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Charleston, W. Va., Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Pending the reading of the Journal of Tuesday, February 5, 2008,
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4032--A Bill to amend and reenact §21-5-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to payment of wages through a direct deposit system utilizing an electronic payment card or other means of electronic transfer.
Senate Bill No. 9, Mandating firearm safety program in public schools.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 9 (originating in the Committee on Education)--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2-8a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to mandating that a voluntary hunter safety orientation program be made available as a part of certain physical education classes; requiring the State Board of Education to promulgate a rule to establish and implement the program; and providing that a student who completes the program is certified to obtain a hunting license.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 9), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill No. 212, Requiring vision screening for driver's license renewal.
Senate Bill No. 242, Allowing point deduction for certain licensees attending defensive driving class.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 242 (originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)--A Bill to amend and reenact §17B-3-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing that if a licensee has been notified of a pending thirty-day driver's license suspension based on the accumulation of twelve or thirteen points, the licensee may submit proof of completion of an approved defensive driving course to deduct three points and rescind the pending license suspension.
Senate Bill No. 280, Modifying Downtown Redevelopment Act.
The bill, under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance, with an amendment from the Committee on Economic Development pending.
Senate Bill No. 498, Extending Neighborhood Investment Program Act.
Senate Bill No. 531, Relating to driver's license issuance.
Senate Bill No. 583--A Bill to amend and reenact §31E-8-802 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to requiring directors and members of the board of directors of nonprofit corporations who receive money from a state agency to participate in at least three hours of training; responsibility of state agencies for training; and reimbursement for reasonable expenses.
Senate Bill No. 584--A Bill to amend and reenact §8A-8-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to allowing the expansion of the number of members of boards of zoning appeals from five to seven.
By Senators McCabe, Plymale and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 585--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-3-1, §11-3-10, §11-3-12, §11-3-15, §11-3-19, §11-3-24, §11-3-24a and §11-3-25 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto thirteen new sections, designated §11-3-15a, §11-3-15b, §11-3-15c, §11-3-15d, §11-3-15e, §11-3-15f, §11-3-15g, §11-3-15h, §11-3-15i, §11-3-25a, §11-3-25b, §11-3-25c and §11-3-32; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §11-6H-1, §11-6H-2, §11-6H-3, §11-6H-4, §11-6H-5, §11-6H-6 and §11-6H-7; and to amend and reenact §11-10A-8 of said code, all relating generally to taxation of real and personal property for ad valorem property tax purposes; making technical corrections in certain code sections to conform to prior Acts of the Legislature; updating forfeiture penalties for failure to file required property tax reports and returns; clarifying report and return filing requirements and accelerating due taxes of such reports and returns in order to provide property owners with greater due process; requiring assessors to notify property owners of assessed values for current assessment year by specified date; providing procedures for property owners to protest notices of assessed valuation and obtain appropriate adjustments from county assessors; giving Office of Tax Appeals exclusive jurisdiction over appeals of determinations by county assessors and Tax Commissioner regarding classification and taxability of real and tangible personal property; giving Office of Tax Appeals concurrent jurisdiction with county boards of equalization and review matters to hear appeals involving assessed value of property for ad valorem property tax purposes; requiring county commission to establish arbitration process for property tax valuation issues; specifying effective dates; providing methods for assessment of industrial property and natural resources property; time and basis for assessments; providing definitions; specifying form and manner of making returns; penalties for failure to file; tentative appraisals by Tax Commissioner and notification to taxpayers; providing procedures for informal review of tentative appraisals; making of final appraisals; transmittal to assessors; appeals; and specifying effective dates.
By Senators Prezioso, McCabe, Kessler and Yoder:
Senate Bill No. 586--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-5-1b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §30-5-6b and §30-5-30, all relating generally to the scope of practice of pharmacists; defining terms; authorizing pharmacists to remotely dispense and deliver prescription drugs; authorizing pharmacists to administer certain specified immunizations; requiring pharmacists complete approved vaccine administration courses; providing that pharmacists may not delegate the authority to administer vaccines; and authorizing legislative rule-making authority.
By Senators Caruth, McCabe, Jenkins, Edgell and Deem:
Senate Bill No. 587--A Bill to amend and reenact §23-4-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to injury or death resulting from occupational pneumoconiosis or any other occupational disease.
Senate Bill No. 588--A Bill to amend and reenact §22-3-22 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to excess spoil or overburden in intermittent or perennial streams.
Senate Bill No. 589--A Bill to amend and reenact §24A-1-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §24A-2-2b, all relating to towing services generally; subjecting towing services and their vehicles and operators to safety rules; and limiting the information towing services provide on invoices.
By Senators Prezioso, Stollings, Jenkins, Kessler, McKenzie and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 590--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-2-10b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the protection of health care workers; establishing criminal penalties; and defining "health care worker".
