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The Clerk proceeded to read the Journal of Saturday, March 5, 2016, being the first order of business, when the further reading thereof was dispensed with and the same approved.
At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, the House of Delegates proceeded to the Seventh Order of Business for the purpose of introduction and consideration of a resolution.
Delegates Ambler, Anderson, Arvon, Atkinson, Azinger, Bates, Blackwell, Blair, Boggs, Border, Butler, Byrd, Cadle, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Cooper, Cowles, Deem, Duke, Eldridge, Ellington, Espinosa, A. Evans, Faircloth, Fast, Ferro, Flanigan, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Foster, Frich, Gearheart, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hamrick, Hanshaw, Hartman, Hicks, Hill, Hornbuckle, Householder, Howell, Ihle, Ireland, Kelly, Kessinger, Kurcaba, Lane, Longstreth, Manchin, Marcum, McCuskey, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, Moffatt, Moore, Morgan, Moye, Mr. Speaker (Mr. Armstead), E. Nelson, J. Nelson, O’Neal, Overington, Perdue, Perry, D. Evans, Lynch, Pethtel, Phillips, Pushkin, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Rowe, Shaffer, Shott, Skinner, P. Smith, R. Smith, Sobonya, Sponaugle, Stansbury, Statler, Storch, Summers, Trecost, Upson, Wagner, Walters, Waxman, Weld, Westfall, B. White, P. White and Zatezalo offered the following resolution, which was read by the Clerk, as follows:
H. R. 18 - “Honoring and memorializing the life of Phyllis J. Rutledge who served for ten years in the West Virginia Legislature.”
Whereas, In 1960, when hearing John F. Kennedy say, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country,” Phyllis J. Rutledge felt he was speaking to her, thus beginning a long political career; and
Whereas, Phyllis J. Rutledge was first elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1968 and served until 1972, and serving again from 1988-1994; and
Whereas, Phyllis J. Rutledge served as Speaker Pro Tempore during the 71st Legislature and was the first woman to do so; and
Whereas, Phyllis J. Rutledge served as Chairwoman of the Banking Committee during the 70th Legislature. She also served on the Banking and Insurance, Health and Welfare and Finance Committees, as well as many other committees; and
Whereas, While serving her second stint as a legislator, many members were taken under her wing and “taught the ropes”. Phyllis J. Rutledge was one of the most respected members, and it was said that when Phyllis J. Rutledge spoke, everybody listened: and
Whereas, Phyllis J. Rutledge was the first woman to be elected as the Kanawha County Circuit Clerk, serving from 1972 through 1984. As the Circuit Clerk, she was responsible for greatly reducing the backlog of old civil cases and modernizing the record system into the computer age; and
Whereas, Another of Phyllis J. Rutledge’s proud accomplishments was being the Kanawha County Coordinator for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. She was responsible for orchestrating the now famous “Honk and Wave” campaign which helped give Hillary her victory in West Virginia; and
Whereas, Phyllis J. Rutledge was the recipient of the West Virginia Humanitarian of the Year in 1994, and is on the list of Famous West Virginians due to her many accomplishments for the people of West Virginia; and
Whereas, Phyllis J. Rutledge also served as a lobbyist to the West Virginia Legislature where she represented such groups as the American Cancer Society and the West Virginia Society for Respiratory Care; and
Whereas, Phyllis was the mother of son, James, and daughter, Jeannie, grandmother of four and great-grandmother of four; and
Whereas, Following a long and illustrious life and career in politics the Honorable Phyllis J. Rutledge passed away at Dunbar Health Care on May 1, 2015 ,therefore, be it
That the House of Delegates hereby honors one of its own, Phyllis J. Rutledge who most ably served for ten years in the West Virginia Legislature; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates memorializes the life of Phyllis J. Rutledge, a unique and singular individual who devoted her life to better the lives of the citizens of Kanawha County as well as all West Virginians; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for the members of the West Virginia House of Delegates, the Governor, and her children, Jeannie Scheirman of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina and James Rutledge of Charleston West Virginia.
At the respective requests of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, reference of the resolution (H. R. 18) to a committee was dispensed with, and it was taken up for immediate consideration.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll No. 389), and there were--yeas 93, nays none, absent and not voting 7, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Blair, Cadle, Canterbury, McCuskey, Morgan, Rohrbach and Storch.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 545, Relating to asbestos abatement on oil and gas pipelines,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 691, Modifying certain air pollution standards,
S. B. 384, Requiring Bureau for Medical Services seek federal waiver for 30-day waiting period for tubal ligation,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 634, Creating William R. Laird IV Second Chance Driver's License Act,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 625, Revising exceptions from FOIA provided for in Aboveground Storage Tank Act,
Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled and, on the 4th day of March, 2016, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bills, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:
(Com. Sub. for H. B. 2800), Adding law-enforcement officers’ contact information and names of family members to the list of exemptions from public records requests,
(Second Enrollment Com. Sub. for H. B. 4007), Relating generally to appointment of attorneys to assist the Attorney General,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 468, Allowing lender charge and receive interest on rescindable loan during rescission period,
S. B. 613, Defining total capital for purposes of calculating state-chartered bank's lending limit,
In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the bills (Com. Sub. for S. B. 468 and S. B. 613) were each referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 525, Relating to WV Insurance Guaranty Association Act,
In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. 525) was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 270, Repealing code relating to insurance policies,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 278, Clarifying physicians' mutual insurance company is not state or quasi-state actor,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 501, Relating to trusts,
In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the bills (Com. Sub. for S. B. 270, Com. Sub. for S. B. 278 and Com. Sub. for S. B. 501) were each referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 517, Clarifying PEIA plans that are exempt from regulation by Insurance Commissioner,
Com. Sub. for S. J. R. 14, “Right to Farm and Ranch Amendment”,
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it be adopted, but that it first be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In accordance with the former direction of the Speaker, the resolution (Com. Sub. for S. J. R. 14) was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 13, Increasing penalties for overtaking and passing stopped school buses.
