(a) The civil service commission of any such county shall establish or prescribe a training program which every correctional officer first appointed a correctional officer of such county on or after the effective date of this article must satisfactorily complete during his probationary period.
(b) The civil service commission of any such county shall also establish or prescribe retraining programs of at least sixteen hours which every correctional officer, whether such correctional officer was first appointed before or after the effective date of this article, must satisfactorily complete annually after the effective date of this article, in order to continue as a correctional officer of such county.
Structure West Virginia Code
Chapter 7. County Commissions and Officers
Article 14B. Civil Service for Correctional Officers
§7-14B-1. Appointments and Promotions of Correctional Officers
§7-14B-2. Definitions; Population
§7-14B-3. Civil Service Commission
§7-14B-5. Office and Supplies for Commission; Appropriations Required
§7-14B-6. Powers and Duties of Commission
§7-14B-8. Form of Application; Age Requirements; Exceptions
§7-14B-10. Refusal to Examine or Certify; Review Thereof
§7-14B-11. Appointments From Eligible List
§7-14B-12. Noncompetitive Examination for Filling Vacancy; Provisional Appointment
§7-14B-13. Vacancies Filled by Promotions; Eligibility for Promotion
§7-14B-16. Training and Retraining Programs for All Correctional Officers Required
§7-14B-18. Vacations for Correctional Officers
§7-14B-18a. Correctional Officers Who Are Required to Work During Holidays; How Compensated
§7-14B-20. Offenses and Penalties
§7-14B-22. Inconsistent Acts Repealed; Once Established Civil Service Remains Mandatory