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Charleston, W. Va., Thursday, March 28, 2013
Pending the reading of the Journal of Wednesday, March 27, 2013,
Eng. House Bill No. 2158--A Bill to amend and reenact §31A-8C-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the provision of financially-related services by banks and bank holding companies, providing that a West Virginia state-chartered banking institution may engage in a financially related activity directly if a federal or state thrift, federal credit union, or state bank chartered in another state may engage in that financially related activity.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2395--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5P-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to senior services in-home care registry; providing for 60 day waiver of initial registration fee; and clarifying rulemaking authority for the Bureau of Senior Services to require an applicant to obtain a state or federal criminal background check.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2453--A Bill to amend and reenact §15-3A-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the activation of the Amber Alert Plan, requiring a reporting law enforcement agency to report a suspected missing or abducted child to the West Virginia Sate Police in the initial stages of investigation, and requiring the West Virginia State Police to contact Amber Alert for determination of alert criteria.
Eng. House Bill No. 2543--A Bill to amend and reenact §12-4-14a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to specifying that the subsidy provided to volunteer fire departments to offset certain workers’ compensation premium increases apply to increases attributable to the fire fighting service, rapid response emergency medical service, ambulance service and diving service components of the services provided by volunteer fire departments.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2652--A Bill to amend and reenact article 2, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to the promulgation of administrative rules by the Department of Administration; legislative mandate or authorization for the promulgation of certain legislative rules by various executive or administrative agencies of the state; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules in the form that the rules were filed in the State Register; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules with various modifications presented to and recommended by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules with various modifications presented to and recommended by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and as amended by the Legislature; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules in the form that the rules were filed in the State Register and as amended by the Legislature; authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to selecting design-builders under the Design-Build Procurement Act; authorizing the Department of Administration to promulgate a legislative rule relating to state owned vehicles; authorizing the Consolidated Public Retirement Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to general provisions; authorizing the Consolidated Public Retirement Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to benefit determination and appeal; authorizing the Consolidated Public Retirement Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System; authorizing the Consolidated Public Retirement Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the Public Employees Retirement System; and authorizing the Consolidated Public Retirement Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the West Virginia State Police.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2717--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §7-7-14a, relating to requiring that sheriffs provide ballistic resistant vests to deputy sheriffs; providing standards for personal body armor; requiring payment of expenses by county commission; limiting the construction of provisions; and encouraging defrayment of expenses.
Eng. House Bill No. 2800--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-7A-3, §18-7A-14, §18-7A-17, §18-7A-23, §18-7A-25 and §18-7A-26 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-7A-14c, all relating to the Teachers’ Retirement System; specifying the time period in which a participating public employer allocates and reports gross salary to the retirement board; including nonteachers within the definition of present member; defining retire and retirement; modifying the definition of teacher member; providing for the correction of errors; requiring nonteachers to file a statement with the retirement board detailing the length of service being claimed for retirement credit; requiring that members granted prior service credit for qualified military service shall have been honorably discharged from active duty; providing for purchasing out of state service credit for members who transferred from the Teachers’ Defined Contribution Retirement System; providing that a nonteaching member shall not be considered absent from service while serving as an officer with a statewide professional teaching association; requiring that members make written request to the retirement board to receive credit for service previously credited by the Public Employees Retirement System; providing that all interest paid or transferred on service credit from the Public Employees Retirement System be deposited in the reserve fund; providing that an inactive member may elect to receive an annuity at age sixty; providing that the sole primary beneficiary of a member is eligible for an annuity if the contributor was fifty years old with twenty-five years service; providing that a refund beneficiary shall receive the contributor’s accumulated contributions up to the plan year of contributor’s death; providing that a refund beneficiary shall be paid the Teachers’ Defined Contribution Retirement System member contributions transferred plus the vested portion of employer contributions and any earnings; providing that an actively contributing member who is at least sixty years of age is eligible for an annuity; providing that any member who has thirty years of total service in the state as a nonteaching member is eligible for an annuity; specifying that anyone who becomes a new member on or after July 1, 2013, shall have five or more years of actual contributory service to qualify for retirement; providing that a nonteaching member who is fifty- five years of age and has served thirty years in the state is eligible for an annuity; providing that a nonteaching member is eligible for disability benefits; providing for the computation of a member’s annuity; and providing for the commencement date of disability annuity benefits.