Introduced Version
House Bill 2069 History
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H. B. 2069
(By Delegate Williams)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §25-1-11d of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to providing that correctional
officers may retire with full benefits after twenty years of
actual and honorable service.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §25-1-11d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. ORGANIZATION, INSTITUTIONS AND CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT.
§25-1-11d. Compensation of employees approved by commissioner;
traveling and other expenses; payment of salaries.
The Commissioner of Corrections shall approve the salaries of
all employees of the Division of Corrections. Salaries shall be
commensurate with their duties and responsibilities but no meals or
other emoluments of any kind shall may be furnished, given or paid to the employee as all or part of their salary. The employees may
be provided meals, household facilities and supplies as may be
necessary for them to perform their duties if the employees agree
to pay the reasonable cost as established by the Commissioner of
Corrections. In the event of If there is an emergency, such as a
riot or other disturbance, the commissioner may authorize meals be
provided to employees at no cost. Additionally, the commissioner
may establish a procedure to reimburse employees reasonable costs
in the event if the employee's personal property is stolen or
damaged by an inmate. All Persons employed under this article are
entitled to be reimbursed for necessary traveling and other
expenses. The salaries, expenses and appropriations provided for
the employees under the commissioner's jurisdiction shall be paid
in the same manner as are those of other state employees and
agencies and on a payment schedule set forth by the State Auditor.
Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary,
correctional officers shall be allowed to retire after twenty years
of honorable and actual service with full benefits under the
provisions of article ten, chapter five of this code. The Public
Employees Retirement Board of Trustees is hereby directed to
propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the
provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code
designed to implement the retirement of correctional officers
provided herein.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide that correctional
officers may retire with full benefits after twenty years of actual
and honorable service.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.