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West Virginia Code

14B

Civil Service for Correctional Officers.

7-14B-1Appointments and promotions of correctional officers.7-14B-2Definitions; population.7-14B-3Civil service commission.7-14B-4Clerk of commission.7-14B-5Office and supplies for commission; appropriations required.7-14B-6Powers and duties of commission.7-14B-7Rules and regulations of commission; notice and distribution thereof; probationary period for appointees.7-14B-8Form of application; age requirements; exceptions.7-14B-9Character and notice of competitive examinations; qualifications of applicants; competitive examinations to be prescribed by state civil service commission; press representatives; posting eligible list; medical examinations; exceptions as to and training of correctional officers serving on effective date of article.7-14B-10Refusal to examine or certify; review thereof.7-14B-11Appointments from eligible list.7-14B-12Noncompetitive examination for filling vacancy; provisional appointment.7-14B-13Vacancies filled by promotions; eligibility for promotion.7-14B-14No inquiry shall be made concerning political or religious opinions or affiliations of applicants, etc.7-14B-15Political activity of correctional officers prohibited; petition for vacating appointment; action on petition; appeal.7-14B-16Training and retraining programs for all correctional officers required.7-14B-17Removal, discharge, suspension or reduction in rank or pay; appeal; reduction in force; mandatory retirement age.7-14B-18Vacations for correctional officers.7-14B-18aCorrectional officers who are required to work during holidays; how compensated.7-14B-19Sick leave.7-14B-20Offenses and penalties.7-14B-21County commission of counties with a population of less than 25,000 may place correctional officers under civil service; protest and election with respect thereto.7-14B-22Inconsistent acts repealed; once established civil service remains mandatory.7-14B-23Severability.