Bill > HB3309

This bill modifies the West Virginia public retirement system to specifically allow sheriffs who are members of the public retirement system to retire at age 62 with eight or more years of service, provided those years are actual, contributing years. Currently, the retirement system generally requires members to be age 60 with five years of service or, for members who joined after July 1, 2015, age 62 with 10 years of service. The new provision creates a special retirement pathway for sheriffs who are members of the retirement system and are not participating in another retirement system administered by the retirement board. This change provides more flexible retirement options for county sheriffs, acknowledging the unique nature of their public service role by allowing them to retire slightly earlier with fewer years of service compared to other public employees. The bill makes a minor technical change by replacing "must" with "shall" in the language describing service requirements, which is a common legal drafting practice but does not substantively alter the meaning of the provision.

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