The Legislature finds: (1) That West Virginia law enforcement is currently suffering from an unacceptably high number of vacant law-enforcement positions because of military service obligations, and that given the time factors and expense associated with the hiring and training of personnel with no prior law-enforcement experience, it is in the interest of the state […]
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any honorably retired law-enforcement officer may, at the discretion of the head of a law-enforcement agency, be reemployed subject to the provisions of this article: Provided, That a retired law-enforcement officer employed pursuant to this article must be certified pursuant to article twenty-nine, chapter thirty. […]
A retired law-enforcement officer applying for reemployment under this article is required to pass mental and physical examinations as required, and meet such other requirements, as may be provided in rules promulgated by the head of the applicable law-enforcement agency.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, the head of the law-enforcement agency shall make provisions for coverage of personnel employed pursuant to this article by the workers' compensation division and Bureau of Employment Programs. In the event an individual reemployed pursuant to this article sustains an illness or injury which is […]
Any person reemployed pursuant to this article is not eligible to contribute to any pension plan administered by the Consolidated Public Retirement Board, nor may he or she establish or accrue any new pension eligibility as a result of such reemployment.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, any person reemployed pursuant to this article shall serve at the will and pleasure of the head of the law-enforcement agency, and is subject to termination without cause. (b) Any person reemployed pursuant to this article may not be included in the classified service of […]
