Increasing annual salaries of certain state employees

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WEST virginia legislature
2026 regular session
Introduced
Senate Bill 585
By Senators Smith (Mr. President) and Woelfel
[
By Request of the Executive
]
[Introduced January 23, 2026; referred
to the Committee on Finance]
A BILL to amend and reenact §15-2-5, §18A-4-2, and §18A-4-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, 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 for these increases.
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, 2024
July 1, 2026
, 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
$53,724

$55,518

Cadet Trooper After Training
$60,984

$62,778

Trooper Second Year
$61,996

$63,790

Trooper Third Year
$62,379

$64,173

Senior Trooper
$62,778

$64,572

Trooper First Class
$63,384

$65,178

Corporal
$63,990

$65,784

Sergeant
$68,291

$70,085

First Sergeant
$70,442

$72,236

Second Lieutenant
$72,592

$74,386

First Lieutenant
$74,743

$76,537

Captain
$76,894

$78,688

Major
$79,044

$80,838

Lieutenant Colonel
$81,195

$82,989

ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)

ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST CLASSIFICATION

I
$61,996

$63,790

II
$62,778

$64,572

III
$63,384

$65,178

IV
$63,990

$65,784

V
$68,291

$70,085

VI
$70,442

$72,236

VII
$72,592

$74,386

VIII
$74,743

$76,537

Effective
July 1, 2024
July 1, 2026
, 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
$50,850

$52,644

II
$53,178

$54,972

III
$56,839

$58,633

IV
$59,866

$61,660

FORENSIC TECHNICIAN

I
$53,050

$54,844

II
$54,744

$56,538

III
$58,626

$60,420

FORENSIC SCIENTIST

I
$60,250

$62,044

II
$62,434

$64,228

III
$64,538

$66,332

IV
$66,937

$68,731

V
$70,463

$72,257

VI
$74,263

$76,057

FORENSIC SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR

I
$76,962

$78,756

II
$80,526

$82,320

III
$84,304

$86,098

IV
$88,308

$90,102

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: 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
subsection (d) of this section, 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
2024-2025
2026-2027
, 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.
45
Doctorate