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2802--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-5V-2, §16-5V-8, §16-5V-11, §16-5V-20, §16-5V-21 and §16-5V-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, and to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §16-5V-8a and §16-5V-35, all relating to the Emergency Medical Services Retirement System; modifying the definition of annual compensation as it relates to determining benefits; adding a definition for contributing service to this article; adding a definition for the terms retire and retirement to this article; providing for correction of participating public employer errors by the board; providing eligibility requirements for commencement of benefits; specifying that the board must be in receipt of a request for estimation of benefits prior to providing a member with an explanation of their estimated gross monthly annuity and a retirement application; providing that a member shall have at least ten years of contributing service to qualify for nonduty related disability retirement; specifying that the total nonduty disability award received by a member shall be based on their average monthly compensation during the twelve month period immediately preceding the disability award; providing that all costs associated with disability benefit examinations shall be paid from the board’s expense fund; providing that disability benefits shall cease on the first day of the month following termination of disability by the board; requiring annual disability recertification for a retirant who is less than sixty years of age during the first five years of retirement and once every three years thereafter; providing that if a member who is receiving a nonduty disability benefit dies the surviving spouse shall receive the average monthly compensation received by the member prior to the disability award; and providing for the annuity calculation for a member who returns to covered employment after retirement.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2809--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated, §25-8-1, relating to authorizing the Division of Corrections to implement a responsible parent program pilot project; setting forth requirements to participate in the program; setting forth program goals; and requiring a report.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 2945--A Bill to amend and reenact §12-4-14a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-3-33a, all relating to the distribution of state funds to volunteer fire departments under the Volunteer Fire Department Workers' Compensation Subsidy Program generally; specifying that the subsidy provided to volunteer fire departments to offset certain workers' compensation premium increases apply to increases attributable to the fire fighting service, rapid response emergency medical service, ambulance service and diving service components of the services provided by volunteer fire departments; establishing the Volunteer Fire Department Workers' Compensation Premium Subsidy Fund and directing that certain moneys be deposited into the fund for the program; and requiring reviews, assessments and reports to the Legislature prior to termination of the program.
Eng. House Bill No. 2992--A Bill to repeal §60-9-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §60-9-4 and §60-9-6 of said code, all relating to eliminating duplicative reporting requirements imposed on distributors of imported cigarettes.
Eng. House Bill No. 3013--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §4-2B-1, relating to authorizing the establishment of job creation work groups to obtain information to assist the Legislature's efforts to take effective action to increase and attract jobs in West Virginia.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 79--Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 30-119-0.01 on Route 119 in Mingo County, the "Joe Curtis (Joey) Dingess Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 85--Requesting the Division of Highways to rename the Roderfield Box Beam Bridge, bridge number 24-52-12.79 crossing over Spice Creek in McDowell County, the "Carnie L. Spratt Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 89--Requesting the Division of Highways to name bridge number 10-27-0.01, currently known as Pax Bridge, on County Route 27 in Pax, West Virginia, the “Navy AD3 Jack Lively Memorial Bridge”.
House Concurrent Resolution No. 91--Requesting the Division of Highways to name the stretch of County Highway 5, also known as Mud Fork Road, in Logan County, West Virginia, beginning at the intersection of County Road 119/26 and County Road 119/14, continuing NW for 10.6 miles and ending at the intersection of County Highway 5 and East Fork Road, the “Platoon Sgt Clifford Tomblin Highway, United States Army”.
Senate Bill No. 90, Creating felony offense of DUI causing serious bodily injury.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 90 (originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)--A Bill to amend and reenact §17C-5-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to making it a felony to drive a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, controlled substance or other drug and cause serious bodily injury to another person under certain circumstances; defining “serious bodily injury”; making technical corrections; and establishing penalties for first and subsequent violations of certain provisions.