By Senators Prezioso, Stollings, Jenkins, Kessler, Deem and Foster:
Senate Bill No. 591--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §16-9G-1, §16-9G-2, §16-9G-3, §16-9G-4, §16-9G-5 and §16-9G-6, all relating to requiring smoke-free medical facilities by imposing a smoking ban at medical facilities; setting forth limited exceptions to the ban; imposing posting and enforcement requirements; and imposing penalties for violations.
By Senators Bailey and Hunter:
Senate Bill No. 592--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-14D-12a, relating to providing a one-time supplement for certain annuitants and survivor beneficiaries after being retired at least three consecutive years.
Senate Bill No. 593--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-9A-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to computation of local share; appraisal and assessment of property; and public library support.
By Senators Edgell, Kessler, Hunter, Deem and Love:
Senate Bill No. 594--A Bill to amend and reenact §18A-5-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18A-5-1c, all relating to the authority of teachers and school personnel in schools; reducing school violence and disorderly conduct; student behavior and discipline; alternative learning settings; establishing and implementing consistent and effective discipline policies; legislative findings; and establishing the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities for Students and School Personnel.
By Senators Plymale, Edgell, Stollings, Bailey, Green, Hunter, Wells, White, Boley, Facemyer, Kessler, Hall, Jenkins, McKenzie and Unger:
Senate Bill No. 595--A Bill to repeal §18B-1-1, §18B-1-1b and §18B-1-1c of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §18B-1A-1 and §18B-1A-2 of said code; to repeal §18B-1B-8 and §18B-1B-9 of said code; to repeal §18B-3B-1 and §18B-3B-2 of said code; to repeal §18B-11-5 of said code; to amend and reenact §18-1-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-1-1a of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §18B-1D-1, §18B-1D-2, §18B-1D-3, §18B-1D-4, §18B-1D-5, §18B-1D-6, §18B-1D-7 and §18B-1D-8; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-14-9, all relating to education generally; establishing Vision 2020: An Education Blueprint for Two Thousand Twenty; requiring State Board of Education rule that includes goals, objectives, strategies, indicators and benchmarks; specifying certain public education goals and objectives; providing legislative findings, intent and purposes; establishing goals for public higher education; creating education partnership to achieve state goals and objectives; establishing elements of higher education accountability system; requiring Higher Education Policy Commission and Council for Community and Technical College Education to propose rules by certain date; defining terms; specifying objectives and priorities; establishing date to achieve certain objectives and priorities; defining responsibilities of Higher Education Policy Commission, Council for Community and Technical College Education and state institutions of higher education relative to accountability system; requiring system master plans, state compacts, institutional compacts and institutional and system report cards; establishing submission, approval, review and reporting requirements; authorizing implementation plans; assigning geographic areas of responsibility; specifying that certain reports are no longer required to be prepared annually except under certain conditions; providing for committee to examine higher education facility needs; specifying membership; and requiring recommendations to Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability by certain date.
By Senators Helmick and Love:
Senate Bill No. 596--A Bill to repeal §11-15B-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §11-15B-2, §11-15B-2a, §11-15B-2b, §11-15B-10, §11-15B-11, §11-15B-12, §11-15B-14, §11-15B-14a, §11-15B-15, §11-15B-18, §11-15B-19, §11-15B-20, §11-15B-24, §11-15B-25, §11-15B-26, §11-15B-27, §11-15B-28, §11-15B-30 and §11-15B-32 of said code, all relating to Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement and the West Virginia consumers sales and service tax and use tax; defining terms; specifying applicable dates; adopting current terminology; deleting superseded terminology; specifying procedures; deleting redundant language; providing relief from liability in specified circumstances; specifying certain sourcing rules; specifying interpretation; making typographical corrections; specifying discovery criteria; specifying monetary allowance criteria; and specifying effective date.
Senators Prezioso, Stollings and Jenkins offered the following resolution:
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 45-- Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the impact of changing the funding formula for local health programs.
Whereas, Public health is one of the most important, yet underfunded governmental functions in West Virginia; and
Whereas, Compared to other states, West Virginia dramatically underfunds public health. To meet the average of other southern states, funding would have to increase by 300 percent or by $14 million in each of the next three years for a total of $42 million; and
Whereas, West Virginia uses a simple formula to distribute state aid by funding on a per capita basis. Adopting a new formula that better represents the needs and fiscal capacities of the local bodies would better distribute state funding; and
Whereas, Local boards of health receive substantial and significant support from the Department of Health and Human Resources' Bureau for Public Health and work together as a public health system; and
Whereas, Greater funding would allow local boards of health to concentrate efforts on preventable diseases, bringing the rates of preventable diseases such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke in West Virginia down to the national average and thereby saving the state as much as $716 million in costs; and
Whereas, The current philosophy of health care does not emphasize preventable diseases; therefore, be it
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the impact of changing the funding formula for local health programs; and, be it
Further Resolved, That, as part of the study, the Joint Committee on Government and Finance should emphasize the importance in reducing preventable diseases; and, be it
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 2517) passed with its title.
Remarks were made by Senators Hunter, Boley, Yoder and Barnes.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator White, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Hunter were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, February 7, 2008, at 11 a.m.