Public defender; supplementing compensation.

Supplementing compensation of public defender.Requires the governing body of any county or city that elects tosupplement 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 ofthe public defender, or any of his deputies or employees. The billprovides that such supplemental compensation is proportional if thepublic defender, his deputies, and his other employees are each paidin amounts commensurate to the closest equivalent position in thelocal Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney, as adjusted for seniorityand experience level. The bill has a delayed effective date of July1, 2024.