At the request of Senator Beach, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 90) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and, under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Senate Bill No. 110, Limiting certain property reappraisal increase.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 110 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-1C-9 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §11-3-1, §11-3-15c and §11-3-15d of said code, all relating to phasing in any assessment of property if there is an increase in the assessment after valuation for the property of more than twenty-five percent; clarifying that the limitation does not apply to natural resources property or to property upon which improvements have been made; and increasing the time to file a petition in response to notice of an increased assessment of certain real and personal property.
Senate Bill No. 492, Authorizing "rural resort community" as limited gaming facility.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 492 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to repeal §29-25-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §29-25-1, §29-25-2, §29-25-3, §29-25-5, §29-25-6, §29-25-9, §29-25-12, §29-25-15, §29-25-18, §29-25-19, §29-25-20, §29-25-21, §29-25-24, §29-25-28, §29-25-29, §29-25-30, §29-25-31, §29-25-32, §29-25-34, §29-25-35, §29-25-37 and §29-25-38 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto two new sections, designated §29-25-22b and §29-25-22c, all relating to gaming facilities; authorizing gaming facilities; permitting a rural resort community as limited gaming facility; defining terms; creating the Rural Resort Community Fund and Rural Resort Community Human Resource Benefit Fund; providing for the regulation and control of a rural resort community; and repealing the local option provision of this article.
Senate Bill No. 628, Requiring Supreme Court establish program to appoint probation officers to address truancy.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 628 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §62-12-5a, relating to authorizing the Supreme Court of Appeals to establish a special pilot program for the appointment of additional probation officers in up to five circuits to address truancy.
At the request of Senator Palumbo, unanimous consent being granted, the bills (Com. Sub. for S. B. Nos. 110, 492 and 628) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on the Judiciary were each taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and, under the original double committee references, were then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 202 (originating in the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development), Creating WV Spay Neuter Program and Fund.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 202 (originating in the Committee on Finance)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-20C-1, §19-20C-2 and §19-20C-3, all relating to establishing the West Virginia Spay Neuter Assistance Program and Fund; designating the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture to manage the program and fund; providing grants to nonprofit spay neuter programs in state; limiting administrative expenses of fund; requiring annual reporting; and authorizing rulemaking.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 324 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization), Allowing boards licensing persons engaging in manufacture, distribution or dispensing controlled substances set fees by legislative rule.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 324 (originating in the Committee on Finance)--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-5-1a and §30-5-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-5-16c; to amend and reenact §60A-3-301 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §60A-3-301a, all relating to permits for manufacturing, making, producing, packing, packaging or preparing drugs, medicines, toilet articles, dentifrices and cosmetics and registration of practitioners dispensing controlled substances; modifying fees associated with the permits; granting rule-making authority to the Board of Pharmacy to establish a fee schedule for obtaining and maintaining the permit; providing that statutory fee schedule will remain in effect until amended, modified, repealed or replaced by legislative rule; clarifying disciplinary action that may be taken if condition or rule relating to permit is violated; modifying registration fees for practitioners dispensing controlled substances; granting rule-making authority to boards, departments and agencies that license or register practitioners dispensing controlled substances; and providing that statutory fee schedule for registering practitioners dispensing controlled substances will remain in effect until amended, modified, repealed or replaced by legislative rule.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 466 (originating in the Committee on Natural Resources), Creating Dangerous Wild Animals Act.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 466 (originating in the Committee on Finance)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new article, designated §19-34-1, §19-34-2, §19-34-3, §19-34-4, §19-34-5, §19-34-6, §19-34-7, §19-34-8, §19-34-9 and §19-34-10, all relating to the regulation of dangerous wild animals; setting forth findings and purpose; defining terms; creating the Dangerous Wild Animal Board; setting forth the duties of the board; requiring the board to create a list of dangerous wild animals by rule; permitting the board to issue a permit for a dangerous wild animal legally possessed prior to the effective date of the rules; prohibiting the possession of a dangerous wild animal thereafter; setting forth permit requirements; providing for confiscation and disposition of animals; permitting the suspension and revocation of permits; providing exemptions; providing rule-making authority; and establishing criminal and civil penalties.
