H. B. 2375
(By Delegates Beach and Fragale)
[Introduced February 6, 1995; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section thirteen-b, article three,
chapter twelve of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to adding
language to allow state employees to authorize certain
deductions to be made from their salaries either once or
twice each month.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section thirteen-b, article three, chapter twelve of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 3. APPROPRIATIONS, EXPENDITURES AND DEDUCTIONS.
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12-3-13b. Voluntary deductions by state auditor from salaries
of employees to pay association dues or fees and to
pay supplemental health and life insurance premiums.
Any officer or employee of the state of West Virginia may
authorize that a voluntary deduction from his net wages be made
for the payment of membership dues or fees to an employee association. Voluntary deductions may also be authorized by an
officer or employee for any supplemental health and life insurance
premium, subject to prior approval by the auditor. Such
deductions shall be authorized on a form provided by the auditor
of the state of West Virginia and shall state (a) the identity of
the employee; (b) the amount and frequency of such deductions; and
(c) the identity and address of the association or insurance
company to which such dues shall be paid. Upon execution of such
authorization and its receipt by the office of the auditor, such
deductions shall be made in the manner specified on the form and
remitted to the designated association or insurance company on the
tenth day of each month: Provided, That such deductions shall not
be made either more frequently than once or twice monthly at the
option of the employee. Deduction authorizations may be revoked
at any time thirty days prior to the date on which the deduction
is regularly made and on a form to be provided by the office of
the state auditor: Provided, however, That nothing in this
section shall interfere with or remove any existing arrangement
for dues deduction between an employer or any political
subdivision of the state and its employees.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to give all state
employees the option of having certain deductions taken from their
salary on a semimonthly basis or a monthly basis. Presently,
state employees do not have the option of semimonthly deductions.