0
39,057
39,746
40,012
41,455
42,216
43,983
44,744
45,505
46,266
47,301

1
39,385
40,074
40,340
41,973
42,734
44,502
45,263
46,023
46,784
47,819

2
39,714
40,402
40,668
42,492
43,253
45,020
45,781
46,542
47,303
48,338

3
40,042
40,730
40,996
43,011
43,771
45,539
46,300
47,060
47,821
48,856

4
40,614
41,302
41,568
43,773
44,534
46,302
47,063
47,823
48,584
49,619

5
40,942
41,630
41,896
44,292
45,053
46,820
47,581
48,342
49,103
50,138

6
41,270
41,958
42,224
44,810
45,571
47,339
48,100
48,860
49,621
50,656

7
41,598
42,287
42,552
45,329
46,090
47,857
48,618
49,379
50,140
51,175

8
41,926
42,615
42,881
45,847
46,608
48,376
49,137
49,897
50,658
51,693

9
42,254
42,943
43,209
46,366
47,127
48,894
49,655
50,416
51,177
52,212

10
42,583
43,271
43,537
46,886
47,646
49,414
50,175
50,936
51,696
52,731

11
42,911
43,599
43,865
47,404
48,165
49,933
50,693
51,454
52,215
53,250

12
43,239
43,927
44,193
47,923
48,683
50,451
51,212
51,973
52,733
53,768

13
43,567
44,255
44,521
48,441
49,202
50,970
51,730
52,491
53,252
54,287

14
43,895
44,583
44,849
48,960
49,720
51,488
52,249
53,010
53,770
54,805

15
44,223
44,911
45,177
49,478
50,239
52,007
52,767
53,528
54,289
55,324

16
44,551
45,239
45,505
49,997
50,757
52,525
53,286
54,047
54,807
55,842

17
44,879
45,568
45,833
50,515
51,276
53,044
53,805
54,565
55,326
56,361

18
45,207
45,896
46,162
51,034
51,795
53,562
54,323
55,084
55,845
56,880

19
45,535
46,224
46,490
51,552
52,313
54,081
54,842
55,602
56,363
57,398

20
45,863
46,552
46,818
52,071
52,832
54,599
55,360
56,121
56,882
57,917

21
46,192
46,880
47,146
52,589
53,350
55,118
55,879
56,639
57,400
58,435

22
46,520
47,208
47,474
53,108
53,869
55,636
56,397
57,158
57,919
58,954

23
46,848
47,536
47,802
53,627
54,387
56,155
56,916
57,676
58,437
59,472

24
47,176
47,864
48,130
54,145
54,906
56,674
57,434
58,195
58,956
59,991

25
47,504
48,192
48,458
54,664
55,424
57,192
57,953
58,714
59,474
60,509

26
47,832
48,520
48,786
55,182
55,943
57,711
58,471
59,232
59,993
61,028

27
48,160
48,848
49,114
55,701
56,461
58,229
58,990
59,751
60,511
61,546

28
48,488
49,177
49,442
56,219
56,980
58,748
59,508
60,269
61,030
62,065

29
48,816
49,505
49,771
56,738
57,498
59,266
60,027
60,788
61,548
62,583

30
49,144
49,833
50,099
57,256
58,017
59,785
60,545
61,306
62,067
63,102

31
49,473
50,161
50,427
57,775
58,536
60,303
61,064
61,825
62,585
63,620

32
49,801
50,489
50,755
58,293
59,054
60,822
61,583
62,343
63,104
64,139

33
50,129
50,817
51,083
58,812
59,573
61,340
62,101
62,862
63,623
64,658

34
50,457
51,145
51,411
59,330
60,091
61,859
62,620
63,380
64,141
65,176

35
50,785
51,473
51,739
59,849
60,610
62,377
63,138
63,899
64,660
65,695

Years Exp
4th Class
3rd Class
2nd Class
A.B.
A.B. 15
M.A.
M.A. 15
M.A. 30
M.A.
45
Doctorate