Senate Bill No. 556, Relating to broadband deployment projects.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 556 (originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)--A Bill to amend and reenact §31-15C-2, §31-15C-8, §31-15C-9 and §31-15C-10 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to broadband deployment projects; clarifying that the Broadband Deployment Council’s public outreach and education efforts extend beyond unserved areas; revising the council’s guidelines on requests for funding assistance; requiring the council to give priority to funding type 3 unserved areas; requiring projects for broadband service involving the construction of a network to meet the revised definition of “broadband” before being approved; revising the criteria for funding assistance applications; providing that projects to promote demand may be on a regional or statewide basis; revising notice and posting requirements; and defining and redefining certain terms.
At the request of Senator Beach, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 556) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and, under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
Senators Kessler (Mr. President), Stollings, Jenkins, Yost, Fitzsimmons, Wells, McCabe, D. Hall, Prezioso, Cookman and Plymale offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 49--Designating March 28, 2013, as "West Virginia Kids at Risk Day" at the Legislature.
Whereas, Our state’s child welfare professionals and agencies do everything possible to provide opportunities for West Virginia’s kids at risk to receive care in West Virginia, where they can remain in their communities, with their families and connected to their support systems; and
Whereas, These professionals and agencies provide family- driven, youth-guided, culturally competent and trauma-informed care for the citizens of West Virginia; and
Whereas, The West Virginia professionals, who care for the at- risk children in our state, and the organizations that exist to impact the lives of these children and their families, provide quality care in the kids’ and families’ communities; and
Whereas, This quality care is provided in a variety of settings, including community agencies, hospitals, residential group homes, foster families, emergency shelters and community and educational institutions, and seeks to provide resources and guidance that promotes the safety, well being and permanency of West Virginia’s at-risk kids; and
That the Senate hereby designates March 28, 2013, as "West Virginia Kids at Risk Day" at the Legislature; and, be it
Senator Sypolt presented a petition from Katrina Robinette and numerous Keyser residents, requesting installation of a signal light at the intersection of Stony Run Road and U. S. Route 220.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 431) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 491, Relating to rental car license cost recovery fee.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 491) passed with its title.
Eng. Senate Bill No. 507, Relating to PERS and State Police Retirement System contribution rates.
So, a majority of all the members present and voting having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. H. B. No. 2784) passed with its title.
Ordered, That The Clerk communicate to the House of Delegates the action.
On page four, section two, lines twenty-four and twenty-five, after the words “the county” by inserting the words “or another governmental entity,”.
The bill (S. B. No. 331), as amended, was then ordered to engrossment and third reading.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 428, Relating to costs for HIV or STD testing and treatment by Bureau for Public Health.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 448, Increasing number of demonstration dealer plates issued to large commercial vehicle dealers.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 488, Relating to damage to health or safety systems of certain facilities.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 542, Relating to restricted races at pari-mutuel thoroughbred horse race tracks.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 563, Excluding platinum, gold, silver and palladium from definition of "scrap metal".
Senate Bill No. 596, Determining grant awards for Chesapeake Bay and Greenbrier River watershed compliance projects.
Senate Bill No. 663, Creating WV Feed to Achieve Act.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 533, Modifying definitions of "domestic battery" and “domestic assault”.
Senate Bill No. 653, Establishing job creation work groups.
On motion of Senator Unger, the bill was recommitted to the Committee on Economic Development.
Remarks were made by Senators Carmichael and Boley.
Thereafter, at the request of Senator McCabe, and by unanimous consent, the remarks by Senator Carmichael were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At the request of Senator Barnes, unanimous consent being granted, the remarks by Senator Boley were ordered printed in the Appendix to the Journal.
At the request of Senator Unger, and by unanimous consent, the provisions of rule number fifty-four of the Rules of the Senate, relating to persons entitled to the privileges of the floor, were suspended in order to grant Corey Facemire, the son of the Honorable Douglas E. Facemire, a senator from the twelfth district, privileges of the floor for the day.
Senate Bill No. 421, Exempting certain school mascot from prohibition of firearms possession on school grounds.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 421 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-7-11a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing an exemption for the official mascot of Parkersburg South High School, commonly known as the Patriot, which would allow the mascot to carry a musket on school grounds when the mascot is acting in his or her official capacity.
