H. B. 2064
(By Delegates Hubbard and Jenkins)
[Introduced January 13, 1999; referred to the
Committee on Pensions and Retirement then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article seven-a, chapter
eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to renaming the
state teachers retirement system.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article seven-a, chapter eighteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7A. EDUCATION EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
§18-7A-1. Establishment of retirement system.
A retirement system to be known as the "state teachers
education employees retirement system" is hereby established for
the purpose of providing retirement allowances for the teachers
of West Virginia. At all times herein mentioned in this article, the "state teachers retirement system" shall mean the "education
employees retirement system."
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to rename the "state
teachers retirement system" to the "education employees
retirement system."
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that
would be added.