HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 153

(By Delegates Canterbury and Ambler)

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study the feasibility of including historic resort hotel lottery table games employees among those lottery table games employees receiving a four percent table games fund allocation toward an employee pension plan.

    Whereas, Under West Virginia Code §29-22C-27 (d)(2) racetrack lottery table games employees receive four percent of adjusted gross revenues from the Racetrack Table Games Fund that goes into a pension plan for those employees; and

    Whereas, Lottery table games employees at a historic resort hotel gaming facility licensed under West Virginia Code §29-25 et seq. currently do not receive a similar pension benefit; and

    Whereas, Lottery table games employees at respective licensed gaming facilities in this state should be treated similarly with respect to this important employee benefit; therefore, be it

    Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the feasibility of including historic resort hotel lottery table games employees among those lottery table games employees receiving a four percent table games fund allocation toward an employee pension plan; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2014, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

    Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.