SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 28
(Originating in the Committee on Finance)

Requesting the joint committee on government and finance to make a study of the current state of the law in West Virginia that permits the citizens of this state to receive retirement benefits from more than one governmental pension plan.

Whereas, Many persons in this state are receiving retirement benefits from more than one unit of the state or federal government; and
Whereas, In many cases, this may be an unjust distribution of governmental retirement benefits; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the joint committee on government and finance is hereby requested to review, examine and study the current state of the law in West Virginia that permits the citizens of this state to receive retirement benefits from more than one governmental pension plan and the ways and means to provide for the fair and just distribution of those governmental retirement benefits in this situation; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the joint committee on government and finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 1997, 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 to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the joint committee on government and finance.