0
40,617
41,306
41,572
43,015
43,776
45,543
46,304
47,065
47,826
48,861

1
40,945
41,634
41,900
43,533
44,294
46,062
46,823
47,583
48,344
49,379

2
41,274
41,962
42,228
44,052
44,813
46,580
47,341
48,102
48,863
49,898

3
41,602
42,290
42,556
44,571
45,331
47,099
47,860
48,620
49,381
50,416

4
42,174
42,862
43,128
45,333
46,094
47,862
48,623
49,383
50,144
51,179

5
42,502
43,190
43,456
45,852
46,613
48,380
49,141
49,902
50,663
51,698

6
42,830
43,518
43,784
46,370
47,131
48,899
49,660
50,420
51,181
52,216

7
43,158
43,847
44,112
46,889
47,650
49,417
50,178
50,939
51,700
52,735

8
43,486
44,175
44,441
47,407
48,168
49,936
50,697
51,457
52,218
53,253

9
43,814
44,503
44,769
47,926
48,687
50,454
51,215
51,976
52,737
53,772

10
44,143
44,831
45,097
48,446
49,206
50,974
51,735
52,496
53,256
54,291

11
44,471
45,159
45,425
48,964
49,725
51,493
52,253
53,014
53,775
54,810

12
44,799
45,487
45,753
49,483
50,243
52,011
52,772
53,533
54,293
55,328

13
45,127
45,815
46,081
50,001
50,762
52,530
53,290
54,051
54,812
55,847

14
45,455
46,143
46,409
50,520
51,280
53,048
53,809
54,570
55,330
56,365

15
45,783
46,471
46,737
51,038
51,799
53,567
54,327
55,088
55,849
56,884

16
46,111
46,799
47,065
51,557
52,317
54,085
54,846
55,607
56,367
57,402

17
46,439
47,128
47,393
52,075
52,836
54,604
55,365
56,125
56,886
57,921

18
46,767
47,456
47,722
52,594
53,355
55,122
55,883
56,644
57,405
58,440

19
47,095
47,784
48,050
53,112
53,873
55,641
56,402
57,162
57,923
58,958

20
47,423
48,112
48,378
53,631
54,392
56,159
56,920
57,681
58,442
59,477

21
47,752
48,440
48,706
54,149
54,910
56,678
57,439
58,199
58,960
59,995

22
48,080
48,768
49,034
54,668
55,429
57,196
57,957
58,718
59,479
60,514

23
48,408
49,096
49,362
55,187
55,947
57,715
58,476
59,236
59,997
61,032

24
48,736
49,424
49,690
55,705
56,466
58,234
58,994
59,755
60,516
61,551

25
49,064
49,752
50,018
56,224
56,984
58,752
59,513
60,274
61,034
62,069

26
49,392
50,080
50,346
56,742
57,503
59,271
60,031
60,792
61,553
62,588

27
49,720
50,408
50,674
57,261
58,021
59,789
60,550
61,311
62,071
63,106

28
50,048
50,737
51,002
57,779
58,540
60,308
61,068
61,829
62,590
63,625

29
50,376
51,065
51,331
58,298
59,058
60,826
61,587
62,348
63,108
64,143

30
50,704
51,393
51,659
58,816
59,577
61,345
62,105
62,866
63,627
64,662

31
51,033
51,721
51,987
59,335
60,096
61,863
62,624
63,385
64,145
65,180

32
51,361
52,049
52,315
59,853
60,614
62,382
63,143
63,903
64,664
65,699

33
51,689
52,377
52,643
60,372
61,133
62,900
63,661
64,422
65,183
66,218

34
52,017
52,705
52,971
60,890
61,651
63,419
64,180
64,940
65,701
66,736

35
52,345
53,033
53,299
61,409
62,170
63,937
64,698
65,459
66,220
67,255

(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 (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, 2024
July 1, 2026
, the minimum monthly pay for each service employee shall be as follows:
(1) For school year
2024-2025
2026-2027
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
2,377
2,398
2,440
2,493
2,546
2,609
2,641
2,714

