SB282:

Public defender; supplementing compensation.

Bill Summary:

Supplementing compensation of public defender.
Requires the governing body of any county or city that elects to
supplement the compensation of the attorney for the Commonwealth,
or any of his deputies or his employees, above the salary of any
such officer, deputy, or employee to supplement the compensation of
the public defender, or any of his deputies or employees. The bill
provides that such supplemental compensation is proportional if the
public defender, his deputies, and his other employees are each paid
in amounts commensurate to the closest equivalent position in the
local Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, as adjusted for seniority
and experience level. The bill has a delayed effective date of July
1, 2024.