Senate Bill No.27
(By Senator Hunter)
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[Introduced January 9, 2002; referred to the Committee on
Finance.]
A BILL to amend article seven, chapter six of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
by adding thereto a new section, designated section one-a,
relating to permitting certain officers and state employees
to waive their salaries; setting forth methodology of
waiver; and other provisions as to waiver of salary.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article seven, chapter six of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section one-
a, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 7. COMPENSATION AND ALLOWANCES.
§6-7-1a. Waiver of salary by elected or appointed state officials, officers and employees.
(a) Any full-time or part-time salaried or hourly official,
officer or employee of the state may waive all or part of the
compensation for that person's office or position. The waiver
shall be in writing and signed by the person waiving the salary
or wages, notarized and filed with the secretary of state.
(b) A waiver of compensation may be revoked in writing and
signed by the person who filed the waiver, notarized and filed
with the secretary of state.
(c) If an elected public official desires to waive the
salary of the elected office, the waiver may be made only after
the person has been elected to office and the results of the
election have been certified by the secretary of state:
Provided, That the waiver must be made prior to taking the oath
of office.
(d) Persons who waive the salary or wage shall be covered
by workers' compensation pursuant to the provisions of chapter
twenty-three of this code: Provided, That such persons shall
waive coverage in the public employees retirement system or the
teachers retirement system.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a vehicle for certain employees of the state to waive their salaries.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.