WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
ENROLLED
Committee Substitute for House Bill 4883
BY DELEGATES HANSHAW (MR. SPEAKER), HORNBUCKLE,
HOWELL, PUSHKIN, VANCE, NESTOR, AND YOUNG
(BY REQUEST OF THE EXECUTIVE)
[Passed March 9, 2024; in effect July 1, 2024.]
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1 AN ACT to amend and reenact §15-2-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend
2 and reenact §18A-4-2 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18A-4-8a of said code,
3 all relating to increasing annual salaries of certain employees of the state; increasing the
4 salaries of members of the West Virginia State Police and certain personnel thereof;
5 increasing annual salaries of public school teachers; increasing annual salaries of school
6 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.
1 (a) The superintendent shall establish within the West Virginia State Police a system to
2 provide for: (1) The promotion of members to the supervisory ranks of sergeant, first sergeant,
3 second lieutenant, and first lieutenant; (2) the classification of nonsupervisory members within the
4 field operations force to the ranks of trooper, senior trooper, trooper first class, or corporal; and
5 (3) the temporary reclassification of members assigned to administrative duties as administrative
6 support specialist I-VIII. The promotion of individuals in the forensic laboratory shall include the
7 classifications of Evidence Custodians I-IV, Forensic Technicians I-III, Forensic Scientists I-VI,
8 and Forensic Scientist Supervisors I-IV, based on the Forensic Lab Career Progression System.
9 (b) The superintendent may propose legislative rules for promulgation in accordance with
10 §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code for the purpose of ensuring consistency, predictability, and
11 independent review of any system developed under the provisions of this section.
12 (c) The superintendent shall provide to each member a written manual governing any
13 system established under the provisions of this section and specific procedures shall be identified
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14 for the evaluation and testing of members for promotion or reclassification and the subsequent
15 placement of any members on a promotional eligibility or reclassification recommendation list. A
16 written manual shall also be provided to individuals within the forensic laboratory governing any
17 system established under the provisions of this section and specific procedures shall be identified
18 for the evaluation of promotion or reclassification of those individuals.
19 (d) Effective July 1, 2024, members shall receive annual salaries payable at least twice
20 per month as follows:
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
SUPERVISORY AND NONSUPERVISORY
RANKS
Cadet During Training $53,724
Cadet Trooper After
$60,984
Training Trooper Second Year $61,996
Trooper Third Year $62,379
Senior Trooper $62,778
Trooper First Class $63,384
Corporal $63,990
Sergeant $68,291
First Sergeant $70,442
Second Lieutenant $72,592
First Lieutenant $74,743
Captain $76,894
Major $79,044
Lieutenant Colonel $81,195
ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
ADMINISTRATION SUPPORT SPECIALIST
CLASSIFICATION
I $61,996
II $62,778
III $63,384
IV $63,990
V $68,291
VI $70,442
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VII $72,592
VIII $74,743
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22 Effective July 1, 2024, designated individuals within the forensic laboratory shall receive
23 annual base salaries payable at least twice per month as follows:
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ANNUAL SALARY SCHEDULE (BASE PAY)
EVIDENCE CUSTODIAN
I $50,850
II $53,178
III $56,839
IV $59,866
FORENSIC TECHNICIAN
I $53,050
II $54,744
III $58,626
FORENSIC SCIENTIST
I $60,250
II $62,434
III $64,538
IV $66,937
V $70,463
VI $74,263
FORENSIC SCIENTIST SUPERVISOR
I $76,962
II $80,526
III $84,304
IV $88,308
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26 Each member of the West Virginia State Police whose salary is fixed and specified in this
27 annual salary schedule is entitled to the length of service increases set forth in subsection (e) of
28 this section and supplemental pay as provided in subsection (g) of this section.
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29 (e) Each member of the West Virginia State Police whose salary is fixed and specified
30 pursuant to this section shall receive, and is entitled to, an increase in salary over that set forth in
31 subsection (d) of this section for grade in rank, based on length of service, including that service
32 served before and after the effective date of this section with the West Virginia State Police as
33 follows: Beginning on January 1, 2015, and continuing thereafter, at the end of two years of
34 service with the West Virginia State Police, the member shall receive a salary increase of $500
35 to be effective during his or her next year of service and a like increase at yearly intervals
36 thereafter, with the increases to be cumulative. The forensic laboratory employees whose
37 salaries are fixed and specified pursuant to this section, shall receive, and are entitled to, an
38 increase in salary over that set forth in subsection (d) of this section, in accordance with §15-2-
39 7(h) of this code.
40 (f) In applying the salary schedules set forth in this section where salary increases are
41 provided for length of service, members of the West Virginia State Police in service at the time
42 the schedules become effective shall be given credit for prior service and shall be paid the salaries
43 the same length of service entitles them to receive under the provisions of this section.
