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1997 SESSION
970152322Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 51.1-155.1 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 51.1-155.1. Exceptions from general early retirement provisions for certain state employees.
A. Members of the retirement system (i) whose positions are described by
subdivision A 2 (except members of the Judicial Retirement System (§
51.1-300 et seq.)), A 3, A 4 (except officers elected by popular vote), A 7, A
13, A 14, A 15, A 16, A 17, or A 19 of § 2.1-116 or (ii) who are
agency heads appointed by a state board, state commission, or state
council, or school division superintendents appointed by a school
board pursuant to § 22.1-60, or administrative or
professional faculty (including presidents and teaching and research faculty)
as defined in the Consolidated Salary Authorization for Faculty Positions in
Institutions of Higher Education,
1996-97, employed at a
state educational institution, who are involuntarily separated
from state service and who have twenty or more years of creditable service at
the date of separation, may retire with the retirement allowance as provided in
subdivision A 1 of § 51.1-155, upon attaining age fifty-five.
B. For the purposes of this section, "involuntary separation" means any dismissal, requested resignation, or failure to obtain reappointment, except in case of a conviction for a felony or crime involving moral turpitude or dishonesty.
C. Any state employee who retires under the provisions of this section on or after January 1, 1994, shall be eligible to participate in the state health insurance program as provided in § 2.1-20.1 and receive group life insurance benefits as provided in subsection B of § 51.1-505.