West Virginia § 15-10A-1 Legislative findings

West Virginia Statutes

§ 15-10A-1 — Legislative findings

West Virginia § 15-10A-1

Ch. 15PUBLIC SAFETY

Art. 10ALAW-ENFORCEMENT REEMPLOYMENT ACT

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The Legislature finds:

(1)That West Virginia law enforcement is currently suffering from an unacceptably high number of vacant law-enforcement positions because of military service obligations, and that given the time factors and expense associated with the hiring and training of personnel with no prior law-enforcement experience, it is in the interest of the state to reemploy retired law-enforcement officers in order to temporarily fill only the vacant positions of those law-enforcement officers called to active military duty;

(2)That no pension rights of any kind shall accrue or attach pursuant to reemployment under this article; and

(3)That a law-enforcement agency who hires a retired law-enforcement officer shall bear no responsibility for medical payments resulting from work-rel

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The Legislature finds:

(1) That West Virginia law enforcement is currently suffering from an unacceptably high number of vacant law-enforcement positions because of military service obligations, and that given the time factors and expense associated with the hiring and training of personnel with no prior law-enforcement experience, it is in the interest of the state to reemploy retired law-enforcement officers in order to temporarily fill only the vacant positions of those law-enforcement officers called to active military duty;

(2) That no pension rights of any kind shall accrue or attach pursuant to reemployment under this article; and

(3) That a law-enforcement agency who hires a retired law-enforcement officer shall bear no responsibility for medical payments resulting from work-related injuries or illnesses of persons hired pursuant to this article, other than those commonly associated with state employees covered by workers' compensation.