West Virginia Code 18-7D-12 – Transferees’ eligibility to retire
(a) For purposes of determining a transferring member's eligibility for retirement in accordance with section twenty-five, article seven-a of this chapter, any member who has affirmatively elected to transfer to the state Teachers Retirement System pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be fully credited for his or her years of service in the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System: Provided, That the calculation of any transferring member's service credit in the state Teachers' Retirement System following the transfer shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of section six of this article.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18-7D-12
- Defined Contribution Retirement System: means the Teachers'. See West Virginia Code 18-7D-2
- Member: means any person who has an account balance standing to his or her credit in the Teachers'. See West Virginia Code 18-7D-2
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) For purposes of this section, "years of service" shall mean all years as a member of the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System and, in addition thereto, credits for any prior service, if any: Provided, That service previously withdrawn by a member may not be included in "years of service" unless repaid.