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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Ruff
Equalize Salaries of Security Officers with Correctional Officers

Item 328 #1s

Item 328 #1s

First Year - FY2017 Second Year - FY2018
Health and Human Resources
Virginia Center for Behavioral Rehabilitation FY2017 $822,525 FY2018 $822,525 GF

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