WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 3274

By Delegate L. Pack

[Introduced March 16, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-14a, relating to legislative pensions; prohibiting the use of other state employment to acquire credited time for legislative pensions.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 10. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ACT.

§5-10-14a. Credited service prohibited for legislative pension.

Members of the West Virginia Legislature shall not be credited service towards their legislative pension for work performed as a state employee of the State of West Virginia or any other state, including employment upon retirement of their legislative position or other leave from the Legislature. The commission shall adopt rules regarding credited time for members of the Legislature which credits only time earned as a member of the West Virginia Legislature.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the use of other state employment to acquire credited time for legislative pensions.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.