Relating to locality pay

This bill requires West Virginia's executive branch agencies, the State Police, and county school boards to create and report a policy for adjusting public employee salaries based on local market rates and cost of living differences across the state. The policy must specify which areas (like counties) and positions qualify for increases, set the amount of adjustments, and ensure these local salary changes occur before other raises (such as merit-based increases). It also mandates annual policy reviews and explicitly states that the policy does not create any right to file a grievance or lawsuit. The goal is to help retain public employees in high-cost areas by making state salaries competitive with private employers, federal jobs, and other state governments.