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PEIA director, West Virginia AFT president say funding stream is vital for changes

By JESSICA FARRISH

The Register-Herald

CHARLESTON, W.Va.  — The president of the American Federation of Teachers for West Virginia said Sunday that providing a funding stream for the Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) will be foundational to changes that teachers, service employees and others who are enrolled in the insurance program hope to see during the upcoming legislative session.

Christine Campbell made the comments Sunday, after listening to PEIA Director Ted Cheatham offer a presentation on the program to the Select Committee on PEIA, Seniors and Long Term Care.

Cheatham said that changes to PEIA require legislators to change state code.

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