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Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Bill SB 428 establishes three bus operator class titles and adjusts cafeteria manager pay grades
Last action · January 21, 2026: To FinanceSponsors: Robbie Morris and 2 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Senate Bill 428 replaces the single general school bus operator class title with three distinct tiers—bus operator I, II, and III—based on years of service, and increases the for cafeteria managers. The measure assigns specific pay grades to each new tier under the state minimum pay scale for school .
- West Virginia law regulates minimum monthly salaries and employment terms for school service personnel across county school systems. context
- Senate Bill 428 was reported out of the Senate Committee on Education on January 21, 2026. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
School bus operators
School bus operators are recategorized into three separate class titles based on years of service, directly determining their pay grades.
Cafeteria managers
Cafeteria managers have their pay grade increased from D to E.
County boards of education
County boards must review job classifications annually, reclassify service personnel accordingly, and fund specific additional compensation requirements.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Finance
- Jan 21, 2026SenateCommittee substitute reported, but first to Finance
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Education
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Jan 15, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Education then Finance
- Jan 15, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
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Restructuring of Bus Operator Experience Tiers
The bill transitions school bus operators from a single classification into a tiered structure that explicitly rewards years of service with higher pay grades.
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Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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