SB 428 — Creating three separate job titles for school bus operators

"Heating and air conditioning mechanic I" means a person employed to install, repairrepair, and maintain heating and air conditioning plants and related electrical equipment;

"Inventory supervisor" means a person employed to supervise or maintain operations in the receipt, storage, inventoryinventory, and issuance of materials and supplies;

"Machinist" means a person employed to perform machinist tasks which include the ability to operate a lathe, planer, shader, threading machinemachine, and wheel press.

A person holding this 10 CS for SB 428 class title also should have the ability to work from blueprints and drawings;

Intr SB 428 2026R1786 "Mail clerk" means a person employed to receive, sort, dispatch, deliverdeliver, or otherwise handle letters, parcels, and other mail;

"Mechanic" means a person employed to perform skilled duties independently in the maintenance and repair of automobiles, school busesbuses, and other mechanical and mobile equipment to use in a county school system;

"Painter" means a person employed to perform duties painting, finishingfinishing, and decorating wood, metalmetal, and concrete surfaces of buildings, other structures, equipment, machinerymachinery, and furnishings of a county school system;

"Paraprofessional" means a person certified pursuant to §18A-3-2a of this code to perform duties in a support capacity including, but not limited to, facilitating in the instruction and direct or indirect supervision of students under the direction of a principal, a teacherteacher, or another designated professional educator.

11 CS for SB 428 (A) A person employed on the effective date of this section in the position of an aide may Intr SB 428 2026R1786 not be subject to a reduction in force or transferred to create a vacancy for the employment of a paraprofessional;

"Printing operator" means a person employed to operate duplication equipment, and to cut, collate, staple, bindbind, and shelve materials as required;

"Roofing/sheet"Roofing/sheet-metal metal mechanic" means a person employed to install, repair, fabricatefabricate, and maintain roofs, gutters, flashingflashing, and duct work for heating and ventilation;

12 CS for SB 428 "School bus supervisor" means a qualified person:

Intr SB 428 2026R1786 (A) Employed to assist in selecting school bus operators and routing and scheduling school buses, operate a bus when needed, relay instructions to bus operators, plan emergency routing of busesbuses, and promote good relationships with parents, students, bus operatorsoperators, and other employees;

"Secretary III" means a person assigned to the county board office administrators in charge of various instructional, maintenance, transportation, food services, operationsoperations, and health departments, federal programs, or departments with particular responsibilities in purchasing and financial control or any person who has served for eight years in a position which meets the definition of "Secretary II" or "Secretary III";

"Supervisor of maintenance" means a skilled person who is not a professional person or 13 CS for SB 428 professional educator as defined in §18A-1-1 of this code.

The responsibilities include directing Intr SB 428 2026R1786 the upkeep of buildings and shops, and issuing instructions to subordinates relating to cleaning, repairs and maintenance of all structures and mechanical and electrical equipment of a county board;

Experience working in the transportation department consists of serving as a bus operator, bus aide, assistant mechanic, mechanic, chief mechanicmechanic, or in a clerical position within the transportation department;

"Switchboard operator-receptionist" means a person employed to refer incoming calls, to assume contact with the public, to direct and to give instructions as necessary, to operate switchboard equipmentequipment, and to provide clerical assistance;

and "WVEIS data entry and administrative clerk" means a person employed to work under the direction of a school principal to assist the school counselor or counselors in the performance of administrative duties, to perform data entry tasks on the West Virginia Education Information 14 CS for SB 428 System, and to perform other administrative duties assigned by the principal.

Intr SB 428 2026R1786 (j) Notwithstanding any provision in this code to the contrary, and in addition to the compensation provided for service personnel in §18A-4-8a of this code, each service person is entitled to all service personnel employee rights, privileges and benefits provided under this or any other chapter of this code without regard to the employee’s hours of employment or the methods or sources of compensation.

15 CS for SB 428 (o) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a service person who holds a Intr SB 428 2026R1786 continuing contract in a specific job classification and who is physically unable to perform the job’s duties as confirmed by a physician chosen by the employee, shall be given priority status over any employee not holding a continuing contract in filling other service personnel job vacancies if the service person is qualified as provided in §18A-4-8e of this code.

A service person who is assigned to a beginning and ending work site and travels 16 CS for SB 428 at the expense of the county board to other work sites during the daily schedule, is not considered Intr SB 428 2026R1786 to hold itinerant status.

