HB 3404
Relating to permitting a prosecuting attorney or an assistant prosecuting attorney to return to service after retirement without suspending or ending payments from his or her retirement annuity during such period of additional employment.
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- Passed House of Delegates
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Bill overview
This bill allows retired West Virginia prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys to return to work on a part-time or full-time basis without suspending their retirement annuity payments. It establishes specific criteria for reemployment, including limitations on annual compensation ($25,000) and the maximum number of days worked (175). The bill also addresses scenarios where retired judges or magistrates are temporarily recalled to serve, and provides an exception for retired employees to work as child protective or adult protective services workers without interrupting their retirement benefits.
Key provisions
- Allows retired prosecuting attorneys/assistants to return to work without suspending retirement annuity payments.
- Sets a compensation limit of $25,000 for reemployed retired employees.
- Limits reemployment to a maximum of 175 days per calendar year.
- Addresses reemployment of retired judges and magistrates under specific circumstances.
- Provides an exception for retired employees to work as child protective or adult protective services workers.
- The exception for child protective/adult protective services workers expires July 1, 2025.
- Requires a 60-day retirement period before reemployment as a child protective/adult protective services worker.
- Specifies that the reemployed position must be a vacant position.
Who is affected
- Retired prosecuting attorneys and assistant prosecuting attorneys
- West Virginia Legislature
- West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System (PERSI)
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