The civic record
Read. Follow. Verify.West Virginia Senate Bill 89 Permits Retirement Service Credit for Teachers Association Officers
Last action · January 14, 2026: To PensionsSponsors: Eric Tarr and 1 other
Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.
What This Bill Proposed
West Virginia Senate Bill 89 allows members and s of the State Teachers Retirement System to be considered absent from service rather than terminated while serving as an officer of a statewide professional teaching association, provided they were an officer on or before January 1, 2025, and make double contributions to the retirement system for the duration of the absence.
Enables eligible educators who take leadership roles in statewide professional teaching associations to accumulate up to 10 years of retirement , provided they pay double the standard contribution rate into the Teachers Retirement System.
- The West Virginia Legislature considers regular session bills affecting state-administered retirement systems, such as the State Teachers Retirement System. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
State Teachers Retirement System members
Members who serve as officers in statewide professional teaching associations are permitted to maintain retirement service credit while absent from teaching duties by paying double contributions.
State Teachers Retirement System retirants
Retirants who previously served as association officers while members are considered to have been absent from service rather than separated.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is eligible for the retirement service credit under this bill?
How much extra do association officers have to pay into the retirement system?
Is there a limit on how much service credit can be earned in this capacity?
What else do you want to know?
News Coverage
Follow the record
Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Pensions
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced in Senate
- Jan 14, 2026SenateCommitteeTo Pensions
- Jan 14, 2026SenateIntroducedFiled for introduction
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →Lobbying Activity
No state lobbying filings in our records match this bill. Federal lobbying reports (LDA) cover Congress, so they are not listed on state bills.
Full breakdown
Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.
Sponsors
Connected Entities
Sources
www.wvlegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
Publisher tools