WEST virginia legislature

2019 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 155

By Senator Ojeda

[Introduced January 10, 2019; Referred
to the Committee on Pensions; and then to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-10-15d, relating to authorizing retirement for corrections officers after 25 years of service.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act.

§5-10-15d. Pension rights for corrections officers.

Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this article, other than the federal law limitations contained in §5-10-27a and §5-10-27b, any member of the retirement system may retire with full pension rights, without reduction of benefits, if he or she has 25 years of contributing service as a corrections officer, as used in chapter 15A of this code.

 

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide a full retirement option for corrections officers with 25 years of contributing service as a corrections officer.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.