(t) Any person employed as an aide in a kindergarten program who is eligible for full retirement benefits before the first day of the instructional term in the 2020-2021 school year, may not be subject to a reduction in force or transferred to create a vacancy for the employment of a 17 CS for SB 428 less senior Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher;

Intr SB 428 2026R1786 (u) A person who has held or holds an aide title and becomes employed as an Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher shall hold a multiclassification status that includes aide and/or paraprofessional titles in accordance with §18A-4-8b of this code.

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CLASS TITLE PAY GRADE Accountant I D Accountant II E IntrCS for SB 428 2026R1786 Accountant III F Accounts Payable Supervisor G Aide I A Aide II B Aide III C Aide IV D Aide V – Temporary Authorization E Aide V F Aide VI – Temporary Authorization E Aide VI F Audiovisual Technician C Auditor G Autism Mentor F Braille Specialist E Bus Operator Bus Operator I D Bus Operator II E Bus Operator III F Intr20 CS for SB 428 2026R1786 Buyer F Cabinetmaker G Cafeteria Manager D E Carpenter I E Carpenter II F Chief Mechanic G Clerk I B Clerk II C Computer Operator E Cook I A Cook II B Cook III C Crew Leader F Custodian I A Custodian II B Custodian III C Custodian IV D Director or Coordinator of Services H Draftsman D Intr21 CS for SB 428 2026R1786 Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher I E Early Childhood Classroom Assistant Teacher II E Early Childhood Classroom F Assistant Teacher III Educational Sign Language F Interpreter I Educational Sign Language G Interpreter II Electrician I F Electrician II G Intr22 CS for SB 428 2026R1786 Electronic Technician I F Electronic Technician II G Executive Secretary G Food Services Supervisor G Foreman G General Maintenance C Glazier D Graphic Artist D Groundsman B Handyman B Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic I E Heating and Air Conditioning Mechanic II G Intr23 CS for SB 428 2026R1786 Heavy Equipment Operator E Inventory Supervisor D Key Punch Operator B Licensed Practical Nurse F Locksmith G Lubrication Man C Machinist F Mail Clerk D Maintenance Clerk C Mason G Mechanic F Mechanic Assistant E Office Equipment Repairman IFI IntrF 24 CS for SB 428 2026R1786 Office Equipment Repairman IIG Painter E Paraprofessional F Payroll Supervisor G Plumber I E Plumber II G Printing Operator B Printing Supervisor D Programmer H Roofing/Sheet Metal Mechanic F Sanitation Plant Operator G School Bus Supervisor E Secretary I D Secretary II E Secretary III F Intr25 CS for SB 428 2026R1786 Sign Support Specialist E Supervisor of Maintenance H Supervisor of Transportation H Switchboard Operator- D Receptionist Truck Driver D Warehouse Clerk C Watchman B Welder F WVEIS Data Entry and Administrative Clerk B (b) An additional $12 per month is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service person who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.

(1) A service person who holds 12 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade Intr SB 428 2026R1786 or vocational school as approved by the state board;

26 CS for SB 428 (2) A service person who holds 24 college hours or comparable credit obtained in a trade or vocational school as approved by the state board;

(e) An additional $11 per month is added to the minimum monthly pay of each service Intr SB 428 2026R1786 person for each of the following:

27 CS for SB 428 (1) A service person who holds a bachelor’s degree plus 15 college hours;

(i) (1) Are in addition to any amounts prescribed in the applicable State Minimum Pay Scale Pay Grade, any specific additional amounts prescribed in this section and article and any county supplement in effect in a county pursuant to §18A-4-5b of this code;

(ii) (2) are paid in equal monthly installments;

and (iii) (3) are considered a part of the state minimum salaries for service personnel.

(g) When any part of a school service person’s daily shift of work is performed between the hours of 6:00 p.p.m.

m.and 5:00 a.m.

and 5:00 a.

m.

Intr SB 428 2026R1786 (k) The minimum hourly rate of pay for extra duty assignments as defined in §18A-4-8b of 28 CS for SB 428 this code is no less than one seventh of the person’s daily total salary for each hour the person is involved in performing the assignment and paid entirely from local funds:

Related duties required for asbestos removal include, but are not limited to, travel, preparation of the work site, removal of asbestos, decontamination of the work site, placing and removal of equipmentequipment, and removal of structures from the site.

The employer shall Intr SB 428 2026R1786 provide all necessary protective equipment and maintain all records required by the 29 CS for SB 428 Environmental Protection Act.

NOTE:

The purpose of this bill is to create three separate job titles for school bus operators based on years of service.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.