Senate Bill No. 444, Increasing MU and WVU foundation investments.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 444 (originating in the Committee on Education)--A Bill to amend and reenact §12-1-12d of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §18B-1B-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-2A-1 and §18B-2A-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-7-11 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-19-10 of said code; and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §18B-19-19, all relating to higher education generally; increasing the amounts that Marshall University and West Virginia University may have invested with their respective foundations under certain conditions; authorizing certain actions by certain state institutions of higher education regarding capital projects and facilities and capital project financing; exempting compensation packages of certain institutional presidents from certain approval process; clarifying that certain members of institutional governing boards are eligible to succeed themselves under certain conditions; collecting, synthesizing and disseminating data from state institutions of higher education; directing institutional boards of governors to cooperate in certain data-related operations; providing certain privacy protections for data; exempting the West Virginia Policy Commission and West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education from meeting certain employee ratios; authorizing the use of proceeds from rentals and leases of real property at state institutions of higher education and providing for the transfer of real property to other public bodies; and exempting certain institutional boards of governors from certain approval process related to capital facilities and requiring certain reports.
At the request of Senator Plymale, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 444) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on Education was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and, under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 498 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization), Relating to hearing location for Alcohol Beverage Control Administration's appeal hearings.
Com. Sub. for Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 498 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-16-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §60-3A-28 of said code; to amend and reenact §60-7-13a of said code; and to amend and reenact §60-8-18 of said code, all relating to hearing procedures for certain licenses issued by the Alcohol Beverage Control Administration; requiring that appeals from the commissioner’s decision regarding disciplinary action against a licensee are to be brought in the circuit court of Kanawha County or the circuit court in the county where the proposed or licensed premises is located and will or does conduct sales; and providing that the licensee appealing the commissioner’s decision is required to pay the costs and fees incident to transcribing, certifying and transmitting records pertaining to the appeal.
Senate Bill No. 527, Relating to process of filling vacancies in certain elected offices.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 527 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to repeal §3-10-4a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §3-10-1, §3-10-2, §3-10-3, §3-10-3a, §3-10-4, §3-10-5, §3-10-6, §3-10-7 and §3-10-8 of said code, all relating to filling vacancies by appointment or election in certain elected offices; defining terms; setting procedures for appointing persons to fill certain vacancies; requiring certain appointments within a certain period of time; listing time periods and certain offices where elections must be held to fill certain vacancies; setting special requirements for filling vacancies in certain offices; setting procedures for certain special elections; setting requirements for special filing periods, where necessary; requiring certain notice be given regarding elections to fill vacancies; providing for payment of costs if a new election is necessary; allowing nomination of certain persons without party affiliation; allowing emergency orders by the Secretary of State in certain circumstances; removing and repealing certain language relating to previous elections; clarifying method used to fill vacancies in the Office of Governor; permitting meeting of the Judicial Vacancy Advisory Commission upon certain formal announcements of retirement or resignation; adjusting method to fill vacancies in certain statewide, legislative and judicial offices such that the timing for all are consistent; adjusting method to fill vacancies in United States Congress; requiring most elections to fill vacancies be held in conjunction with regularly scheduled elections; clarifying method used to fill vacancies in certain county offices; permitting vacancies in certain county offices to be filled by temporary replacements for no more than thirty days; and updating language regarding filling vacancies in certain elected offices.
At the request of Senator Palumbo, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 527) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on the Judiciary was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and ordered to second reading.
Now on second reading, having been read a first time and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary on March 27, 2013;
Senate Bill No. 575, Computing local county share of public education library funding.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 575 (originating in the Committee on Education)--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-9A-11 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to providing for equal treatment of county boards of education in funding public libraries as a part of the system of public education; modifying legislative findings; removing provisions pertaining to certain library funding obligations being paid from the county board’s discretionary retainage; requiring that any additional levy of a county board include a public library funding allocation equal to at least one percent of the county board’s annual general current expense budget; adding special acts that create a library funding obligation on an additional levy to those special acts that are subject to certain provisions pertaining to the additional levy; and removing provisions pertaining to the transfer of a library obligation so that it becomes an excess levy obligation.
The bill (Com. Sub for S. B. No. 575), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill No. 580, Relating to practice of dentistry.
