West Virginia § 5-16-29 - 5-16-29. Limitation on PEIA participation.
Full text of West Virginia West Virginia Code § 5-16-29 — 5-16-29. Limitation on PEIA participation., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-16-29. 5-16-29. Limitation on PEIA participation.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, the director may not consider any employer eligible for participation in a plan except for the following:
(1) All mandatory participants, including the State of West Virginia, its boards, agencies, commissions, departments, institutions, or spending units.
(2) Any county board of education or public charter school established pursuant to §18- 5G-1 et seq . of this code, if the charter school includes in its charter contract entered into pursuant to §18-5G-7 of this code a determination to participate in the Public Employees Insurance program: Provided, That as it relates to eligible public charter schools, only employees directly employed by a charter school that is exempt from the payment of taxes under the United States Internal Revenue Code, Title 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), may participate in a plan.
(3) Any employer participating in a plan as of the effective date of the enactment of this section in the regular session of the Legislature, 2021.
Source: official West Virginia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-16-29 ("5-16-29. Limitation on PEIA participation.") is part of the West Virginia Code, the codified statutory law of West Virginia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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