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WV SB37
Allowing certain Teachers Retirement System members to exchange unused leave for monetary compensation
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Introduced
02/12/2025
02/12/2025
In Committee
03/20/2025
03/20/2025
Crossed Over
03/19/2025
03/19/2025
Passed
Dead
04/12/2025
04/12/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
A BILL to amend and reenact §18A-4-10a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing classroom teachers who first became a member of the Teachers Retirement System on or after July 1, 2015, the opportunity to sell up to 10 of his or her unused days of personal leave back to the county board in exchange for monetary compensation paid on or before June 30; and providing that once the days are forfeited they are no longer available to the classroom teacher.
AI Summary
This bill modifies the existing law regarding personal leave for classroom teachers who became members of the Teachers Retirement System on or after July 1, 2015. Specifically, the bill allows these teachers to sell up to 10 unused personal leave days back to their county board of education at the end of the school year. The monetary compensation for these days will be calculated at 80 percent of the daily substitute teacher rate for a substitute with a bachelor's degree and 10 years of experience. Once a teacher sells these days, they permanently forfeit them and can no longer use them for any purpose. The bill aims to incentivize attendance by providing a financial benefit for teachers who do not use all of their personal leave days, with the salary enhancement to be paid on or before June 30. This change is part of a broader effort by county boards of education to reduce absenteeism among teachers by offering bonuses for unused personal leave days.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (8)
Mike Oliverio (R)*,
Jason Barrett (R),
Vince Deeds (R),
Amy Grady (R),
Bill Hamilton (R),
Rupie Phillips (R),
Ben Queen (R),
Tom Willis (R),
Last Action
To House Finance (on 03/20/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=37&year=2025&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill |
| BillText | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb37%20sub2.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=37 |
| BillText | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb37%20sub1.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=37 |
| Fiscal Note - Education, WV Department of | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=915117562 |
| Fiscal Note - Education, WV Department of | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Fiscalnotes/FN(2)/fnsubmit_recordview1.cfm?RecordID=915117562 |
| BillText | http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=sb37%20intr.htm&yr=2025&sesstype=RS&i=37 |
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