Bill Text: WV SB356 | 2013 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Increasing salaries of certain State Police forensic lab employees and certain civilian employees
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-22 - To Government Organization [SB356 Detail]
Download: West_Virginia-2013-SB356-Introduced.html
Senate Bill No. 356
(By Senators Snyder, Unger, Plymale, Beach and Williams)
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[Introduced February 22, 2013; referred to the Committee on Government Organization; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact §15-2-5 and §15-2-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the State Police; increasing the salary of forensic lab employees $10,000 per year; and increasing the salary of general civilian employees $4,000 per year.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §15-2-5 and §15-2-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 2. WEST VIRGINIA STATE POLICE.
§15-2-5. Career progression system; salaries; exclusion from wages and hour law, 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: The promotion of members to the supervisory ranks of sergeant, first sergeant, second lieutenant and first lieutenant; the classification of nonsupervisory members within the field operations force to the ranks of trooper, senior trooper, trooper first class or corporal; the classification of members assigned to the forensic laboratory as criminalist I-VIII; and the temporary reclassification of members assigned to administrative duties as administrative support specialist I-VIII.
(b) The superintendent may propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a 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.
(d) Beginning on July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2011, members shall receive annual salaries as follows:
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
SUPERVISORY AND NONSUPERVISORY RANKS
Cadet During Training. . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,752 Mo. $ 33,024
Cadet Trooper After Training. . . . . . . . 3,357.33 Mo. 40,288
Trooper Second Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41,296
Trooper Third Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,679
Senior Trooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,078
Trooper First Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,684
Corporal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,290
Sergeant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,591
First Sergeant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49,742
Second Lieutenant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,892
First Lieutenant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,043
Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56,194
Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58,344
Lieutenant Colonel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,495
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT
SPECIALIST CLASSIFICATION
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 41,679
II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,078
III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,684
IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,290
V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47,591
VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49,742
VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,892
VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54,043
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
CRIMINALIST CLASSIFICATION
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 41,679
II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,078
III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,684
IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,290
V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47,591
VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49,742
VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51,892
VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54,043
Beginning on July 1, 2011, and continuing thereafter, members shall receive annual salaries as follows:
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
SUPERVISORY AND NONSUPERVISORY RANKS
Cadet During Training. . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,833 Mo. $ 33,994
Cadet Trooper After Training. . . . . . . . $ 3,438 Mo. $ 41,258
Trooper Second Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,266
Trooper Third Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,649
Senior Trooper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,048
Trooper First Class. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,654
Corporal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,260
Sergeant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,561
First Sergeant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,712
Second Lieutenant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52,862
First Lieutenant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,013
Captain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57,164
Major. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59,314
Lieutenant Colonel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61,465
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT
SPECIALIST CLASSIFICATION
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42,266
II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,048
III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,654
IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44,260
V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48,561
VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50,712
VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52,862
VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55,013
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
CRIMINALIST CLASSIFICATION
I. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42,266 52,266
II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43,048 53,048
III. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43,654 53,654
IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,260 54,260
V. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48,561 58,561
VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,712 60,712
VII. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52,862 62,862
VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,013 65,013
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 subsection (e) of this section and supplemental pay as provided in subsection (g) of this section.
(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 subsection (d) of this section 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: At the end of two years of service with the West Virginia State Police, the member shall receive a salary increase of $400 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.
(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 law. This express exclusion shall not be construed as any indication that the members were or were not covered by the wage and hour law prior to this exclusion.
In lieu of any overtime pay they might otherwise have received under the wage and hour law, 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 article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to establish the number of hours per month which constitute the standard work month 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 work month. The superintendent shall certify monthly to the West Virginia State Police's payroll officer the names of those members who have worked in excess of the standard work month and the amount of their entitlement to supplemental payment. The supplemental payment may not exceed $400 monthly. 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 section eight, article twenty-nine, chapter thirty 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 thirty 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.
§15-2-7. Cadet selection board; qualifications for and appointment to membership in State Police; civilian employees.
(a) The superintendent shall establish within the West Virginia State Police a cadet selection board which shall be representative of commissioned and noncommissioned officers within the State Police.
(b) The superintendent shall appoint a member to the position of trooper from among the top three names on the current list of eligible applicants established by the cadet selection board.
(c) Preference in making appointments shall be given whenever possible to honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces of the United States and to residents of West Virginia. Each applicant for appointment shall be a person not less than twenty-one years of age nor more than thirty-nine years of age, of sound constitution and good moral character; is required to pass any mental and physical examination; and meet other requirements as provided in rules promulgated by the cadet selection board: Provided, That a former member may, at the discretion of the superintendent, be reenlisted.
(d) No person may be barred from becoming a member of the State Police because of his or her religious or political convictions.
(e) The superintendent shall adhere to the principles of equal employment opportunity set forth in article eleven, chapter five of this code and shall take positive steps to encourage applications for State Police membership from females and minority groups within the state. An annual report shall be filed with the Legislature on or before January 1 of each year by the superintendent which includes a summary of the efforts and the effectiveness of those efforts intended to recruit females, African-Americans and other minorities into the ranks of the State Police.
(f) Except for the superintendent, no person may be appointed or enlisted to membership in the State Police at a grade or rank above the grade of trooper.
(g) The superintendent shall appoint civilian employees as are necessary and all employees may be included in the classified service of the civil service system except those in positions exempt under the provisions of article six, chapter twenty-nine of this code.
(h) Effective July 1, 2001, civilian employees with a minimum of five years’ service shall receive a salary increase equal to $100 a year for each year of service as a civilian employee. Every three years thereafter, civilian employees who have five or more years of service shall receive an annual salary increase of $300. The increases in salary provided by this subsection are in addition to any other increases to which the civilian employees might otherwise be entitled.
(i) Effective July 1, 2013, civilian employees shall receive a salary increase of $4,000. The increase in salary provided by this subsection is in addition to any other increases to which the civilian employees might otherwise be entitled.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to increase the State Police forensic lab tech salary $10,000 per year; and to increase the salary of civilian employees by $4,000 per year.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
