601 57th Street SE, Suite 5
Charleston, WV 25304
Telephone (304) 558-3570 or (800) 654-4406 (Nationwide)
Fax (304) 957-7522
Email: CPRB@wv.gov

CPRB Statement Regarding Same Sex Marriage:

In accordance with Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's announcement on October 9, 2014 regarding same-sex marriages, the West Virginia Consolidated Public Retirement Board (CPRB) will immediately begin recognizing legally married, same sex couples for the purposes of retirement benefits. Any member of any of the retirement plans administered by the CPRB who is legally married, may have their spouse treated as a surviving spouse for the purposes of all retirement benefits in accordance with current retirement statutes. The CPRB administers nine different public retirement systems: the Public Employees Retirement System (PERS), the Teachers Retirement System (TRS), the Teachers Defined Contribution Plan (TDC), State Police Plan A, State Police Plan B, the Deputy Sheriffs Retirement System (DSRS), the Judges Retirement System (JRS), the EMS Retirement System (EMSRS) and the Municipal Police and Fire Retirement System (MPFRS).