(a) Deputy sheriffs paid by the State pursuant to 24 V.S.A. § 290(b) shall be part of a single, separate statewide bargaining unit, as determined to be appropriate by the Board pursuant to section 941 of this title, for the purpose of bargaining collectively pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The bargaining unit created pursuant to this section shall be referred to as the State-Paid Deputy Sheriffs Unit.