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If the annual salary is not an even multiple of $1,000, annual salary shall be considered to be the next higher $1,000. The employer shall deduct the premium from the salary payable to the insured employee. An employee who is paid on other than a monthly basis shall have an amount deducted at a proportionate rate, adjusted to the nearest cent. All deductions shall be retained by or paid to the State Treasurer to the credit of the Board and shall be available to the Board for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit any employer from making the contributions required herein for his employees, in whole or in part.\n\t\tIf the premium is not deducted from the employee’s salary and the failure to deduct is not the fault of the employee, the employee shall be insured and the employee shall not be required to pay the amount which should have been deducted.\n\t\tEmployees retired for service or disability shall not be required to contribute to the cost of their life insurance. If an employee is separated from the service of any public institution of higher education or of any local school board prior to completing a school year, the premiums paid shall be accepted and retained as proper to date of separation. If a state employee of a public institution of higher education or a teaching hospital affiliated with a public institution of higher education (i) is employed pursuant to a contract (a) that is for a term of employment of at least nine months and (b) that does not coincide with the normal scholastic year, and (ii) separated from service prior to completing the contract year, the premiums paid shall be accepted and retained as proper to the date of separation.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":204344,"text":"Each insured employee shall contribute to the cost of his insurance an amount to be determined by the Board but not to exceed the rate of $0.70 per month for each $1,000 of annual salary. If the annual salary is not an even multiple of $1,000, annual salary shall be considered to be the next higher $1,000. The employer shall deduct the premium from the salary payable to the insured employee. An employee who is paid on other than a monthly basis shall have an amount deducted at a proportionate rate, adjusted to the nearest cent. All deductions shall be retained by or paid to the State Treasurer to the credit of the Board and shall be available to the Board for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit any employer from making the contributions required herein for his employees, in whole or in part.\n\t\tIf the premium is not deducted from the employee’s salary and the failure to deduct is not the fault of the employee, the employee shall be insured and the employee shall not be required to pay the amount which should have been deducted.\n\t\tEmployees retired for service or disability shall not be required to contribute to the cost of their life insurance. 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This law was first created in 1960. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 604 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1960 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 8 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1962, chapter 43; in 1966, chapter 174; in 1972, chapter 841; in 1974, chapter 353; in 1975, chapter 597; in 1980, chapter 595; in 1990, chapter 832; in 2005, chapters 933<\/a> and 945<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":236111,"object_type":"law","relational_id":55772,"identifier":"51.1-506","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-506","url":"\/51.1-506\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/51.1-506\/","token":"51.1\/5\/51.1-506","dublin_core":{"Title":"Employee contributions; payroll deductions; effect of failure to deduct","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 51.1-506","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

Each insured employee shall contribute to the cost of his insurance an amount to be determined by the Board<\/span> but not to exceed the rate of $0.70 per month for each $1,000 of annual salary. If the annual salary is not an even multiple of $1,000, annual salary shall be considered to be the next higher $1,000. The employer shall deduct the premium from the salary payable to the insured employee. An employee who is paid on other than a monthly basis shall have an amount deducted at a proportionate rate, adjusted to the nearest cent. All deductions shall be retained by or paid to the State Treasurer to the credit of the Board<\/span> and shall be available to the Board<\/span> for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit any employer from making the contributions required herein for his employees, in whole or in part.\n\t\tIf the premium is not deducted from the employee’s salary and the failure to deduct is not the fault of the employee, the employee shall be insured and the employee shall not be required to pay the amount which should have been deducted.\n\t\tEmployees retired for service or disability shall not be required to contribute to the cost of their life insurance. If an employee is separated from the service of any public institution of higher education or of any local school board<\/span> prior to completing a school year, the premiums paid shall be accepted and retained as proper to date of separation. If a state employee of a public institution of higher education or a teaching hospital affiliated with a public institution of higher education (i) is employed pursuant to a contract<\/span> (a) that is for a term of employment of at least nine months and (b) that does not coincide with the normal scholastic year, and (ii) separated from service prior to completing the contract<\/span> year, the premiums paid shall be accepted and retained as proper to the date of separation.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nEMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTIONS; PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS; EFFECT OF FAILURE TO DEDUCT (\u00a7\n51.1-506)\n\nEach insured employee shall contribute to the cost of his insurance an amount to\nbe determined by the Board but not to exceed the rate of $0.70 per month for\neach $1,000 of annual salary. If the annual salary is not an even multiple of\n$1,000, annual salary shall be considered to be the next higher $1,000. The\nemployer shall deduct the premium from the salary payable to the insured\nemployee. An employee who is paid on other than a monthly basis shall have an\namount deducted at a proportionate rate, adjusted to the nearest cent. All\ndeductions shall be retained by or paid to the State Treasurer to the credit of\nthe Board and shall be available to the Board for the purposes of carrying out\nthe provisions of this chapter. Nothing contained in this section shall prohibit\nany employer from making the contributions required herein for his employees, in\nwhole or in part.\n\t\tIf the premium is not deducted from the employee’s salary and the\nfailure to deduct is not the fault of the employee, the employee shall be\ninsured and the employee shall not be required to pay the amount which should\nhave been deducted.\n\t\tEmployees retired for service or disability shall not be required to\ncontribute to the cost of their life insurance. If an employee is separated from\nthe service of any public institution of higher education or of any local school\nboard prior to completing a school year, the premiums paid shall be accepted and\nretained as proper to date of separation. If a state employee of a public\ninstitution of higher education or a teaching hospital affiliated with a public\ninstitution of higher education (i) is employed pursuant to a contract (a) that\nis for a term of employment of at least nine months and (b) that does not\ncoincide with the normal scholastic year, and (ii) separated from service prior\nto completing the contract year, the premiums paid shall be accepted and\nretained as proper to the date of separation.\n\nHISTORY: 1960, c. 604, \u00a7\u00a7 51-111.67:5, 51-111.67:6; 1962, c. 43; 1966, c. 174;\n1972, c. 841; 1974, c. 353; 1975, c. 597; 1980, c. 595; 1990, c. 832; 2005, cc.\n933, 945.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}