Pursuant to House Joint Resolution No. 140, adopted by the 1978 General Assembly, the Department of Personnel and Training has studied the extension of benefits to permanent part-time salaried employees.

The study reveals that approximately 1,300 employees are providing services to the Commonwealth on a permanent part-time basis.

These employees currently receive all employee benefits with the exception of coverage by the medical and group life insurance plans, and the retirement system.

The attached report provides for the extension of medical insurance plan benefits to those employees pending legislative action by the General Assembly.

Group Life and Retirement Plan coverage require additional joint review by the Department of Personnel and Training and the Virginia Supplemental Retirement System to be completed prior to the 1980 Session of the General Assembly.