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1997 SESSION

973543198
HOUSE BILL NO. 2400
Offered January 20, 1997
A BILL to amend the Code of Virginia by adding a section numbered 14.1-82.1, relating to the Compensation Board; salary increases for sheriffs and their deputies.
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Patrons-- Davies, Keating, McEachin, Mims, Puller and Scott; Senators: Stolle and Waddell
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Referred to Committee on Appropriations
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 14.1-82.1 as follows:

§ 14.1-82.1. Salary increases for sheriffs and their deputies.

In every county of this Commonwealth, whenever the Compensation Board shall provide salary increases, including but not limited to cost of living increases, whether specifically for sheriffs and their deputies or for the general compensation to be paid in the aggregate to the sheriff, pursuant to any statutory or other authority, no county shall use such salary increase for any purpose other than salary increases. A county shall distribute such salary increases in appropriate proportions to its sheriff and his deputies.