Locations Picked for PEIA Public Hearings

A task force subcommittee has chosen 22 locations across West Virginia to hold public hearings on an insurance program for West Virginia teachers and other public employees. Staff of the governor’s office will schedule dates and meeting places either on Saturdays or weekday evenings. Gov. Jim Justice and the Legislature agreed to freeze PEIA premiums, deductibles and co-pays for the coming year and provided $29 million in supplemental funding. Teachers want a more permanent funding fix. Justice also signed a 5 percent pay raise for teachers last month to end their nine-day strike.