Sec. 28.5. (a) After June 30, 2007, the board shall use a salary matrix that categorizes salaries of capitol police officers described in section 28 of this chapter within each rank based upon the rank held and the number of years of service in the department through the tenth year. The salary ranges the board assigns to each rank shall be divided into a base salary and ten (10) increments above the base salary, with:

(1) the base salary in the rank paid to a capitol police officer with less than one (1) year of service in the department; and

(2) the highest salary in the rank paid to a capitol police officer with at least ten (10) years of service in the department.

     (b) For purposes of creating the salary matrix prescribed by this section, the board may not approve salary ranges for any rank of capitol police officers that are less than the salary ranges effective for that rank on January 1, 2006.

     (c) The salary matrix prescribed by this section shall be reviewed and approved by the budget agency biennially in even-numbered years before implementation.

     (d) The salary matrix developed under subsection (a) must use the same percentage differentials between increments that are used for the salary matrix for police employees under IC 10-11-2-13.

As added by P.L.83-2006, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.114-2022, SEC.16.