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WV Code § 5-6-11b (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-11b. Power of Commission to Transfer Project Funds to Other Certified Projects for State Parks

(a) The state building commission shall transfer unexpended funds allocated to any certified state park project under subsection (f), section eleven-a of this article that has been completed to any other state park project that has been certified under that subsection where the state park project has not been completed and the commission determines that the project is experiencing cost overruns and needs additional funding. Prior to transferring the funds, in consultation with the Division of Natural Resources, the commission shall identify all certified state park projects that will be completed with unexpended funds allocated to them and, in consultation with the Division of Natural Resources, shall prioritize the projects that need additional funding to achieve the best possible allocation of the unexpended funds.(b) The provisions of subsection (f), section eleven-a of this article requiring public hearing do not apply to transfers of funds under subsection (a) of this section.(c) The commission shall report all details of any transfer made pursuant to this section to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance within ten days of the date of the transfer.
WV Code § 5-6-11c (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-11c. Power of the State Building Commission to Transfer Project Funds to Other Projects for State Capitol Improvements and Renovations

(a) The state building commission shall transfer unexpended funds allocated to the capitol complex bus access facility project certified under subsection (f), section eleven-a of this article to other projects for state capitol improvements and renovations.(b) The provisions of subsection (f), section eleven-a of this article requiring public hearing do not apply to transfers of funds under subsection (a) of this section.
WV Code § 5-6-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-12. Article Not Authority to Create State Debt

Nothing in this article contained shall be so construed or interpreted as to authorize or permit the incurring of state debt of any kind or nature as contemplated by the provisions of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia in relation to state debt.
WV Code § 5-6-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-13. Compliance With Article and State Constitution Only Restrictions on Construction and Management of Project

It shall not be necessary to secure from any officer or board not named in this article any approval or consent, or any certificate or finding, or to hold an election, or to take any proceedings whatever, either for the construction of such project, or the improvement, maintenance, operation or repair thereof, or for the issuance of bonds hereunder, except such as are prescribed by this article or are required by the Constitution of the State.
WV Code § 5-6-14 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-14. Article to Be Liberally Construed

This article, being necessary for the health, welfare and convenience of the citizens of the state, should be liberally construed to effectuate the purposes thereof.
WV Code § 5-6-15 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-15. Severability

If any provision or any part or clause of any provision of this article, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held unconstitutional or invalid, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect other provisions, or other parts or other clauses of any provision, or applications of this article, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared to be severable.
WV Code § 5-6-16 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-16. Sloped Roofs Required

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, after June 1, 1999, any new building, which includes a roof, designed, constructed and maintained with public funds of the state, a county or a municipality shall have a roof of sufficient slope so that water will not accumulate into a pool on any area of the roof, in accordance with the current state building code as it relates to roofs and roof structures.
WV Code § 5-6-17 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 6. State Buildings|§5-6-17. Display of the National Motto and Pow-Mia Flag

(a) The Legislature finds and declares that the national motto of “In God We Trust,” is an important part of our country’s history and heritage. Additionally, the POW-MIA flag is a symbol of citizen concern for U.S. military personnel taken as prisoners of war (POW) or listed as missing in action (MIA). These patriotic displays enhance our national pride and awareness, both of the sacrifices made by service members and our heritage as Americans.(b) The governing authority of any public property, public buildings and any building, designed, constructed and maintained with public funds from the state, a county or a municipality may prominently display on the property or building, the American national motto, "In God We Trust." Costs associated with the display of the motto may be paid with any private donations, gifts, grants and bequests received by the governing authority.(c) The governing authority of any public property, public buildings and any building, designed, constructed and maintained with public funds from the state, a county or a municipality may prominently display on the property or building, the POW-MIA flag in the same manner as prescribed by this code for the required display of national and state flags. Costs associated with the display of the POW-MIA flag may be paid with any private donations, gifts, grants and bequests received by the governing authority.(d) The Department of Administration shall develop guidelines for display of the motto and POW-MIA flag.
WV Code § 5-7-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 7. Social Security Agency|§5-7-1. Declaration of Policy