Delegates Hanshaw, Ireland and Byrd.
The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the title amendment of the House and the passage, as amended, of
S. B. 27, Permitting county commissions hire outside attorneys for collection of taxes through courts.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 254, Not allowing county park commissions to prohibit firearms in facilities.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 283, Creating crime when fire is caused by operation of a clandestine drug laboratory.
Delegates Weld, Sobonya and Shaffer.
The following resolutions, coming up as unfinished business, were reported by the Clerk:
H. R. 6, Honoring the town of Piedmont’s 160th anniversary,
S. C. R. 21, US Army S/SGT Delmer R. Jones Memorial Bridge,
S. C. R. 28, US Marine Corps CPL Ronald “Duke” Varney Memorial Bridge,
H. C. R. 78, Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study professional and occupational licensing boards,
H. C. R. 94, Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the holdings of public property by departments, agencies, commissions, bureaus and boards of the state.
On motion of Delegate Cowles, H. R. 6, H. C. 9, H. R. 10, H. R. 11, H. R. 13, H. R. 15, S. C. R. 21, S. C. R. 23, S. C. R. 25, S. C. R. 28, S. C. R. 29, S. C. R. 31, S. C. R. 42, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 3, H. C. R. 4, H. C. R. 8, H. C. R. 11, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 13, H. C. R. 20, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 34, H. C. R. 47, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 51, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 54, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 56, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 57, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 72, H. C. R. 78, H. C. R. 86, H. C. R. 93 and H. C. R. 94 were each taken up for immediate consideration and adopted.
On motion of Delegate Cowles, Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 12 was taken up for immediate consideration.
An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Rules, was reported by the Clerk and adopted, amending Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 12 on page one, line one, by striking out everything and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
Com. Sub. for H. C. R. 12- “Requesting the Division of Natural Resources to designate the Cheat Mountain Salamander as the State symbol of environmental stewardship.
Whereas, The 4th Grade Extended Studies students of Jennings Randolph Elementary School have completed an extensive study of the various West Virginia state symbols. These symbols were used by the students to learn about the history, culture, geography, and ecology of West Virginia which led them to discover that no state, including West Virginia, has a symbol of environmental stewardship. This led to many discussions among the students and resulted in them deciding that West Virginia should have a symbol of environmental stewardship; and
Whereas, From their research, the students learned about the Cheat Mountain salamander (Plethodon netting), a species of small, woodland salamander found only on Cheat Mountain and a few nearby mountains in the eastern highlands of West Virginia. They also learned that the Cheat Mountain salamander has decreased in population due to the destruction of its original red spruce forest habitat that, in the highest elevations, once covered the mountain tops in portions of Grant, Tucker, Randolph, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Greenbrier, Nicholas, and Webster Counties. Other factors such as pollution, drought, forest storm damage, and competition with other salamanders, especially its relative, the red-backed salamander, have also led to the Cheat Mountain salamander population reduction; and
Whereas, The 4th Grade Extended Studies students believe the story of the Cheat Mountain salamander speaks volumes about the state’s rich history in practicing environmental stewardship and can help teach how important conservation is in designated areas; therefore, be it
That the Division of Natural Resources is requested to designate the Cheat Mountain salamander as the state symbol of environmental stewardship; and be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates forward a certified copy of this resolution to the 4th Grade Extended Studies students and teachers of Jennings Randolph Elementary School.”
Com. Sub. for S. B. 591, Relating to voter registration list maintenance and combined voter registration and driver licensing fund; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was, on motion of Delegate Cowles, postponed one day.
S. B. 658, Allowing licensed professionals donate time to care of indigent and needy in clinical setting; on third reading, coming up in regular order, was read a third time.
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 390), and there were--yeas 97, nays none, absent and not voting 3, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Blair, Cadle and McCuskey.
So, a majority of the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (S. B. 658) passed.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 39, Regulating off-road motorcycles within Hatfield-McCoy Recreation Area; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 47, Rewriting licensing requirements for practice of medicine and surgery and podiatry; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Health and Human Resources, was reported by the Clerk and adopted, amending the bill on page three, line sixty-eight, after the word, “members”, by inserting “band member, cheerleader, mascot” and a comma.
On page four, line ninety-four, after the word “facility”, by striking the comma and inserting “for not less than one year nor more than five years”.
S. B. 94, Designating State Police Superintendent as administrator and enforcer of motor vehicle inspection program; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 104, Classifying Marshall University Forensic Science Center as a criminal justice agency; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
An amendment, recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, was reported by the Clerk and adopted, amending the bill on page two, section twenty-four-c, line fifteen, by striking out all of subsection (e).
S. B. 306, Permitting sale of county or district property online; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Government Organization, was reported by the Clerk on page one, section three, line five, following the word “sold” by inserting the word “either”.
On page one, section three, line six, following the word “Internet-based”, by inserting the words “public auction”.
On page one, section three, line nine, following the word “Internet-based”, by inserting the words “public auction”.
Delegate Ireland requested to be excused from voting on questions relating to S. B. 306 under the provisions of House Rule 49.
The amendment offered by the Committee on Government Organization was then adopted.
S. B. 323, Correcting statute subsection designations regarding trespassing on property; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 329, Eliminating sunset provision for commission to study residential placement of children; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 334, Identifying coyote as fur-bearing animal and woodchuck as game animal; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Government Organization, was reported by the Clerk and adopted, amending the bill on page two, section two, line twenty-three, before the words “the coyote”, by adding the words “canis latrans var., more commonly known as”.
On page two, line twenty-eight, before the word “woodchuck”, by adding the words “marmota monax, more commonly known as”.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 343, Authorizing prosecuting attorneys designate law-enforcement officers and investigators as custodians of records; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
“That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a
new section, designated §52-2-11, to read as follows:
(1) ‘Prosecuting attorney’ means a prosecuting attorney, assistant prosecuting attorney or duly appointed special prosecuting attorney.
