§5-10-22. Retirement Annuity
(a) Upon a member's retirement, as provided in this article, he or she shall receive a straight life annuity equal to one and five-tenths percent of his or her final average salary multiplied by the number of years, and fraction of a year, of his or her credited service in force at the time of […]
§5-10-22a. Supplemental Benefits for Certain Annuitants
As an additional supplement to other retirement allowances provided, each annuitant who on July 1, 1974, is receiving a retirement annuity less than $4,200 annually, and whose retirement allowance became effective during the respective dates indicated in this section shall receive, upon application, an increased amount, payable monthly, which is the product of his present […]
§5-10-22b. Supplemental Benefits for Certain Annuitants
Any annuitant who is receiving a retirement annuity of less than $7,500 annually shall receive, upon application, a supplemental benefit, prospectively, under this section from the public employees retirement fund: Provided, That the effective date of retirement for such annuitant was prior to July 1, 1979, and he had ten years or more of credited […]
§5-10-22c. Temporary Early Retirement Incentives Program; Legislative Declaration and Finding of Compelling State Interest and Public Purpose; Specifying Eligible and Ineligible Members for Incentives Program; Options, Conditions, and Exceptions; Certain Positions Abolished; Special Rule of Eighty; Effective, Termination, and Notice Dates
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that a compelling state interest exists in providing a temporary early retirement incentives program for encouraging the early, voluntary retirement of those public employees who were current, active contributing members of this retirement system on April 1, 1988, in the reduction of the number of such employees and in […]
§5-10-22d. Supplemental Benefits for Certain Annuitants
Beginning on January 1, 1991, as an additional supplement to other retirement allowances provided, any annuitant who is receiving a retirement annuity on the effective date of this section shall receive a supplemental benefit, prospectively, if the effective date of retirement for such annuitant was prior to January 1, 1981. Each such annuitant shall receive […]
§5-10-22e. Supplemental Benefits for Retirees Effective July 1, 1994; Calculation of Benefits and Conditions of Payment
(a) A supplement to retirement benefits provided shall be paid prospectively to all eligible annuitants who have been retired prior to December 31, 1992, which supplement shall become effective on July 1, 1994. The calculation of such supplement for each annuitant shall be based upon the number of full increments as set forth in subsections […]
§5-10-22f. Minimum Benefit for Certain Retirants; Legislative Declaration; State Interest and Public Purpose
The Legislature hereby finds and declares that an important state interest exists in providing a minimum retirement annuity for certain retirants (or their beneficiaries) who are credited with twenty or more years of credited service; that such program constitutes a public purpose; and that the exclusions of credited service while an elected public official or […]
§5-10-22g. One-Time Supplement for Certain Annuitants Effective July 1, 2001
(a) A one-time supplement to retirement benefits shall be provided to retirees of this system who have: (i) Reached the specified age threshold; and (ii) have been in retirement status for the specified number of years, as follows: (1) For retirees who, as of July 1, 2001, are at least sixty-five years of age and […]
§5-10-22h. Limitations on Benefit Increases
(a) The state shall not increase any existing benefits or create any new benefits for any retirees or beneficiaries currently receiving monthly benefit payments from the system, other than an increase in benefits or new benefits effected by operation of law in effect on the effective date of this article, in an amount that would […]
§5-10-16. When and How Political Subdivision Becomes Participating Public Employer
The state of West Virginia shall become a participating public employer effective July 1, 1961. Any other political subdivision may by a three-fifths vote of its governing body, or by a majority vote of its electors, elect to become a participating public employer and thereby include its employees in the membership of the retirement system. […]