44 (g) The Legislature finds and declares that because of the unique duties of members of
45 the West Virginia State Police, it is not appropriate to apply the provisions of state wage and hour
46 laws to them. Accordingly, members of the West Virginia State Police are excluded from the
47 provisions of state wage and hour laws. This express exclusion shall not be construed as any
48 indication that the members were or were not covered by the wage and hour laws prior to this
49 exclusion.
50 In lieu of any overtime pay they might otherwise have received under the wage and hour
51 laws, and in addition to their salaries and increases for length of service, members who have
52 completed basic training and who are exempt from federal Fair Labor Standards Act guidelines
53 may receive supplemental pay as provided in this section.
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54 The authority of the superintendent to propose a legislative rule or amendment thereto for
55 promulgation in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to establish the number of hours
56 per month which constitute the standard pay period for the members of the West Virginia State
57 Police is hereby continued. The rule shall further establish, on a graduated hourly basis, the
58 criteria for receipt of a portion or all of supplemental payment when hours are worked in excess
59 of the standard pay period. The superintendent shall certify at least twice per month to the West
60 Virginia State Police payroll officer the names of those members who have worked in excess of
61 the standard pay period and the amount of their entitlement to supplemental payment. The
62 supplemental payment may not exceed $200 per pay period. The superintendent and civilian
63 employees of the West Virginia State Police are not eligible for any supplemental payments.
64 (h) Each member of the West Virginia State Police, except the superintendent and civilian
65 employees, shall execute, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, a bond with
66 security in the sum of $5,000 payable to the State of West Virginia, conditioned upon the faithful
67 performance of his or her duties, and the bond shall be approved as to form by the Attorney
68 General and as to sufficiency by the Governor.
69 (i) In consideration for compensation paid by the West Virginia State Police to its members
70 during those members’ participation in the West Virginia State Police Cadet Training Program
71 pursuant to §30-29-8 of this code, the West Virginia State Police may require of its members by
72 written agreement entered into with each of them in advance of such participation in the program
73 that, if a member should voluntarily discontinue employment any time within one year immediately
74 following completion of the training program, he or she shall be obligated to pay to the West
75 Virginia State Police a pro rata portion of such compensation equal to that part of such year which
76 the member has chosen not to remain in the employ of the West Virginia State Police.
77 (j) Any member of the West Virginia State Police who is called to perform active duty
78 training or inactive duty training in the National Guard or any reserve component of the armed
79 forces of the United States annually shall be granted, upon request, leave time not to exceed 30
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80 calendar days for the purpose of performing the active duty training or inactive duty training and
81 the time granted may not be deducted from any leave accumulated as a member of the West
82 Virginia State Police.
CHAPTER 18A. SCHOOL PERSONNEL.
ARTICLE 4. SALARIES, WAGES AND OTHER BENEFITS.
§18A-4-2. State minimum salaries for teachers.
1 (a) For school year 2024-2025, and continuing thereafter, each teacher shall receive the
2 amount prescribed in the State Minimum Salary Schedule as set forth in this section, specific
3 additional amounts prescribed in this section or article, and any county supplement in effect in a
4 county pursuant to §18A-4-5a of this code during the contract year.
5 STATE MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE
Years 4th 3rd 2nd M.A. M.A. M.A.
A.B. A.B. 15 M.A. Doctorate Exp Class Class Class 15 30 45
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
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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
6 (b) Six hundred dollars shall be paid annually to each classroom teacher who has at least
7 20 years of teaching experience. The payments: (i) Shall be in addition to any amounts prescribed
8 in the applicable State Minimum Salary Schedule; (ii) shall be paid in equal monthly installments;
9 and (iii) shall be considered a part of the state minimum salaries for teachers.
10 (c) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher providing math instruction in the
11 teacher’s certified area of study for at least 60 percent of the time the teacher is providing
12 instruction to students shall be considered to have three additional years of experience only for
13 the purposes of the salary schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That for
14 any classroom teacher who satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the
15 three additional years due to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary
16 schedule shall be paid the additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience
17 notwithstanding the maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.
18 (d) Effective July 1, 2019, each classroom teacher certified in special education and
19 employed as a full-time special education teacher, as defined by the State Superintendent, shall
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20 be considered to have three additional years of experience only for the purposes of the salary
21 schedule set forth in subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That for any classroom teacher who
22 satisfies these requirements and whose years of experience plus the three additional years due
23 to them exceeds the years of experience provided for on the salary schedule shall be paid the
24 additional amount equivalent to three additional years of experience notwithstanding the
25 maximum experience provided on the salary schedule.
26 (e) In accordance with §18A-4-5 of this code, each teacher shall be paid the supplement
27 amount as applicable for his or her classification of certification or classification of training and
28 years of experience as follows, subject to the provisions of that section:
29 (1) For "4th Class" at zero years of