(2) ‘Investigator’ means an investigator employed by a prosecuting attorney’s office or an employee of a state agency authorized by the provisions of this code to perform criminal investigations.
(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, records, items or other evidence subpoenaed, received and ratified by a grand jury may, in the discretion of the prosecuting attorney, be permitted to be delivered to a designated law-enforcement officer or investigator who may serve as the custodian of the records, items or other evidence. The designated custodian conducting an investigation to which the subpoenaed records, items or other evidence are relevant may keep, review and analyze the records and otherwise use the subpoenaed materials for legitimate investigative purposes. Should circumstances arise which require the designation of a successor custodian, the successor custodian shall comply with the provisions of subsection (c) of this section.
(c) Prior to providing a subpoenaed record, item or other evidence to a designated custodian as authorized by subsection (a) of this section, the prosecuting attorney shall prepare and have the law-enforcement officer or investigator execute a disclosure statement acknowledging that the record, item or other evidence is secret under Rule 6(e) of the West Virginia Rules of Criminal Procedure. The prosecuting attorney shall file all disclosure statements, under seal, with the clerk of the circuit court. The existence or contents of any record, item or other evidence subject to the provisions of this section may be disclosed to another law-enforcement officer or investigator for legitimate investigative purposes with the written authorization of the prosecuting attorney and that officer’s or investigator’s execution of a disclosure statement.
(d) The designated custodian may retain the record, item or other evidence in his or her possession, care, custody or control until the termination of the investigation or prosecution.”
S. B. 346, Updating projects managed by Project Management Office; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 349, Updating meaning of federal adjusted gross income; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 400, Reducing amount of sales tax proceeds dedicated to School Major Improvement Fund; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 415, Lengthening maximum term of negotiable certificates of deposit municipal funds can hold; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 426, Continuing Office of Coalfield Community Development; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 439, Eliminating requirement that budget director approve requisitions for personal services payment under certain circumstances; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 461, Updating WV Workforce Investment Act to the WV Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 469, Clarifying what personal funds are exempt from levy following judgment; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
“That §38-5A-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that §38-8-1 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
(a) A judgment creditor may apply to the court in which the judgment was recovered or a court having jurisdiction of the same, without notice to the judgment debtor, for a suggestee execution against any money due or to become due within one year after the issuance of such execution to the judgment debtor as salary or wages arising out of any private employment. If satisfactory proof shall be made, by affidavit or otherwise, of such facts and the fact that the amount due or to become due as salary or wages after the deduction of all state and federal taxes exceeds in any week thirty fifty times the federal minimum hourly wage then in effect, the court, if not a court of record, or if a court of record the clerk thereof, shall issue a suggestee execution against the salary or wages of the judgment debtor and upon presentation of such execution by the officer to whom delivered for collection to the person or persons from which such salary or wages are due and owing or thereafter may become due and owing to the judgment debtor, the execution and the expenses thereof shall become a lien and continuing levy upon the salary or wages due or to become due to the judgment debtor within one year after the issuance of the same, unless sooner vacated or modified as hereinafter provided, to an amount equal to twenty percent thereof and no more, but in no event shall the payments in satisfaction of such an execution reduce the amount payable to the judgment debtor to an amount per week that is less than thirty fifty times the federal minimum hourly wage then in effect. Only one such execution shall be satisfied, at one time, except that in the event two or more such executions have been served and satisfaction of the one having priority is completed without exhausting the amount of the salary or wages then due and payable that is subject to suggestion under this article the balance of such amount shall be paid in satisfaction, in the order of their priority, of junior suggestee executions against such salary or wages theretofore served.
(4) Such individual’s funds on deposit in a federally insured financial institution, wages or salary not to exceed the greater of: (i) $1,100; or (ii) one hundred twenty-five percent of the amount of the annualized federal poverty level of such individual=s household divided by the number of pay periods for such individual per year; and
(c) Wages or salary are automatically exempt from execution or other process but only to the extent set forth in section three, article five-a of this chapter. No person may file for an exemption of wages or salary pursuant to this section in an amount above that set forth in section three, article five-a of this chapter.”
Com. Sub. for S. B. 474, Exempting DEP construction and reclamation contracts from review and approval; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 494, Creating Legislative Oversight Commission on Department of Transportation Accountability; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
“That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §4-14-1, §4-14-2, §4-14-3, §4-14-4 and §4-14-5, all to read as follows:
(1) ‘Agency’ means each agency, authority, board, committee, commission or division of the Department of Transportation;
(2) ‘Commission’ means the Legislative Oversight Commission on Transportation Accountability, as created in section three of this article; and
(3) ‘Department’ means the Department of Transportation.
(c) The reports may specify in what manner any practice, policy or procedure may or should be modified to satisfy the goal of efficient and effective delivery of infrastructure investment and to improve the quality of roads, bridges and other transportation infrastructure in the state.”
S. B. 515, Authorizing payment of certain claims against state; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 520, Allowing PEIA ability to recover benefits or claims obtained through fraud; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 524, Rewriting Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists article; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Government Organization, was reported by the Clerk and adopted on page one, section one, line two, after the word “hairstyling”, by striking out the word “makeup”.
On page one, section one, line six, after the word “hairstyling”, by striking out the words “makeup artist”.
On page six, section three, lines one hundred-thirteen and one hundred-fourteen, for both abbreviated references that read “CCTC”, by correcting the reference to read “CCTCE”.
On page six, section three, line one hundred-fourteen, after the word “Education”, by inserting the words “in conjunction”.
On page seven, section three, starting on line one hundred forty-two, by striking out the subsection “(ee)” in its entirety and by renumbering the remaining subsections accordingly.
On page seven, section four, line one hundred fifty-seven after the word “barber”, by adding the words “or barber permanent wavist”.
