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18-7A-1Establishment of retirement system.18-7A-2Supplemental benefits.18-7A-2aGoverning boards of educational institutions authorized to pay supplemental retirement benefits.18-7A-3Definitions.18-7A-3aFederal qualification requirements.18-7A-4Teachers retirement board.18-7A-11Records; actuarial data; tables; specification of actuarial assumptions.18-7A-12Reports by retirement board.18-7A-13Membership in retirement system; cessation of membership; reinstatement of withdrawn service.18-7A-13aResumption of service by retirants.18-7A-13bOption of certain present members to elect between state and federal retirement systems; payment of contributions to federal system.18-7A-14Contributions by members; contributions by employers; forfeitures.18-7A-14aOptions of certain members to elect between state Teachers Retirement System, a combination of that system and a supplemental retirement system, and a retirement plan other than the state Teachers Retirement System.18-7A-14bMembers' option to make contributions for periods of temporary total disability.18-7A-14cCorrection of errors; underpayments; overpayments.18-7A-15Collection of membership contributions.18-7A-16Transfer of appropriations.18-7A-17Statement and computation of teachers' service.18-7A-17aQualified military service.18-7A-17bMilitary service credit for members of the West Virginia National Guard.18-7A-18Teachers Retirement System Fund; transfers.18-7A-18aCalculation of allocation to Teachers Retirement System Fund.18-7A-19Custody of funds; disbursements; bond of custodian; annual statement.18-7A-20Investment of funds.18-7A-21Misuse of funds; penalties.18-7A-22Persons eligible for prior service pensions.18-7A-23Withdrawal and death benefits.18-7A-23aTerminal benefits.18-7A-25Eligibility for retirement allowance.18-7A-25aProhibited forced retirement of college and university professors.18-7A-25bWithdrawal and eligibility for retirement allowance for a person who first becomes a member of the retirement system on or after July 1, 2015.18-7A-26Computation of annuities.18-7A-26aAdditional benefits for certain annuitants.18-7A-26bSupplemental benefits for certain annuitants.18-7A-26cSupplemental benefits for certain annuitants.18-7A-26dSupplemental benefits for certain annuitants.18-7A-26eSupplemental benefits to certain annuitants.18-7A-26fSupplemental benefits for certain annuitants.18-7A-26gSupplemental benefits for certain annuitants.18-7A-26hSupplemental benefits for certain annuitants.18-7A-26iSupplemental benefits for retired teachers.18-7A-26jSupplemental benefits for certain teachers who retired prior to July 1, 1981.18-7A-26kSupplemental benefits for certain teachers who retired between July 1, 1981, and July 1, 1982.18-7A-26lSupplemental benefits for certain teachers who retired prior to July 1, 1982.18-7A-26mSupplemental benefits for certain teachers.18-7A-26nSupplemental benefits for certain teachers who retired on or after July 1, 1984, but prior to July 1, 1986.18-7A-26oSupplemental benefits for certain teachers who retired prior to July 1, 1986.18-7A-26pSupplemental benefits for certain teachers who retired on or after July 1, 1986, but prior to April 1, 1988.18-7A-26qSupplemental benefits for certain teachers who retired prior to April 1, 1988.18-7A-26rMinimum benefit for certain retired members; legislative declaration; state interest and public purpose.18-7A-26sOne-time supplement for certain annuitants effective July 1, 2001.18-7A-26tOne-time supplement for certain annuitants effective July 1, 2006.18-7A-26uOne-time bonus payment for certain annuitants effective July 1, 2008.18-7A-26vOne-time bonus payment for certain annuitants effective July 1, 2011.18-7A-26wMinimum benefit for certain retired members.18-7A-26xOne-time bonus payment for certain annuitants.18-7A-26yMinimum benefit for certain retired members.18-7A-27Regular interest.18-7A-28Options to beneficiaries; change of certain options because of divorce or annulment; limitation on recalculated monthly benefits.18-7A-28aFederal law maximum benefit limitations.18-7A-28bFederal law minimum required distributions.18-7A-28cDirect rollovers.18-7A-28dRollovers and transfers to purchase service credit or repay withdrawn contributions.18-7A-28eLimitations on benefit increases.18-7A-29Fraud; penalties.18-7A-30Exemption from taxation, garnishment and other process; exception for qualified domestic relations order.18-7A-31Unexpended funds under prior appropriations.18-7A-32Inconsistent acts repealed.18-7A-33Constitutionality.18-7A-34Loans to members.18-7A-35Coverage for nonteaching employees; prior service credit.18-7A-35aPrior service credit for former members of the state Teachers Retirement System employed in a nonteaching capacity.18-7A-35bTemporary early retirement incentives program; legislative declarations and findings; termination date.18-7A-35cTermination of benefits; procedure.18-7A-36Joint study of state retirement systems; report to Joint Committee on Government and Finance by specified date of study conclusions.18-7A-37Benefits not forfeited if system terminates.18-7A-38Maximum number of days a retired teacher may accept employment; calculating days worked for retirants engaged in substitute teaching.18-7A-39Employee Pension and Health Care Benefits Fund.18-7A-40Higher education employees.