H. B. 2711
(By Delegates Perry, Ellem, Morgan and Boggs)
[Introduced January 13, 2010; 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
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;
retirement after twenty years of service.
(a) 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 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 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
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.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the
contrary, correctional officers are 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
Consolidated Public Retirement Board shall 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 in this section.
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.