On page seven, section four, line one hundred fifty-eight, by striking out subdivision “(3)” in its entirety and by renumbering the remaining subdivisions accordingly.
On page eight, section four, lines one hundred sixty-two and one hundred sixty-three, for both abbreviated references that read “CCTC”, by correcting the reference to read “CCTCE”.
On page eight, section four, line one hundred sixty-four, by striking out the words “One citizen member” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “Four citizen members representing the public appointed to be evenly distributed from among the congressional districts: Provided, That no more than two shall be from the same congressional district” and a semicolon.
On page eleven, section five, line sixty-eight, by striking out the period and inserting in lieu thereof a semi-colon and the following proviso “Provided, That the licensee shall display their license for the duration of the participation of such licensee in any temporary event” and a period.
On page twelve, section eight, lines nine and ten, for both abbreviated references that read “CCTC”, by correcting the reference to read “CCTCE”.
On page fourteen, section eight-b, line two, by striking out the word “areas” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “area”.
On page fourteen, section eight-b, starting on line seventeen, by striking out subdivision “(2)” in its entirety.
On motion of Delegate Fleischauer, the bill was amended on page eleven, section five, lines sixty-one through sixty-five, by striking out everything up to and including the words “under the code” and the period, and inserting in lieu thereof, the following:
“(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the board may permit a certificate holder or licensee to perform acts of public service, including practicing his or her licensed craft at temporary, off-site events in connection with, but not limited to, fairs, carnivals, fund-raisers, and pageants if the off-site event is for the benefit of a nonprofit entity; The certificate holder or licensee is compliant with all other prescribed requirements and rules under this code, including requirements relating to supervision; and the board has been notified in advance of the date, time, and location of the event. The board may issue rules, including emergency rules, for what constitutes public service and the amount of public service that students may perform.”
On page seventeen, section eleven, lines four and five, for both abbreviated references that read “CCTC”, by correcting the reference to read “CCTCE”.
S. B. 552, Eliminating requirement sheriff pay jury costs to State Treasury; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 573, Prohibiting municipal annexation which would result in unincorporated territory within municipality; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
An amendment, recommended by the Committee on Government Organization, was reported by the Clerk and adopted, amending the bill on page one, section one, line four, following the word “of”, by inserting the words “present or new”.
On page one, section one, line five, by striking the word “use” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “uses”.
On page one, section one, line ten, by adding thereto a new subsection to be read as follows:
“(e) If a municipality fails in its attempt to annex an unincorporated territory, that municipality shall not be permitted to attempt an additional annexation of that same unincorporated territory, or any part thereof, for a period of three years.”
Com. Sub. for S. B. 575, Requiring leases for state office space provide landlord or owner be responsible for cleaning or janitorial services; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 581, Eliminating sunset provision terminating pilot domestic violence court program; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 592, Relating to pipeline safety; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 622, Composition of PEIA Finance Board; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time.
Delegates Sponaugle, Caputo, Boggs, Reynolds, Guthrie and Moye moved to amend the bill on page one, by striking out everything after the enacting clause and inserting in lieu thereof, the following:
“That §5-16-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed, and that §5-16-4 of the code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
§5-16-4. Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board terminated; powers and duties of Board transferred to director.
Effective July 1, 2016, the Public Employees Insurance Agency Finance Board is terminated and all duties of the Board are transferred to the Director.”
Delegate Guthrie was addressing the House when Delegate Moffatt arose to a point of order, regarding the content of the Gentlelady’s remarks.
To which point, the Speaker that the Gentlelady’s remarks were to the matter pending before the House.
The yeas and nays having been ordered, they were taken (Roll No. 391), and there were--yeas 46, nays 50, absent and not voting 4, with the yeas and absent and not voting being as follows:
Yeas: Bates, Blackwell, Boggs, Byrd, Campbell, Canterbury, Caputo, Eldridge, Faircloth, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Folk, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hartman, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Lane, Longstreth, Lynch, Manchin, Marcum, McGeehan, Miley, Miller, Moore, Morgan, Moye, J. Nelson, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, R. Phillips, Pushkin, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rohrbach, Rowe, Shaffer, Skinner, P. Smith, Sobonya, Sponaugle, Trecost and P. White.
Absent and Not Voting: Blair, Cadle, McCuskey and Walters.
S. B. 627, Permitting physician to decline prescribing controlled substance; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was, on motion of Delegate Cowles, postponed one day.
S. B. 648, Allowing local authorities permit flashing traffic signals during low traffic times; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 656, Creating Upper Kanawha Valley Resiliency and Revitalization Program; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
S. B. 678, Relating to ownership and use of conduit providing telephone service; on second reading, coming up in regular order, was read a second time and ordered to third reading.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 195, Authorizing DHHR to promulgate legislative rules,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 429, Adopting two National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ models to protect enrollees and general public and permit greater oversight,
S. B. 484, Relating to reemployment rights of military personnel,
At 12:44 p.m., on motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates recessed until 5:00 p.m.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2122, Making it illegal for first responders to photograph a corpse; Jonathan’s Law.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2122 - “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §61-8-30, relating to making it illegal for first responders to photograph, film, videotape, record or otherwise reproduce in any manner the image of a human corpse or person being provided medical care or assistance except for enumerated purposes; defining terms; creating a criminal offense for first responders to photograph, film, videotape, record or otherwise reproduce in any manner the image of a human corpse or person being provided public safety services, medical care or assistance unless it is for a legitimate purpose associated with his or her employment; creating a criminal offense for first responders to knowingly disclose any photograph, film, videotape, record or other reproduction of the image of a human corpse or person being provided public safety services, medical care or assistance unless disclosure is for a legitimate cause associated with his or her employment; providing for exceptions to the criminal offenses; providing for criminal penalties; providing for enhanced penalties for subsequent offenses; and designating provision as ‘Jonathan’s Law’.”
