768	2,789	2,831	2,885	2,939	3,003	3,036	3,111
28	2,801	2,822	2,865	2,919	2,973	3,037	3,070	3,145
29	2,833	2,856	2,898	2,951	3,006	3,071	3,102	3,179
30	2,867	2,888	2,932	2,985	3,039	3,103	3,136	3,212
31	2,900	2,922	2,966	3,019	3,073	3,137	3,170	3,245
32	2,934	2,955	2,998	3,052	3,105	3,171	3,202	3,279
33	2,968	2,988	3,032	3,086	3,139	3,203	3,236	3,312
34	3,000	3,022	3,066	3,120	3,173	3,237	3,270	3,345
35	3,034	3,056	3,098	3,152	3,205	3,271	3,303	3,379
36	3,068	3,089	3,132	3,186	3,240	3,304	3,337	3,411
37	3,100	3,123	3,166	3,220	3,274	3,338	3,370	3,445
38	3,134	3,155	3,198	3,252	3,306	3,371	3,403	3,479
39	3,168	3,189	3,232	3,286	3,340	3,404	3,437	3,511
40	3,200	3,223	3,265	3,319	3,374	3,438	3,470	3,545

		A		B		C	D			E		F		G		H
0		2,074		2,097		2,143	2,201			2,259		2,329		2,364		2,444
1		2,109		2,133		2,178	2,236			2,296		2,365		2,399		2,481
2		2,145		2,168		2,214	2,273			2,331		2,400		2,435		2,516
3		2,180		2,204		2,251	2,309			2,367		2,437		2,472		2,552
4		2,217		2,241		2,286	2,344			2,402		2,473		2,507		2,589
5		2,253		2,276		2,322	2,380			2,439		2,508		2,543		2,625
6		2,288		2,312		2,360	2,417			2,475		2,544		2,580		2,661
7		2,325		2,347		2,395	2,452			2,510		2,581		2,615		2,697
8		2,362		2,384		2,431	2,488			2,547		2,616		2,651		2,732
9		2,397		2,420		2,467	2,526			2,583		2,652		2,686		2,769
10		2,433		2,456		2,503	2,561			2,618		2,690		2,724		2,805
11		2,470		2,493		2,539	2,597			2,654		2,725		2,760		2,840
12		2,505		2,529		2,574	2,633			2,692		2,761		2,795		2,877
13		2,541		2,564		2,610	2,669			2,727		2,796		2,831		2,913
14		2,577		2,600		2,647	2,705			2,763		2,833		2,868		2,948
15		2,613		2,637		2,682	2,740			2,798		2,869		2,903		2,984
16		2,649		2,672		2,718	2,776			2,835		2,904		2,939		3,021
17		2,684		2,708		2,756	2,813			2,871		2,940		2,976		3,057
18		2,720		2,745		2,791	2,848			2,906		2,977		3,011		3,093
19		2,758		2,780		2,827	2,884			2,943		3,012		3,047		3,128
20		2,793		2,816		2,863	2,922			2,979		3,048		3,083		3,166
21		2,829		2,851		2,899	2,957			3,014		3,084		3,119		3,203
22		2,866		2,889		2,935	2,993			3,050		3,121		3,156		3,238
23		2,901		2,925		2,971	3,029			3,088		3,158		3,193		3,276
24		2,937		2,960		3,006	3,065			3,123		3,196		3,230		3,313
25		2,973		2,996		3,043	3,101			3,160		3,231		3,267		3,348
26		3,009		3,033		3,078	3,138			3,198		3,268		3,302		3,386
27		3,045		3,068		3,114	3,174			3,233		3,303		3,340		3,422
28		3,081		3,104		3,152	3,211			3,270		3,341		3,377		3,460
29		3,116		3,142		3,188	3,246			3,307		3,378		3,412		3,497
30		3,154		3,177		3,225	3,284			3,343		3,413		3,450		3,533
31		3,190		3,214		3,263	3,321			3,380		3,451		3,487		3,570
32		3,227		3,251		3,298	3,357			3,416		3,488		3,522		3,607
33		3,265		3,287		3,335	3,395			3,453		3,523		3,560		3,643
34		3,300		3,324		3,373	3,432			3,490		3,561		3,597		3,680
35		3,337		3,362		3,408	3,467			3,526		3,598		3,633		3,717
36		3,375		3,398		3,445	3,505			3,564		3,634		3,671		3,752
37		3,410		3,435		3,483	3,542			3,601		3,672		3,707		3,790
38		3,447		3,471		3,518	3,577			3,637		3,708		3,743		3,827
39		3,485		3,508		3,555	3,615			3,674		3,744		3,781		3,862
40		3,520		3,545		3,592	3,651			3,711		3,782		3,817		3,900

(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 worksite, removal of asbestos, decontamination of the worksite, 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 grant all public employees a 10 percent per year permanent pay raise. The bill requires that the pay increase be averaged over all public employees. The bill grants a 10 percent pay increase to members of the West Virginia State Police. The bill grants a 10 percent pay increase to public school teachers. Finally, the bill grants a 10 percent pay increase to 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.