Bill > HB3110

This bill allocates $5,000 per deputy position to counties in West Virginia, specifically earmarked for deputy pay raises. The funding will come from the state's general revenue fund, and counties are required to use these funds solely for increasing the salaries of their deputy positions. This targeted financial support aims to help counties improve compensation for deputies, potentially addressing retention, recruitment, and morale issues within local law enforcement agencies. By precisely specifying that the funds can only be used for pay raises, the bill ensures that the money directly benefits deputies and cannot be redirected to other county expenses. The legislation creates a new section of law (§7-14-17f) to formalize this funding allocation, providing a clear legal framework for distributing the additional compensation to deputies across the state.

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