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 392), and there were--yeas 89, nays none, absent and not voting 11, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Blackwell, Blair, Boggs, Byrd, Cadle, Deem, McCuskey, E. Nelson, J. Nelson, Skinner and Walters.
So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2122) passed.
H. B. 2796, Providing paid leave for certain state officers and employees during a declared state of emergency.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2852, Relating to legalizing and regulating the sale and use of fireworks.
“That §29-3-23, §29-3-24, §29-3-25 and §29-3-26 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; that said code be amended by adding a new article, designated §29-3E-1, §29-3E-2, §29-3E-3, §29-3E-4, §29-3E-5, §29-3E-6, §29-3E-7, §29-3E-8, §29-3E-9, §29-3E-10, §29-3E-11, §29-3E-12, §29-3E-13 and §29-3E-14; and that §61-3E-1 and §61-3E-11 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
(1) ‘Agricultural and wildlife fireworks’ means fireworks devices distributed to farmers, ranchers and growers through a wildlife management program administered by the United States Department of the Interior or the Division of Natural Resources of this state;
(2) ‘Amusement park’ means any person or organization which holds a permit for the operation of an amusement ride or amusement attraction under article ten, chapter twenty-one of this code;
(3) ‘APA Standard 87-1’ means the APA Standard 87-1 published by the American Pyrotechnics Association, as amended, and incorporated by reference into Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations;
(4) ‘Articles pyrotechnic’ means pyrotechnic devices for professional use that are similar to consumer fireworks in chemical composition and construction but not intended for consumer use, that meet the weight limits for consumer fireworks but are not labeled as such, and that are classified as UN0431 or UN0432 under 49 C.F.R. §172.101 (2014);
(5) ‘Consumer fireworks’ means small fireworks devices that are designed to produce visible effects by combustion that are required to comply with the construction, chemical composition and labeling regulations promulgated by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission under 16 C.F.R. Parts 1500 and 1507 (2014), and that are listed in APA Standard 87-1. Consumer fireworks do not include sparkling devices, novelties, toy caps or model rockets;
(6) ‘Consumer fireworks certificate’ means a certificate issued under section five of this article;
(7) ‘Display fireworks’ means large fireworks to be used solely by professional pyro-technicians licensed by the State Fire Marshal and designed primarily to produce visible or audible effects by combustion, deflagration or detonation and includes, but is not limited to, salutes containing more than two grains (one hundred thirty milligrams) of explosive materials, aerial shells containing more than forty grams of pyrotechnic compositions and other display pieces that exceed the limits of explosive materials for classification as consumer fireworks and are classified as fireworks UN0333, UN0334, or UN0335 under 49 C.F.R. §172.101 (2014);
(8) ‘Distributor’ means a person who sells fireworks to wholesalers and retailers for resale;
(9) ‘Division 1.3 explosive’ means that term as defined in 49 C.F.R. §173.50 (2014);
(10) ‘Division 1.4 explosive’ means that term as defined in 49 C.F.R. §173.50 (2014);
(11) ‘Explosive composition’ means a chemical or mixture of chemicals that produces an audible effect by deflagration or detonation when ignited;
(12) ‘Fire Marshal’ means the State Fire Marshal;
(13) ‘Firework’ or ‘fireworks’ means any composition or device designed for the purpose of producing a visible or audible effect by combustion, deflagration or detonation. Fireworks include consumer fireworks, display fireworks and special effects. Fireworks does not include sparkling devices, novelties, toy caps or model rockets;
(14) ‘Interstate wholesaler’ means a person who is engaged in interstate commerce selling fireworks;
(15) ‘Model rocket’ means that term as defined in National Fire Protection Association Standard 1122, ‘Code for Model Rocketry’;
(16) ‘New explosive’ means that term as defined in 49 C.F.R. §173.56 (2014);
(17) ‘NFPA 1123’ means National Fire Protection Association Standard 1123, ‘Code for Fireworks Display;’
(18) ‘NFPA 1124’ means National Fire Protection Association Standard 1124, ‘Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles,’ 2006 Edition;
(19) ‘NFPA 1126’ means National Fire Protection Association Standard 1126, ‘Standard for the Use of Pyrotechnics Before a Proximate Audience;’
(20) ‘Novelties’ means that term as defined under APA standard 87-1, section 3.2; but shall not include toy pistols, toy caps, toy canes, toy guns or other similar devices;
(21) ‘Permanent’ means that term as defined in NFPA 1124;
(22) ‘Person’ means an individual or the responsible person for an association, an organization, a partnership, a limited partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation or any other group or combination acting as a unit;
(23) ‘Public display of fireworks’ means a public entertainment feature that is advertised to the general public or is on public property that includes the display or discharge of fireworks;
(24) ‘Pyrotechnic composition’ means a mixture of chemicals that produces a visible or audible effect by combustion rather than deflagration or detonation. A pyrotechnic composition will not explode upon ignition unless severely confined;
(25) ‘Retailer’ means a person who purchases consumer fireworks for resale to consumers;
(26) ‘Sparkling devices’ means ‘ground or handheld sparkling devices’ as that phrase is defined under APA 87-1, sections 3.1.1 and 3.5;
(27) ‘Special effects’ means a combination of chemical elements or chemical compounds capable of burning independently of the oxygen of the atmosphere and designed and intended to produce an audible, visual, mechanical or thermal effect as an integral part of a motion picture, radio, television, theatrical or opera production or live entertainment;
(28) ‘Temporary’ means that term as defined in NFPA 1124;
(29) ‘Toy caps’ means that term as defined under APA 87-1, section 3.3; and
(30) ‘Wholesaler’ means any person who sells consumer fireworks to a retailer or any other person for resale and any person who sells articles of pyrotechnics, display fireworks, and special effects to a person licensed to possess and use those devices.
(a) ‘Destructive device’ means any bomb, grenade, mine, rocket, missile, pipebomb or similar device containing an explosive, incendiary, explosive gas or expanding gas which is designed or so constructed as to explode by such filler and is capable of causing bodily harm or property damage; any combination of parts, either designed or intended for use in converting any device into a destructive device and from which a destructive device may be readily assembled.
