W. Va. Code R. § 162-5-13

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 37, September 13, 2024

Section 162-5-13 - Employee Membership in Retirement System

13.1. Employees of boards of education, colleges or universities. -- Any employee or person whose salary or compensation is paid in whole, or substantially in part, by any college, university, county board of education, State Department of Education, State Board of Education or State Teachers' Retirement System is not entitled to membership in the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System while employed in that capacity unless they are a member of a legislative body of a political subdivision that is a participating public employer as provided in W. Va. Code § 5-10-17. Elected members of County Commissions, City Councils, Boards of Education, and Mayors are considered members of a legislative body of a political subdivision.

13.2. Employees of cooperative associations under direction of the Department of Agriculture. -- Employees of cooperative associations under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture, whose compensation is payable by the cooperative association are not entitled to membership in the Retirement System for that employment.

13.3. Registrars of Division of Vital Statistics. -- Those employees of counties furnishing statistical information to the Department of Health and Human Services whose job is considered full-time, or whose position is considered one which normally requires twelve (12) months of service and at least one thousand forty (1,040) hours per calendar year service in that position, shall become members of the Retirement System.

13.4. Deputy Commissioners of Delinquent and Forfeited Lands. -- The various Deputy Commissioners for Delinquent and Forfeited Lands, by reason of that appointment are not entitled to membership in the Retirement System for that employment.

13.5. Other retirement system membership. -- Any employee of a participating public employer who is eligible for membership in another retirement system of a political body is not eligible for membership in the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System, except as provided in W. Va. Code § 5-10-17.

W. Va. Code R. § 162-5-13