In order to extend to employees of the state and its political subdivisions and of the instrumentalities of either, and to the dependents and survivors of such employees, the basic protection accorded to others by the old-age and survivors insurance system embodied in the Social Security Act, it is hereby declared to be the policy of the Legislature, subject to the limitation of this article, that such steps be taken as to provide such protection to employees of the state and local governments on as broad a basis as is permitted under applicable federal law.
WV Code § 5-7-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 7. Social Security Agency|§5-7-2. Definitions

For the purposes of this article:(a) The term "wages" means all remuneration for employment as defined herein, including the cash value of all remuneration paid in any medium other than cash, except that the term may not include that part of the remuneration which, even if it were paid for "employment" within the meaning of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, would not constitute "wages" within the meaning of that act.(b) The term "employment" means any service performed by an employee in the employ of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, or any instrumentality of either, for the employer, except service which in the absence of an agreement entered into under this article would constitute "employment" as defined in section two hundred nine of the Social Security Act.(c) The term "employee" includes an officer of the state, or one of its political subdivisions or instrumentalities, or members of the State Legislature and part-time employees of the State Legislature.(d) The term "state agency" means the State Auditor.(e) The term "federal agency" means in each case a federal officer, department or agency as is charged on behalf of the federal government, by or under the applicable federal law, with the particular federal functions referred to in this article in connection with that term.(f) The term "political subdivision" includes any county, municipal corporation or school district.(g) The term "instrumentality", when referring to an instrumentality of a state or political subdivision, includes only a legal entity which is separate and distinct from the state or the subdivision and whose employees are not by virtue of their relation to the entity employees of the state or such subdivisions.(h) The term "applicable federal law" refers to provisions of federal law, including federal regulations and requirements issued pursuant thereto, if and when enacted, as provided for extending the benefits of Title II of the Social Security Act to employees of states, political subdivisions and their instrumentalities.(i) The term "Social Security Act" means the act of Congress approved August 14, 1935, chapter five hundred thirty-one, forty-nine statutes six hundred twenty, officially cited as the "Social Security Act", as the act has been and may, from time to time, be amended.(j) The term "Federal Insurance Contributions Act" means subchapter A, chapter nine of the federal Internal Revenue Code as the code has been and may, from time to time, be amended.
WV Code § 5-7-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 7. Social Security Agency|§5-7-4. Contributions by State Employees

(a) Every employee of the state whose services are covered by an agreement entered into under section three shall be required to pay for the period of such coverage, into the contribution fund established by section six, contributions, with respect to wages, as defined in section two of this article, equal to the amount of tax which would be imposed by section one thousand four hundred of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act if such services constituted employment within the meaning of that act. Such liability shall arise in consideration of the employee's retention in the service, or his entry upon such service, after the enactment of this article.(b) The contribution imposed by this section shall be collected by the state by deducting the amount of the contribution from wages as and when paid, but failure to make such deduction shall not relieve the employee from liability for such contribution.(c) If more or less than the correct amount of the contribution imposed by this section is paid or deducted with respect to any remuneration, proper adjustments, or refund if adjustment is impracticable, shall be made, without interest, in such manner and at such times as the state agency shall prescribe.
WV Code § 5-7-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 7. Social Security Agency|§5-7-7. Rules and Regulations

The state agency shall make and publish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this article, as it finds necessary or appropriate to the efficient administration of the functions with which it is charged under this article.
WV Code § 5-7-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 7. Social Security Agency|§5-7-8. Studies and Reports

The state agency shall make studies concerning the problem of old-age and survivors insurance protection for employees of the state and local governments and their instrumentalities and concerning the operation of agreements made and plans approved under this article and shall submit a report to the Legislature at the beginning of each regular session, covering the administration and operation of this article during the preceding biennium, including such recommendations for amendments to this article as it considers proper.
WV Code § 5-7-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 7. Social Security Agency|§5-7-9. Separability

If any provision of this article, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the article and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.
WV Code § 5-7-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 7. Social Security Agency|§5-7-10. Acts Repealed

All acts or parts of acts which are inconsistent with the provisions of this article are hereby repealed.
WV Code § 5-8-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 8. Public Records Management and Preservation Act|§5-8-1. To 5-8-20

Repealed.Acts, 1990 Reg. Sess., Ch. 2.
WV Code § 5-9-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 9. Department of Commerce|§5-9-1. To 5-9-6