‘Destructive device’ does not include a firearm as such is defined in section two, article seven of this chapter, or sparkling devices, novelties, toy caps, model rockets and their components twenty-three, article three, chapter twenty-nine of this code or fireworks as these terms are defined in section two, article three-e, chapter twenty-nine of this code, or high power rockets and their components, as defined in this section.
(b) ‘Explosive material’ means any chemical compound, mechanical mixture or device that is commonly used or can be used for the purpose of producing an explosion and which contains any oxidizing and combustive units or other ingredients in such proportions, quantities or packaging that an ignition by fire, by friction, by concussion, by percussion, by detonator or by any part of the compound or mixture may cause a sudden generation of highly heated gases. These materials include, but are not limited to, powders for blasting, high or low explosives, blasting materials, blasting agents, blasting emulsions, blasting fuses other than electric circuit breakers, detonators, blasting caps and other detonating agents and black or smokeless powders not manufactured or used for lawful sporting purposes. or fireworks defined in section twenty-three, article three, chapter twenty-nine of this code which are not used in violation of this article. Also included are all explosive materials listed annually by the office of the State Fire Marshal and published in the State Register, said publication being hereby mandated.
(c) ‘High power rocket’ means the term as defined in National Fire Protection Association Standard 1127, ‘Code for High Power Rocketry.’
(c) (d) ‘Hoax bomb’ means any device or object that by its design, construction, content or characteristics appears to be, or is represented to be or to contain a destructive device, explosive material or incendiary device as defined in this section, but is, in fact, an inoperative facsimile or imitation of such a destructive device, explosive material or incendiary device.
(d) (e) ‘Incendiary device’ means a container containing gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, or derivative thereof, or other flammable or combustible material, having a wick or other substance or device which, if set or ignited, is capable of igniting such gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil, or derivative thereof, or other flammable or combustible material: Provided, That no similar device commercially manufactured and used solely for the purpose of illumination shall be deemed to be an incendiary device.
(e) (f) ‘Legal authority’ means that right as expressly stated by statute or law.
(g) ‘Model rocket’ means the term as defined in National Fire Protection Association Standard 1122, ‘Code for Model Rocketry.’
(f) (h) ‘Person’ shall mean means an individual, corporation, company, association, firm, partnership, society or joint stock company.
(g) (i) ‘Storage magazine’ is defined to mean any building or structure, other than an explosives manufacturing building, approved by the legal authority for the storage of explosive materials.
(c) Nothing contained in this article applies to sparkling devices or novelties or to the sale, purchase, possession, use, transportation or storage of fireworks as regulated in article three-e, chapter twenty-nine of this code.”
Com. Sub. for H. B. 2852 - “A Bill to repeal §29-3-23, §29-3-24, §29-3-25 and §29-3-26 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article, designated §29-3E-1, §29-3E-2, §29-3E-3, §29-3E-4, §29-3E-5, §29-3E-6, §29-3E-7, §29-3E-8, §29-3E-9, §29-3E-10, §29-3E-11, §29-3E-12, §29-3E-13 and §29-3E-14; and to amend and reenact §61-3E-1 and §61-3E-11 of said code, all relating to the regulation of fireworks generally; relocating certain existing provisions relating to sparkling devices, novelties and toy guns, including penalties for certain violations; raising funds for veterans’ assistance and volunteer fire departments; authorizing sale of consumer fireworks on and after June 1, 2016; defining ‘consumer fireworks’; establishing regulatory framework for sale of fireworks; defining terms; requiring certificate; establishing fees; requiring permit; dedicating certain fees to Veterans Facility Support Fund and Fire Protection Fund; establishing rule-making authority; creating criminal violations related to fireworks; penalties; enforcement; defining terms; exemptions; reporting requirements; and establishing internal effective dates for certain provisions.”
On motion of Delegate Cowles, the House of Delegates concurred in the Senate amendment with further amendment, as follows:
On page nine of the Senate amendment, section seven, beginning on line thirty-three, by striking out subsection (g) in its entirety.
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 393), and there were--yeas 92, nays none, absent and not voting 8, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Blair, Byrd, Cadle, Deem, McCuskey, J. Nelson, Skinner and Walters.
So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2852) passed.
Still being in possession of the Clerk, the bill was taken up for further consideration.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 394), and there were--yeas 91, nays none, absent and not voting 9, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
Absent and Not Voting: Blair, Byrd, Cadle, Deem, McCuskey, J. Nelson, Skinner, Trecost and Walters.
So, two thirds of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 2852) takes effect from its passage.
H. B. 4157, Supplementing, amending, and increasing items of the existing appropriations from the State Road Fund to the Department of Transportation, Division of Highways.
H. B. 4159, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Public Services Commission – Motor Carrier Division.
H. B. 4160, Making a supplementary appropriation to the Department of Revenue, Tax Division.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4279, Relating to disposition of seized firearms.
H. B. 4324, Authorizing information sharing by Workforce West Virginia.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4330, Relating to make unlawful to take a fish, water animal or other aquatic organism from state waters to stock a commercial pond or lake.
The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the House of Delegate amendment, with a title amendment, and the passage, as amended, of
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4505 - “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §29-22-15a; and to amend and reenact §29B-1-4 of said code, all relating to allowing powerball, mega millions and hot lotto ticket winners to remain anonymous; providing procedures by which such winners can request anonymity; and providing for an exemption under the Freedom of Information Act for powerball, mega millions and hot lotto ticket winner information.”
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 395), and there were--yeas 88, nays 3, absent and not voting 9, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
Nays: Marcum, Pushkin and Rowe.
So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (Com. Sub. for H. B. 4505) passed.
Com. Sub. for H. B. 4540, Removing prohibition of disposal of certain electronics in landfills.
