This bill amends the West Virginia State Police Retirement System by allowing members to use their accrued annual or sick leave days to acquire additional credited service toward retirement. Specifically, it clarifies that one leave day is equivalent to eight hours of leave. For members who joined the retirement system before July 1, 2015, the bill allows for two workdays of credit for each day of accrued leave, with specific rules for calculating additional service credit based on the number of workdays.

Additionally, the bill introduces provisions for members who joined the retirement system on or after July 1, 2015, allowing them to use their accrued leave days at retirement to gain additional credited service. In this case, one day of leave will equal one day of credited service, with similar rules for calculating service credit based on the number of days. The bill aims to provide more flexibility and benefits for members of the retirement system regarding their accrued leave.

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Introduced Version: 15-2A-21