Repealed.Acts, 1977 Reg. Sess., Ch. 85.
WV Code § 5-10-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-1. Short Title

The short title by which this article may be referred to is "West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act."
WV Code § 5-10-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-3. Retirement System Created and Established; Body Corporate

The West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System is hereby created and established to provide for the orderly retirements of employees, of the state and the other participating public employers, who become superannuated because of age or total and permanent disability, and to provide certain survivor benefits. The retirement system shall constitute a body corporate. All business of the system shall be transacted in the name of West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System.
WV Code § 5-10-3a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-3a. Article to Be Liberally Construed; Supplements Federal Social Security; Federal Qualification Requirements

(a) The provisions of this article shall be liberally construed so as to provide a general retirement system for the employees of the state herein made eligible for such retirement: Provided, That nothing in this article shall be construed as permitting any governmental unit, its officers or employees to substitute the retirement plan herein authorized for federal social security now in force in West Virginia.(b) The purpose of this article is to provide a state pension plan which supp006Cements the federal social security pension plan now in force and heretofore authorized by law for members of this retirement system.(c) The retirement system is intended to meet the federal qualification requirements of Section 401(a) and related sections of the Internal Revenue Code as applicable to governmental plans. Notwithstanding any other provision of state law, the board shall administer the retirement system to fulfill this intent for the exclusive benefit of the members and their beneficiaries. Any provision of this article referencing or relating to such federal tax qualification requirements shall be effective as of the date required by federal law. The board may promulgate rules and amend or repeal conflicting rules in accordance with the authority granted to it pursuant to section one, article ten-d of this chapter to assure compliance with this section.
WV Code § 5-10-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-4. Effective Date of System

The effective date of the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System shall be July 1, 1961: Provided, however, That for any participating public employer which cannot make its contribution as provided by this article from its 1961-1962 current funds, the effective date as to such participating public employer shall be July 1, 1962.
WV Code § 5-10-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-5. Board of Trustees Created; Powers and Duties Generally; Composition

The board of trustees of the West Virginia Public Employees Retirement System is hereby continued. The administration and management of the retirement system, the responsibility for making effective the provisions of this article, and the authority to make all rules and regulations therefor are hereby vested in the said board of trustees through June 30, 1991, and thereafter in the Consolidated Public Retirement Board created by article ten-d of this chapter and except as otherwise specifically provided in this article. The board shall consist of five trustees, as follows:(a) The Auditor of the state, by virtue of his office;(b) The treasurer of the state, by virtue of his office;(c) The commissioner of finance and administration, by virtue of his office;(d) A resident of the state, who is not a member, retirant or beneficiary of the retirement system, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;(e) One member of the retirement system, who is an employee of a participating public employer other than the State of West Virginia, to be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
WV Code § 5-10-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-6. Trustees' Terms of Office

The first terms of office for the trustees provided for in subdivisions (d) and (e) of section five of this article shall expire June 30, 1965, June 30, 1964 and June 30, 1963, respectively, as the Governor shall designate at the time of the appointments. Thereafter, the terms of office for the said trustees shall be five years. Each trustee shall serve as trustee until his successor is appointed and has qualified. In order to make the preliminary arrangements for the operation of the retirement system as of its effective date, the Governor shall make the appointments provided for in section five hereof as soon as practicable after the passage of this article.
WV Code § 5-10-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-7. Vacancies on Board

In the event any trustee, provided for in subdivisions (d) and (e) of section five of this article leaves the employ of a participating public employer, or fails to attend three consecutive meetings of the board of trustees, unless in each case excused for cause by the remaining trustees attending such meeting or meetings, he shall be considered to have resigned from the board and the board shall, by resolution, declare his office of trustee vacated. If a vacancy occurs in the office of such trustee, the Governor shall, within thirty days from and after the date of the vacancy, fill the vacancy, by appointment, for the unexpired term.
WV Code § 5-10-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 10. West Virginia Public Employees Retirement Act|§5-10-8. Trustees' Compensation and Expenses

The trustees shall serve as trustees without compensation for their service as such: Provided, That each trustee shall be reimbursed, upon approval of the board of trustees, for any necessary expenses incurred by him in carrying out his duties of trustee. No trustee shall suffer any loss of salary or wages on account of his service as trustee.