Mary
Extraordinary Ses-
the education ses-
on August 31.
special session,
said to be one
sessions of
Legislature,
to make some
decisions concerning
of the state's
system, the retire-
and the public
insurance agency.
for reforming the
system was a
effort of the governor,
legislators,
and labor repre-
At this time, I would
them for their dedi-
hard work to make
a reality.
les in education
OVerdue and through
', of the Education Re-
990 Bill I) I
in West Vir-
see a difference
hat will pre-
~r an ever-changing
area of concern,
of Education will
general educa-
te include a
program
require students to
math and sci-
will also
aid teachers and
When dealing with
misbehave and
it difficult for
learn.
Provision in "the bill
for more local con-
through the
Local School Im-
Councils. These
responsible for es-
and policies
and
:nt in the
Process. 3"nese bed-
of a local school
applying for
rules and
our state for
the Educa-
Act established the
Cabinet on Children
and the West Vlr-
Council. The
on Children
is required to
in areas
literacy, educa-
health care and
Rlon, job training,
The cabinet
a Children's
will be funded
appropriations,
and private dona-
will assist
in receiving
loans and loan
Virginia Literacy
)rlsed of nine
Will report back to
and the governor
991. At this time it
how the state
co~rdlnate and
adult literacy pro-
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other programs
this bill will help
educational
forefront in this
the governor,
leaders and
this state have re-
future of West
on a sound educa-
Pearl COmpton Tells Of Special Le
This bill will provide the means ment benefits unless the person
to control the cost of health care works less than 60 days or ls
and equally divide the cost of in-
surance between the employee
and the taxpayer.
In this bill a public employees'
insurance agency finance board
was set up comprised of Sally
Richardson, director of PEIA;
Robert McGarrah, public policy
director of the American Federa-
tion of State, County, and Mu-
nicipal Employees (AFSCME);
Joe Badgley, a professor at West
Virginia University at Parkers-
burg; Diana Morris, administra-
tor of employee benefits and re-
tirement programs for McJunkin
Corporation; and Emily Speller,
a university professor and for-
mer Worker's Compensation
Commissioner.
This board is responsible for
creating a financial plan for the
insurance agency for each fiscal
year which includes plans for a
benefit package. This proposal
must be prepared by November
10. After this initial proposal is
finished there will be two public
hearings and then the plan must
be finalized, approved and sub-
mitted to the Legislature by De-
cember 10. Employees will re-
ceive notice of any changes in
the proposal within 30 days of
the implementation date, Janu-
ary 1, 1991.
I believe that the passage of
this bill was important because
now is the time to put the
agency back on its feet. If the
government had waited any
longer there might not be a way
for the agency to become fiscally
stable.
The Legislature also revised
the state's retirement systems
through the passage of House
Bill 311. This bill creates a peg-
manent Joint-leglslative commit-
tee, the Joint Standing Commit-
tee on Pensions and Retirement,
which will meet throughout the
year to study public retirement
systems. During all legislative
sessions, any bills related to this
area will be studied by this com-
mittee.
Before referring the bill to the
respective bodies for approval,
the committee will have an actu-
arial study on each Issue. Any
action taken by the committee
on a bill will be determined by
the results of these studies.
A Consolidated Public Retire-
ment Board was created to ad-
minister the Teacher Retirement
System, the Public Employees
Retirement System, the Death,
Disability and Retirement Fund
bT the Department of Public
Safety, the Judges Retirement
System, and the recently-created
Teacher Defined 'Contribution
Retirement System•
This board is comprised of the
governor, the state auditor, and
the secretary of administration,
Also included on the board are
four citizens who do not partici-
pate in any of the retirement
systems and four citizens who
are representive of the above
mentioned retirement systems.
Another measure in the bill
concerns retirees who return to
work for a government agency or
accept a government contract.
Under these terms, a person
may lose his or her early retire-
paid less than $2,500.
In other provisions, those per-
sons who retired under the
Teacher's Retirement System
prior to July 12, 1981 and are
not receiving a supplement
beneP.t will now receive $18 for
evex3 year of service. Those per-
sons who retired under the Pub-
lic Employees Retirement Sys-
tem before 1981 will also receive
a benefit of $6 for every year of
service.
All of these bills were very
complex and, in some cases,
changes in the various areas
covered in the bills may not be
noticeable right away. However, I
believe that the Legislature
passed bills that will make a dif-
ference in the future of this
state.
This session will be the last
until the regular legislative ses-
sion begins January 9, 1991.
Meanwhile, various lawmakers
will be attending joint interim
committee meetings to review
government studies and plan
proposed legislation for the up-
coming session. In order to bring
this area of the legislative proc-
ess to the citizens of this state
these meetings will be held in
various cities throughout West
Virginia•
The first of these meetings will
be held in Parkersburg October
7 through 9, which I will attend
to serve on the Mental Health
Committee. During this time we
will discuss the study of the De-
partment of Health and Human
Resources Public Mental Health
Ih-ogram, the need for changes in
the program and the ways and
means for these changes. All
findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations will be reported
to the 1991 Legislature along
with proposed legislation to
bring about the changes needed
in the program.
I am pleased to be serving on
this committee because I believe
that mental health is important
to the overall well-being of an
Individual, therefore it is impor-
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variety of revenue
Including the re-
COal companies to
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amount of elec-
eliminating
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ensures that
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however to
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a 1 per cent
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