H. B. 2228
(By Delegate Michael)
[Introduced February 26, 1997; referred to the
Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.]
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-five-d, relating to the state teachers retirement
system; and giving a maximum of two years' prior service
credit for teachers with employment as a teacher outside
this state.
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-five-d, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7A. STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
§18-7A-35d. Prior service credit for members of the state teachers retirement system employed in a another
state.
Any member of the state teachers retirement system who was
employed as a regular full-time employee in a teaching capacity
outside this state is eligible for a maximum of two years prior
service credit for that employment. Upon making application to
the retirement board and providing satisfactory evidence, prior
service credit shall be granted and the retirement allowance
shall be recomputed and adjusted to include the prior service
credit. Any increased retirement allowance resulting from the
provisions of this section is not retroactive.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to give prior service
credit of a maximum of two years for teachers with employment in
another state.
§18-7A-35d is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.