(a) All criminal investigators hired after July 1, 1994, shall be compensated according to the following pay schedule:
(b) Implementation of salary increases pursuant to the pay schedule prescribed in subsection (a) shall be suspended for the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004, and beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010. In the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2010, and in subsequent fiscal years, salary increases pursuant to the pay schedule prescribed in subsection (a) shall not include time of service between July 1, 2003, and June 30, 2004, nor between July 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010.