Committee in WV Senate advances proposal to give teachers, service workers, state police pay raises of $2,300

A proposal to give pay raises to teachers, state police troopers, and school service workers has passed the Senate Finance Committee in West Virginia.

A committee in West Virginia’s Senate has advanced a proposal that would give public school teachers, school service workers and state police troopers across-the-board pay raises of $2,300.

The proposal passed the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday and would replace average 5% pay raises initiated by Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

The bill now goes before the full Senate.

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The proposal is specifically for state employees whose salaries are set in a pay schedule in state code. A pay increase for other state employees would be subject to an appropriation in the state budget.

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There is a $115 million fiscal note for the raises for all state employees.