Senate Bill No. 459

(By Senators Dalton, Chernenko and Minard)

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[Introduced February 21, 1994; referred to the Committee
on Education; and then to the Committee on Finance.]

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A BILL to amend article seven-a, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirty-seven, relating to free hospitalization and life insurance for retired teachers.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article seven-a, chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section thirty-seven, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7A. STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

§18-7A-37. Hospitalization and life insurance for member annuitants.

All annuitants presently approved for retirement allowance shall receive free hospitalization under the group medical plan and free life insurance under the present plan available to working teachers.


NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide for free hospitalization and life insurance for all retired teachers.

This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and underscoring have been omitted.