Nothing in this article or article seven-b of this chapter shall be construed:

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 18-7A-40

  • Retirement system: means the State Teachers Retirement System established by this article. See West Virginia Code 18-7A-3
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10

(1) To be in conflict with section four-a, article twenty-three, chapter eighteen of this code; or

(2) To affect the membership of higher education employees who are currently members of either the state Teachers Retirement System created in this article or the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System created in article seven-b of this chapter: Provided, That any higher education employees who are currently members of the Teachers' Defined Contribution Retirement System may become members of the Teachers Retirement System upon meeting the requirements of article seven-d of this chapter.