HB 2614 West Virginia House of Delegates · 2025 Regular Session

To allow money paid to state employees to go to their estate if they pass away before their retirement date

HB 2614 allows full-time county school board employees in West Virginia to receive a lump sum payment for unused personal leave if they die before retirement. The payment, calculated at their final rate of pay (excluding weekends/holidays), goes directly to their estate's personal representative one month after a request. It excludes weekends and holidays, does not deduct retirement contributions, and cannot be used to calculate final retirement salary. This bill specifically applies to county school employees and provides a financial benefit to their estates upon death.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2025 Last action Mar 6, 2025
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Introduced Version Committee Substitute · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was amended to add a $6,000 payment cap for lump sum leave payments, clarify that retirement contributions cannot be deducted from these payments, and rename the section heading to include deductions and computation details. These changes provide clearer financial limits and accounting rules for school districts processing death benefit payments.
FISCAL

Added a $6,000 maximum limit on the lump sum payment amount for accrued personal leave upon death.

REQUIREMENT

Clarified that retirement contributions cannot be deducted from the lump sum payment.

DEFINITION

Updated section title to reflect the new payment cap and clarify deductions and computation rules.

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Total actions
9
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
To House Finance
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
By substitute, do pass, but first to Finance
lower
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
To House Education
lower
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
To House Public Education
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
To House Education
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
Feb 19, 2025
Committee
To Education then Finance
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors

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