H. B. 4644, Relating to jury fees.
H. B. 4654, Relating to the Executive Secretary of the Board of Registered Professional Nurses.
The Clerk of the Senate, announced that the Senate had passed, with a title amendment, to take effect from passage, a bill of the House of Delegates as follows:
H. B. 4654 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §30-7-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses; and eliminating required qualifications of the executive secretary to the board.”
On the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 396), and there were--yeas 89, nays 2, absent and not voting 9, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
So, a majority of the members elected to the House of Delegates having voted in the affirmative, the Speaker declared the bill (H. B. 4654) passed.
On this question, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 397), and there were--yeas 92, nays none, absent and not voting 8, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
H. B. 4674, Relating to motor vehicle back-up lamps.
S. B. 29, Tolling statute of limitations in certain cases.
The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the House of Delegates amendment, with title amendment, and the passage, as amended, of
Com. Sub. for S. B. 68, Disallowing Health Care Authority to conduct rate review and set rates for hospitals.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 68 - “A Bill to repeal §16-29B-19, §16-29B-19a, §16-29B-20, §16-29B-20a, §16-29B-21 and §16-29B-21a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §16-29B-1, §16-29B-10 and §16-29B-27 of said code, all relating to the powers of the Health Care Authority; eliminating authority of the Health Care Authority to conduct rate review; eliminating authority of the Health Care Authority to set rates for hospitals; and eliminating antiquated studies to be conducted by the Health Care Authority.”
The question being on passage of the bill as amended by the House and further amended by the Senate, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 398), and there were--yeas 65, nays 25, absent and not voting 10, with the nays and absent and not voting being as follows:
Nays: Caputo, Eldridge, Ferro, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Guthrie, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Longstreth, Lynch, Manchin, Marcum, Miley, Moore, Moye, Perdue, Perry, R. Phillips, Pushkin, Reynolds, Rodighiero, Rowe, Shaffer, Sponaugle and P. White.
Absent and Not Voting: Blair, Byrd, Cadle, Deem, Gearheart, Hamilton, McCuskey, J. Nelson, Skinner and Walters.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 274, Relating to increasing civil jurisdictional amount in magistrate courts.
S. B. 427 - “A Bill supplementing and amending by decreasing an appropriation and making a supplementary appropriation from the balance of moneys remaining as an unappropriated balance from the State Fund, State Excess Lottery Revenue Fund, to the Department of Revenue, Lottery Commission – Distributions to Statutory Funds and Purposes, fund 7213, fiscal year 2016, organization 0705, by supplementing and amending the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016”; which was referred to the Committee on Finance.
The Clerk of the Senate, announced concurrence in the House of Delegates amendment, with a title amendment, and the passage, as amended, of
S. B. 437, Updating and clarifying code relating to rules governing mixed martial arts.
S. B. 437 - “A Bill to amend and reenact §29-5A-1, §29-5A-15 and §29-5A-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to regulation of events by State Athletic Commission; renaming the State Athletic Commission to the State Ring Sports Commission; authorizing delegation of commission authority to approve certain event changes; authorizing the commission to propose emergency legislative rules relating to creation of a promoter’s fee; requiring the promoter’s fee be placed into a fund for the sole purpose of hiring an administrative secretary; eliminating requirements for certain bonds; and providing for rules to govern amateur mixed martial arts.”
The question being on the passage of the bill, the yeas and nays were taken (Roll No. 399), and there were--yeas 92, nays none, absent and not voting 8, with the absent and not voting being as follows:
S. B. 483, Marshall County LSIC waiver.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 202, Authorizing Department of Commerce promulgate legislative rules,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 614, Conforming statute with court interpretation by replacing “unconscionable” with “fraudulent” when referring to conduct,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 599, Relating generally to Uniform Unclaimed Property Act,
Com. Sub. for S. B. 493, Allowing creation of self-settled spendthrift trusts,
S. B. 613, Defining total capital for purposes of calculating state-chartered bank’s lending limit,
On motion for leave, the resolutions were introduced (Originating in the Committee on Education and reported with the recommendation that they each be adopted), which were read by their titles, as follows:
By Delegates Ambler, Duke, Evans, Hamrick, Kelly, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Wagner, Blackwell, Campbell, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Moye, Perdue, Perry, Rodighiero, Trecost, and Espinosa:
H. C. R. 101 - “Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct an interim study on the areas remaining from the January 3, 2012, Efficiency Audit of West Virginia’s Primary and Secondary Education System conducted by Public Works, LLC, that require legislative action to accomplish.”
Whereas, The January 3, 2012, Efficiency Audit of West Virginia’s Primary and Secondary Education System conducted by Public Works, LLC, included eighty-two recommendations intended to help the state achieve two goals: (1) Producing the best possible outcomes for its students; and (2) Receiving the highest return on the educational dollars it spends; and
Whereas, A representative from Public Works, LLC, who was invited to present a status report on the implementation of these recommendations to the Joint Standing Education Committee during the 2015 interim meetings, reported many areas in which action on implementation was completed through a combination of legislative and executive action, areas in which there was progress toward implementation, areas in which there was not total agreement with that recommendation, and other recommendations remaining in which implementation required Code change/legislative action; and
Whereas, The recommendations remaining which require Code change/legislative action include recommendations intended help the state achieve goals for both producing the best outcomes for students and/or receiving the highest return for dollars spent; therefore, be it;
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to conduct an interim study on the areas remaining from the January 3, 2012, Efficiency Audit of West Virginia’s Primary and Secondary Education System, that require Code change/legislative action to accomplish; and be it
Further Resolved, That a report of the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the study, together with drafts of any legislation necessary to effectuate the recommendations be reported to the Legislature at its 2017 Regular Session; and be it
By Delegates Kurcaba, Ellington, Hicks, Romine, Trecost, Kelly, Hamrick, Espinosa, Rodighiero and Campbell:
H. C. R. 102 - “Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct an interim study on the enrollment of students solely for participation in extracurricular activities.”
