Allowing certain contracted counsel for executive agencies to purchase years of service in PERS

SB 872 allows contracted general counsel working for West Virginia executive agencies to purchase service credit toward their retirement in the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS). Specifically, it permits these legal professionals - who have been contracted for 10 or more consecutive calendar years - to buy service credit by paying employer and employee contributions plus interest. The bill amends PERS rules to include this provision, enabling them to count this contracted service toward retirement eligibility. This change directly affects contracted legal staff in state executive agencies meeting the 10-year service requirement.