STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
At Charleston
EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 6?18

By the Governor

WHEREAS, West Virginia is blessed with educators, school service personnel, and public

employees who are committed to their students and their state; and

WHEREAS, the Public Employees Insurance Agency is an employment benefit that is of
the utmost importance to West Virginia educators, school service personnel, public employees and

to the State of West Virginia, itself: and

WHEREAS, the long-term ?nancial stability and health of the Public Employees
Insurance Agency has been a substantial concern to West Virginia educators, school service

personnel, and public employees for a long time; and

WHEREAS, the permanent fix to the long?term ?nancial stability of Public Employees
Insurance Agency cannot be accomplished immediately, but requires a thorough and complete

study; and

WHEREAS, West Virginia educators, service personnel, and public employees deserve

an opportunity to have input and be heard during this thorough and complete study: and

WHEREAS, stakeholder participation in the study is essential to a positive and bene?cial

result; and

WHEREAS, the health and welfare of West Virginia educators, service personnel and

public employees, is oi?paramount concern to Governor Jim Justice.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIM JUSTICE, by virtue of the authority vested in me as
Governor of the State of West Virginia, do hereby ORDER that:

1. The Task Force on Public Employee Insurance Agency Stability (the ?Task orce?)
is hereby constituted.

2. The Task Force shall consist ofthe individuals identi?ed in this Executive Order,
who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor. The members of the Task Force may
only designate individuals to serve in their place with the express written consent of the Governor.

3. Members of the Task Force shall be individuals who have education, experience,
and particular knowledge regarding the Public Employees Insurance Agency, its financial stability,
its participation and the public insurance industry, as follows:

The Governor?s Chief of Staff, who shall serve as Chair ofthe Task Force;

One current member of the Board of the Public Employees Insurance

Agency.

Three members of the State Senate, with two of the three members being
of the Republican Party and one member of the three being of the Democrat Party,
designated by the Senate President;

Three (3) members of the House of Delegates, with two of the three
members being of the Republican Party and one member ofthe three being ofthe Democrat
Party, designated by the Speaker of the House of Delegates;

A Representative of the West Virginia Federation of Teachers;

A Representative ofthe West Virginia Education Association;

A Representative of the West Virginia School Service Personnel
Association;
Five (5) members who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Governor

and shall be appointed by the Governor, as follows:
(1) Three (3) West Virginia full-time public employees, after
consultation with the various public employee associations.
(2) Two (2) West Virginia retired public employees, with one retired
public employee being a retired education employee and one retired

employee being a retired state employee.

 Seven (7) members as the Governor, at his discretion, may appoint, having
particular knowledge and expertise of the insurance industry and business.

4. The Task Force shall review, study and assess the current state of the Public
Employees Insurance Agency as provided to PEIA insureds, including but not limited to:

The current insurance plan provided to employees;

The premiums paid by employees and their families;

The current state of plan coverage, reductions, exclusions, expansions and
medical costs;

Control and reduce medical costs;

Market analysis and trends of coverage;

Economics found through efficiencies; and

Anything else the Task Force deems necessary to provide a thorough

evaluation in preparation ofits report.

5. The Task Force shall also elicit public input from West Virginia state employees,
their families, and West Virginia public retirees, by coordinating public hearings in all Fifty-five
(55) counties:

These public hearings shall be at times and locations convenient so that
public employees, their families and public employee retirees may attend;

Public employees and retirees will be provided an Opportunity to ask
questions and provide input to the members of the Task Force.

6. The Task Force may establish subcommittees as it deems necessary and convenient
to carry out the requirements of this Executive Order.

7. After obtaining input from public employees and public retirees, the Task Force
shall provide a report of the findings and recommendations of the Task Force for a long-term
financial stability plan for the Public Employees Insurance Agency.

8. The Task Force shall hold its organizational meeting on or before March 15, 2018.

9. The Task Force shall prepare and issue a ?nal report prior to the December 2018
interim meetings of the West Virginia Legislature, advising ofits findings and recommendations.

10. The Report ofthe Task Force?s findings and recommendation shall be submitted to

the Governor, and the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.

1 1. The Report of the Task Force shall be ?nalized prior to Public Employees Insurance
Agency?s 2020 Fiscal Year Plan rollout.

12. Staff support and facilitation for the Task Force shall be provided by the West
Virginia Governor?s Of?ce.

13. Reimbursement for Task Force travel expenses may be made from the budget of
the Governor?s Of?ce.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the
State of West Virginia to be af?xed.
DONE at the Capitol, in the City of
Charleston, State of West Virginia, this
twenty-eighth day of February, in the year of
our Lord, Two Thousand Eighteen, and in the

One Hundred Fifty-Fifth year ofthe State.

VERNOR

 

By the Governor

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SECRETARY OF STATE