H. B. 4821


(By Delegates Campbell, Williams, Cann and Perry)
[Introduced February 24, 2006; referred to the
Committee on Finance.]




A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22i, relating to providing all public retirees a one-time increase of six percent.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-22i to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. WEST VIRGINIA PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ACT.
§5-10-22i. One time increase all retirees.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, on the first day of July, two thousand six , a one-time six percent increase in retirement benefits shall be provided to all retirees of this system .

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a one-time increase of six percent to all public retirees.

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