Whereas, The public schools are tax payer supported educational programs and facilities that include curricular and extracurricular activities valuable for providing a thorough and efficient education for all students; and
Whereas, The public schools are open to all children of compulsory school age in the state and all children are entitled to a thorough and efficient education; and
Whereas, Some taxpayers choose options other than the public schools for the education of their children as they may do through lawful process and bear the additional expense; and
Whereas, Such a choice does not diminish the rights of these children to a thorough and efficient education and they may receive services or be enrolled from time to time in some academic courses offered by the public schools; and
Whereas, The extracurricular activities that are available to students as a part of the public schools may require certain conditions to be met as a precedent to participation but, absent a compelling state interest, these conditions should not be such as to exclude an entire class or classes of children otherwise entitled to the full benefits of a thorough and efficient education from participating if they choose to do so.
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to conduct an interim study on the enrollment of students solely for participation in extracurricular activities; and be it
Further Resolved, That the study shall include an opportunity for input from the Home School Legal Defense Association, the Christian Home Educators of West Virginia, the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, the Coaches Association, the Principals Association, the West Virginia School Board Association, the Superintendents Association, the Athletic Directors, the AFT-WV, the WVEA and such others who may have an interest;
By Delegates Cooper, Ellington, D. Evans, Hamrick, Kelly, Kurcaba, Rowan, Campbell, Hicks, Moye, Rodighiero, Trecost and Espinosa:
H. C. R. 103 - “Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to conduct an interim study on the educational impact and budgetary and funding formula consequences of Education Savings Accounts.”
Whereas, Education is the key to citizens enjoying a productive, fulfilling life; and
Whereas, West Virginians cherish their children and strive to provide them with a bright future; and
Whereas, In 2015, 74 percent of West Virginia’s students were in the lower socio economic status; and
Whereas, The proficiency rate, an indicator of West Virginia students’ performance, clearly indicates that many students are not achieving at satisfactory levels; and
Whereas, It is in the state’s interest to explore all opportunities for improving educational outcomes; and
Whereas, Education Savings Accounts are the most flexible and effective means of school choice; and
Whereas, Education Savings Accounts significantly increase parental satisfaction with their child’s education; and
Whereas, Only through a truly competitive educational system can education consumers be empowered; and
Whereas, Twenty-nine states have enacted over 50 school choice programs; therefore be it
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to conduct an interim study on the educational impact and budgetary and funding formula consequences of Education Savings Accounts; and be it
By Delegates Ambler, Duke, D. Evans, Hamrick, Kelly, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Wagner, Ellington Campbell, Hicks, Hornbuckle, Moye, Perdue, Perry, Rodighiero, Cooper and Espinosa:
H. C. R. 104 - “Requesting that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the composition, qualifications, terms and duties of the State Board of Education, including the need for any constitutional amendments to clarify the scope of its authority.”
Whereas, Section one, article XII of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia imposes a duty upon the Legislature, as a separate but equal branch of government, to provide, by general law, for a thorough and efficient system of free schools; and
Whereas, Section two, article XII of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia vests the general supervision of the free schools with the West Virginia board of education; and
Whereas, Section two, article XII of the Constitution of the State of West Virginia requires the Legislature to prescribe by law the duties of the state board in the general supervision of free public schools; and
Whereas, the state board is not elected by the citizens of West Virginia; and
Whereas, the state board members serve nine year terms upon appointment by the Governor; therefore, be it
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the composition, qualifications, terms and duties of the state board of education, including, but not limited to, how education in other states is administered at the state level; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, prepare a report and draft necessary legislation be paid from the legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.
By Delegates Ambler, Duke, Ellington, Evans, Hamrick, Kurcaba, Rohrbach, Romine, Rowan, Wagner, Campbell, Hicks, Moye, Perry, Rodighiero, Trecost and Espinosa:
H. C. R. 105 - “Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the composition and terms of the School Building Authority.”
Whereas, West Virginia Code §18-9D-1 et seq establishes the School Building Authority; and
Whereas, The School Building Authority provides financing for school building capital improvement projects; and
Whereas, The School Building Authority is comprised of eleven members, six of whom are citizen members appointed by the governor to serve three year staggered terms and three of whom are members of the state board of education who may only serve one three year term; therefore, be it
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the composition and terms of the School Building Authority; and be it
The Speaker referred the resolutions (H. C. R. 101, H. C. R. 102, H. C. R. 103, H. C. R. 104 and H. C. R. 105) to the Committee on Rules.
Your Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills has examined, found truly enrolled, and on the 7th day of March, 2016, presented to His Excellency, the Governor, for his action, the following bill, signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates:
(Com. Sub. for S. B. 421), Terminating behavioral health severance and business privilege, tax,
(Com. Sub. for S. B. 582), Providing refundable tax credit for motor fuel sold for use or consumed in railroad diesel locomotives,
(Com. Sub. for S. B. 594), Requiring State Auditor consider for payment claim submitted by electronically generated invoice.
Com. Sub. for S. B. 595, Relating to retirement credit for members of WV National Guard,
S. B. 54, Altering how tax is collected on homeowners' associations,
S. B. 311, Allowing permanent exception for mortgage modification or refinancing loan under federal Making Home Affordable program,
S. B. 505, Exempting certain uses of field gas from motor fuel excise taxes,
And reports the same back, with an amendment, with the recommendation that they each do pass, as amended.
At the request of Delegate Cowles, and by unanimous consent, leaves of absence for the day were granted Delegates Blair, Cadle and McCuskey.
Delegate E. Nelson noted that he was absent on Roll No. 392, and that had he been present, would have voted “Yea” thereon.
Delegate Hill filed a form with the Clerk's Office per House Rule 94b to be removed as a cosponsor of H. B. 4267.
At 5:50 p.m., the House of Delegates adjourned until 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 8, 2016.