At the request of Senator Stollings, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (S. B. No. 580) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on Health and Human Resources was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and, under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Government Organization.
Senate Bill No. 586, Transferring authority to license cosmetology, barber and massage schools to Council for Community and Technical College Education.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 586 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to repeal §30-27-15 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §30-27-3, §30-27-5, §30-27-8, §30-27-11 and §30-27-12 of said code; and to amend and reenact §30-37-7 of said code, all relating to the Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists; licensing schools of aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, manicuring and massage; transferring authority to approve licensure for certain schools; clarifying powers and duties of the board; providing requirements for professional licensing, license renewal and work permits; establishing certain student registration requirements; and providing definitions.
At the request of Senator Plymale, as chair of the Committee on Education, unanimous consent was granted to dispense with the second committee reference of the bill contained in the foregoing report from the Committee on Government Organization.
Senate Bill No. 610, Renaming Industrial Home for Youth as Salem Correctional Center; placing Salem and Parkersburg correctional centers under Division of Corrections.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 610 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to repeal §28-3-1a, §28-3-1b, §28-3-2, §28-3-4, §28-3-5, §28-3-6, §28-3-7, §28-3-8, §28-3-9, §28-3-10, §28-3-11, §28-3-12, §28-3-13, §28-3-14, §28-3-15, §28-3-16, §28-3-17 and §28-3-18 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §25-1-3 of said code; and to amend and reenact §28-3-1 of said code, all relating to state correctional and penal institutions; renaming the Industrial Home for Youth the Salem Correctional Center; transferring control of the Salem Correctional Center to the Division of Corrections; and authorizing the Parkersburg Correctional Center and placing it under the control of the Division of Corrections.
Senate Bill No. 630, Relating to Chief Technology Officer's duties with regard to security of government information.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 630 (originating in the Committee on Government Organization)--A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-6-4a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to duties of the Chief Technology Officer with regard to security of government information; adding the Division of Protective Services and the West Virginia Intelligence Fusion Center to the list of agencies exempted from the control of the Chief Technology Officer; and adding the Treasurer to the list of officers whose responsibilities cannot be infringed upon by the Chief Technology Officer.
Senate Bill No. 624, Adjusting penalties for willful failure to pay child support.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 624 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-5-29 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to adjusting penalties for willful failure to pay child support; requiring probation and home confinement instead of confinement in a correctional facility for first violations; creating the misdemeanor offense of a second conviction of willfully failing to pay child support; creating a felony offense of a third or subsequent conviction of willfully failing to pay child support; and requiring certain persons convicted of willfully failing to pay child support to promptly obtain employment or register with Workforce West Virginia and complete certain programs.
Senate Bill No. 638, Terminating severance tax exemption for production of natural gas or oil.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 638 (originating in the Committee on Finance)--A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §11-13A-22, relating to exemptions from the tax on the privilege of severing natural gas and oil; terminating a severance tax exemption for natural gas or oil produced from any horizontally drilled well that has not produced marketable quantities for five consecutive years immediately preceding the year in which such well is placed back into production and thereafter produces marketable quantities of natural gas or oil; providing an exception thereto; and specifying a controlling effective date.
Senate Bill No. 643, Relating to crime victim compensation awards.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 643 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §14-2A-3, §14-2A-9 and §14-2A-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to compensation awards to victims of crimes; redefining terms; increasing the amount of victim relocation costs; permitting a victim’s reasonable travel costs to attend probation hearings of the offender; allowing student loans obtained by a victim to be treated as a lost scholarship in certain instances; permitting the Court of Claims to hire more than two claim investigators; and permitting claim investigators to acquire autopsy reports, including toxicology results, from the State Medical Examiner.
At the request of Senator Palumbo, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 643) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on the Judiciary was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and, under the original double committee references, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill No. 648, Providing students financial aid for certain degrees in return for state service commitment.
At the request of Senator Plymale, unanimous consent being granted, the bill (S. B. No. 648) contained in the preceding report from the Committee on Education was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time, ordered to second reading and, under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
On motion of Senator Unger, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Friday, March 29, 2013, at 11 a.m.