Senate Bill No. 84
(By Senators Whitlow, Helmick, Blatnik, Scott, Anderson, Ross,
Sharpe, Schoonover, Miller, Wiedebusch, Love and Bowman)
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[Introduced January 17, 1996; referred to the Committee
on Pensions; and then to the Committee on Finance.]
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A BILL to amend article ten, chapter five of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section twenty-
two-f; and to amend article seven-a, chapter eighteen of
said code by adding thereto a new section, designated
section twenty-six-n, all relating to supplemental benefits
for retired public employees and retired teachers who
receive five hundred dollars a month or less.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article ten of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto
a new section, designated section twenty-two-f; and that article seven-a, chapter eighteen of said code be amended by adding
thereto a new section, designated section twenty-six-n, all to
read as follows:
CHAPTER 5. GENERAL POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR,
SECRETARY OF STATE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL; BOARD
OF PUBLIC WORKS; MISCELLANEOUS AGENCIES, COMMISSIONS,
OFFICES, PROGRAMS, ETC.
ARTICLE 10. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ACT.
§5-10-22f. Supplemental benefits for retirees effective July 1,
1996.
Effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-six, as an additional supplement to other retirement
allowances provided, each annuitant who is receiving a monthly
pension of five hundred dollars or less, shall receive a monthly
increase in the amount of one hundred dollars.
CHAPTER 18. EDUCATION.
ARTICLE 7A. STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
§18-7A-26n. Supplemental benefits for certain teachers.
Effective the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred
ninety-six, as an additional supplement to other retirement
allowances provided, each annuitant who is receiving a monthly
pension of five hundred dollars or less, shall receive a monthly
increase in the amount of one hundred dollars.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a supplemental
retirement allowance for retired public employees and teachers in
the amount of $100.00 a month, for those retirees who are
receiving $500.00 a month or less.
§§5-10-22f and 18-7A-26n are new; therefore, strike-throughs
and underscoring have been omitted.