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WV SB622

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Tom Willis

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Replaces fixed statutory salaries for magistrate court clerks, magistrate assistants, magistrate court deputy clerks, family court secretary-clerks, and family case coordinators with salaries determined by a pay scale established by the Administrative Director of the Supreme Court of Appeals

  • Removes previous salary caps, including the $49,232 annual salary for magistrate assistants and deputy clerks, $54,596 for magistrate court clerks, $44,876 for family court secretary-clerks, and the $56,876 maximum for family case coordinators

  • Preserves eligibility for all affected positions to receive general salary increases granted to state employees whose salaries are not set by statute

  • Maintains the $2,500 additional annual compensation for circuit court clerks who perform magistrate court clerk duties in counties without a designated magistrate court clerk

Legislative Description

Authorizing compensation for certain lower court staff

Courts

Last Action

To Finance

3/4/2025

Committee Referrals

Finance3/4/2025
Judiciary2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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