1
2,409
2,431
2,472
2,525
2,579
2,642
2,673
2,747

2
2,442
2,463
2,505
2,558
2,611
2,674
2,706
2,779

3
2,474
2,496
2,538
2,591
2,644
2,707
2,739
2,812

4
2,507
2,529
2,570
2,623
2,676
2,740
2,771
2,846

5
2,540
2,561
2,603
2,656
2,709
2,772
2,804
2,878

6
2,572
2,594
2,637
2,689
2,742
2,805
2,837
2,911

7
2,606
2,626
2,669
2,721
2,774
2,838
2,869
2,944

8
2,639
2,659
2,702
2,754
2,807
2,870
2,902
2,976

9
2,671
2,692
2,735
2,788
2,840
2,903
2,934
3,009

10
2,704
2,725
2,767
2,820
2,872
2,937
2,968
3,042

11
2,737
2,758
2,800
2,853
2,905
2,969
3,001
3,074

12
2,769
2,791
2,832
2,886
2,939
3,002
3,033
3,107

13
2,802
2,823
2,865
2,918
2,971
3,034
3,066
3,140

14
2,835
2,856
2,898
2,951
3,004
3,067
3,099
3,172

15
2,867
2,889
2,930
2,983
3,036
3,100
3,131
3,205

16
2,900
2,921
2,963
3,016
3,069
3,132
3,164
3,238

17
2,932
2,954
2,997
3,049
3,102
3,165
3,197
3,271

18
2,965
2,987
3,029
3,081
3,134
3,198
3,229
3,304

19
2,999
3,019
3,062
3,114
3,167
3,230
3,262
3,336

20
3,031
3,052
3,095
3,148
3,200
3,263
3,295
3,370

21
3,064
3,084
3,127
3,180
3,232
3,296
3,327
3,404

22
3,097
3,118
3,160
3,213
3,265
3,329
3,361
3,436

23
3,129
3,151
3,193
3,246
3,299
3,363
3,395
3,470

24
3,162
3,183
3,225
3,278
3,331
3,397
3,428
3,504

25
3,195
3,216
3,258
3,311
3,365
3,429
3,462
3,536

26
3,227
3,249
3,290
3,345
3,399
3,463
3,494
3,570

27
3,260
3,281
3,323
3,377
3,431
3,495
3,528
3,603

28
3,293
3,314
3,357
3,411
3,465
3,529
3,562
3,637

29
3,325
3,348
3,390
3,443
3,498
3,563
3,594
3,671

30
3,359
3,380
3,424
3,477
3,531
3,595
3,628
3,704

31
3,392
3,414
3,458
3,511
3,565
3,629
3,662
3,737

32
3,426
3,447
3,490
3,544
3,597
3,663
3,694
3,771

33
3,460
3,480
3,524
3,578
3,631
3,695
3,728
3,804

34
3,492
3,514
3,558
3,612
3,665
3,729
3,762
3,837

35
3,526
3,548
3,590
3,644
3,697
3,763
3,795
3,871

36
3,560
3,581
3,624
3,678
3,732
3,796
3,829
3,903

37
3,592
3,615
3,658
3,712
3,766
3,830
3,862
3,937

38
3,626
3,647
3,690
3,744
3,798
3,863
3,895
3,971

39
3,660
3,681
3,724
3,778
3,832
3,896
3,929
4,003

40
3,692
3,715
3,757
3,811
3,866
3,930
3,962
4,037

STATE MINIMUM PAY SCALE PAY GRADE SCHEDULE

Years
PAY GRADE

Exp.
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

0
2,464
2,485
2,527
2,580
2,633
2,696
2,728
2,801

1
2,496
2,518
2,559
2,612
2,666
2,729
2,760
2,834

2
2,529
2,550
2,592
2,645
2,698
2,761
2,793
2,866

3
2,561
2,583
2,625
2,678
2,731
2,794
2,826
2,899

4
2,594
2,616
2,657
2,710
2,763
2,827
2,858
2,933

5
2,627
2,648
2,690
2,743
2,796
2,859
2,891
2,965

6
2,659
2,681
2,724
2,776
2,829
2,892
2,924
2,998

7
2,693
2,713
2,756
2,808
2,861
2,925
2,956
3,031

8
2,726
2,746
2,789
2,841
2,894
2,957
2,989
3,063

9
2,758
2,779
2,822
2,875
2,927
2,990
3,021
3,096

10
2,791
2,812
2,854
2,907
2,959
3,024
3,055
3,129

11
2,824
2,845
2,887
2,940
2,992
3,056
3,088
3,161

12
2,856
2,878
2,919
2,973
3,026
3,089
3,120
3,194

13
2,889
2,910
2,952
3,005
3,058
3,121
3,153
3,227

14
2,922
2,943
2,985
3,038
3,091
3,154
3,186
3,259

15
2,954
2,976
3,017
3,070
3,123
3,187
3,218
3,292

16
2,987
3,008
3,050
3,103
3,156
3,219
3,251
3,325

17
3,019
3,041
3,084
3,136
3,189
3,252
3,284
3,358

18
3,052
3,074
3,116
3,168
3,221
3,285
3,316
3,391

19
3,086
3,106
3,149
3,201
3,254
3,317
3,349
3,423

20
3,118
3,139
3,182
3,235
3,287
3,350
3,382
3,457

21
3,151
3,171
3,214
3,267
3,319
3,383
3,414
3,491

22
3,184
3,205
3,247
3,300
3,352
3,416
3,448
3,523

23
3,216
3,238
3,280
3,333
3,386
3,450
3,482
3,557

24
3,249
3,270
3,312
3,365
3,418
3,484
3,515
3,591

25
3,282
3,303
3,345
3,398
3,452
3,516
3,549
3,623

26
3,314
3,336
3,377
3,432
3,486
3,550
3,581
3,657

27
3,347
3,368
3,410
3,464
3,518
3,582
3,615
3,690

28
3,380
3,401
3,444
3,498
3,552
3,616
3,649
3,724

29
3,412
3,435
3,477
3,530
3,585
3,650
3,681
3,758

30
3,446
3,467
3,511
3,564
3,618
3,682
3,715
3,791

31
3,479
3,501
3,545
3,598
3,652
3,716
3,749
3,824

32
3,513
3,534
3,577
3,631
3,684
3,750
3,781
3,858

33
3,547
3,567
3,611
3,665
3,718
3,782
3,815
3,891

34
3,579
3,601
3,645
3,699
3,752
3,816
3,849
3,924

35
3,613
3,635
3,677
3,731
3,784
3,850
3,882
3,958

36
3,647
3,668
3,711
3,765
3,819
3,883
3,916
3,990

37
3,679
3,702
3,745
3,799
3,853
3,917
3,949
4,024

38
3,713
3,734
3,777
3,831
3,885
3,950
3,982
4,058

39
3,747
3,768
3,811
3,865
3,919
3,983
4,016
4,090

40
3,779
3,802
3,844
3,898
3,953
4,017
4,049
4,124

(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: 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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