This bill amends the West Virginia State Police Retirement System by clarifying the use of accrued annual and sick leave days for members seeking additional credited service toward retirement. It establishes that one leave day is equivalent to eight hours and allows members who joined the retirement system after July 1, 2015, to use their accrued leave days to acquire additional service credit. Specifically, for these newer members, each day of leave will grant one day of credited service, with the same rules for calculating months of service credit as existing members.

Additionally, the bill removes the previous restriction that prohibited members who joined after July 1, 2015, from applying their accrued leave days toward additional credited service. The new provisions ensure that all members, regardless of their start date, have the option to utilize their leave days for retirement benefits, thereby enhancing their retirement options and potentially increasing their credited service.

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Introduced Version: 15-2A-21