HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 40

(By Delegates Angotti, Warner, Cann and Linch)




Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance conduct a study of the feasibility of creating a State retirement system for firemen, police officers and emergency medical services personnel.

Whereas, A number of fire and police departments and EMS personnel are currently under the State Public Employees Retirement System, and other fire and police departments are under local retirement systems; and
Whereas, Having fire, police and EMS personnel participating in different retirement systems results in inequities to certain participants in the various systems; and
Whereas, Creating a State retirement system for fire, police and EMS personnel similar to the Deputy Sheriffs' Retirement System would eliminate those inequities resulting from having differing retirement systems for these groups; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Legislature believes that a thorough examination of the feasibility of creating a State retirement system for fire, police and EMS personnel would be prudent and advantageous in assisting the Legislature to make sound fiscal and policy decisions about the future of the State's various retirement systems; 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 creating a State retirement system for fire, police and EMS personnel similar to the Deputy Sheriffs' Retirement System; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the committee shall report to the Legislature its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations, no later than the first day of January, two thousand one; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct the study and to prepare appropriate reports, recommendations and proposed legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.