Equalize Salaries of Security Officers with Correctional Officers

Item 328 #1s

Language
Page 288, line 21, strike "$6,357,005" and insert "$6,768,268".
Page 288, line 21, strike "$6,357,005" and insert "$7,179,530".

Explanation

(This amendment provides funding to the Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation (VCBR) to equalize salaries of security officers with correctional officers. The facility has a high turnover rate for security officers as the facility is not able to compete with a nearby correctional facility on salaries. This amendment provides funding to raise the average salary ($28,418) of the 132 security officers at VCBR to equal the average salary of correctional officers ($33,403). The increase is phased in over two years.)