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Charleston, W. Va., Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Prayer was offered by Bishop Ernest Lyght, West Virginia Conference of the United Methodist Church, Charleston, West Virginia.
Pending the reading of the Journal of Monday, February 15, 2010,
Eng. House Bill No. 4179--A Bill to amend and reenact §21-5E-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the termination date of the Equal Pay Commission.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4198--A Bill to amend and reenact §22C-7-3 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to extending the expired term of a member the Oil and Gas Inspectors' Examining Board until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4248--A Bill to amend and reenact §29-19-2, §29-19-5 and §29-19-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to the solicitation of charitable funds; defining the terms "audit" and "financial review"; including other methods of communications in the definition of the term "solicitation"; raising the threshold for exemption from filing audits and registering; and requiring financial reviews for charitable organization raising between $100,000 and $200,000 in contributions.
Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill No. 4281--A Bill to repeal §27-1A-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to repeal §27-2-1a and §27-2-1b of said code; to amend and reenact §9-4C-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §9-5-11c of said code; to amend and reenact §9-6-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §11-27-10 and §11-27-11 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-1-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-2D-2 and §16-2D-5 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-5F-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-5O-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-22-1 and §16-22-2 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-29A-3 of said code; to amend and reenact §16-30-7 and §16-30-24 of said code; to amend and reenact §27-1-3, §27-1-6, §27-1-7 and §27-1-9; to amend and reenact §27-1A-1, §27-1A-4 and §27-1A-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §27-2-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §27-2A-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §27-4-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §27-5-9 of said code; to amend and reenact §27-9-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §27-12-1 of said code; to amend and reenact §29-15-1, §29-15-5 and §29-15-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §44A-1-1 and §44A-1-2 of said code; and to amend and reenact §49-4A-6 of said code, all relating to updating code references relating to intellectually disabled persons; replacing the term "mentally retarded" with "intellectually disabled" or "individuals with an intellectual disability"; renaming an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded (ICF-MR) to an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability (ICF-ID); altering definitions of terms; and deleting obsolete references.
Eng. House Bill No. 4355--A Bill to amend and reenact §61-5-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to crimes against public justice; making it a felony offense to disarm, or attempt to disarm probation officers and parole officers; and criminal penalties.
Senate Bill No. 105, Exempting certain real property owners from natural resources property assessment.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 105 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §11-1A-17 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to making permanent reassessments by county commissions finding that no marketable coal exists remain in full force and effect for subsequent assessments; and providing for increased assessment and payment of interest if coal is later mined.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 105), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that it do pass as amended by the Committee on Agriculture to which the bill was first referred; but under the original triple committee reference first be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The bill, under the original triple committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, with an amendment from the Committee on Agriculture pending.
And reports the same back with the recommendation that they each do pass as amended by the Committee on Government Organization to which the bills were first referred; but under the original triple committee references first be referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
The bills, under the original triple committee references, were then referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, with amendments from the Committee on Government Organization pending.
Senate Bill No. 278, Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to water pollution control permit fee schedules.
Senate Bill No. 285, Authorizing Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority promulgate legislative rule relating to rules for use of facilities.
Senate Bill No. 321, Authorizing State Tax Department promulgate legislative rule relating to residential solar energy tax credit.
Senate Bill No. 364, Permitting Office of Chief Medical Examiner inspect certain controlled substances' information.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 364 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §60A-9-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting duly authorized agents of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to inspect certain confidential information concerning controlled substances that is required to be kept by the State Board of Pharmacy.
Senate Bill No. 368, Authorizing excess Courtesy Patrol funds be transferred to Tourism Promotion Fund.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 368 (originating in the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure)--A Bill to amend and reenact §5B-2-12 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to moneys deposited in Tourism Promotion Fund; and authorizing excess funds in the Courtesy Patrol Fund to be transferred back to the Tourism Promotion Fund .
Without recommendation as to passage; but under the original double committee reference first be referred to the Committee on Finance.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 368), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill No. 414, Authorizing Lottery Commission promulgate legislative rule relating to limited gaming facilities.
Senate Bill No. 418, Authorizing State Tax Department promulgate legislative rule relating to film industry investment tax credit.
Senate Bill No. 419, Authorizing State Tax Department promulgate legislative rule relating to corporation net income tax.
Senate Bill No. 422, Limiting liability for nonhealth care provider defibrillator users.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 422 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §16-4D-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to limiting liability for anticipated automatic external defibrillator users who are not health care providers.
Senate Bill No. 489, Determining status of recycling goals.
Com. Sub. for Senate Bill No. 489 (originating in the Committee on the Judiciary)--A Bill to amend and reenact §22-15A-16 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to setting recycling goals; conducting a one-time study to determine the recycling rate in West Virginia; requiring the submission of recycling data; and initiating a one-time award program to recognize certain recycling leaders.
The bill (Com. Sub. for S. B. No. 489), under the original double committee reference, was then referred to the Committee on Finance.
Senate Bill No. 583--A Bill to amend and reenact §5A-6-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the Office of Technology; and changing references to the Information Services and Communications Division to reflect the division's consolidation into the Office of Technology.
Senate Bill No. 584--A Bill to amend and reenact §30-7B-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the West Virginia Center for Nursing; detailing the center's data collection responsibilities and establishing that data submitted to the center is confidential; and deleting a statutory provision regarding establishment of a loan repayment program.
By Senators Kessler, Chafin and Minard:
Senate Bill No. 585--A Bill to amend and reenact §38-12-1 and §38-12-8 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, all relating to requiring lienholders to record a release in the county clerk's office within sixty days after the lien has been satisfied; and requiring that liens be removed from record upon satisfaction.
Senate Bill No. 586--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-2E-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §18-5-16 of said code, all relating to high quality educational programs; student transfers; mandating procedure as to when parents should be notified of school choice options by county school boards; and providing methods of notification.
Senate Bill No. 587--A Bill to repeal §30-26-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend and reenact §30-26-3 of said code, relating to the Board of Hearing-Aid Dealers; removing the statutory per diem salary granted to board members; and removing the requirement that the Department of Health and Human Resources provide administrative assistance to the board.
By Senators Helmick, Tomblin (Mr. President), Plymale, Unger, Chafin, Oliverio and Stollings:
Senate Bill No. 588--A Bill to repeal §18B-12-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §5-6-4a of said code; to amend and reenact §12-1-12d of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-1-6 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-1B-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-2A-3, §18B-2A-4 and §18B- 2A-8 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-3-3 and §18B-3-4 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-5-9 of said code; to amend and reenact §18B-10-1 of said code; and to amend and reenact §18B-12-1, §18B-12-2, §18B-12-3 and §18B-12-6 of said code, all relating to public higher education governance; reviewing certain real property contracts; repealing sunset provision for pilot investment program for Marshall University and West Virginia University; specifying certain powers and duties of commission, council and governing boards; specifying and clarifying rule-making procedures; providing for review and approval of certain academic programs, operating and capital budgets; providing a procedure to extend certain powers and duties to certain state institutions of higher education; requesting a study to examine feasibility of extending certain purchasing authority to certain state institutions of higher education; providing for review and approval of governing boards' requests for tuition and fee increases; authorizing research and development agreements between governing boards of state institutions of higher education and certain corporations; providing legislative findings and purpose; providing certain definitions; setting forth essential criteria for certain corporations; specifying corporation membership, organization and financial requirements; and conforming certain corporation reporting provisions to federal law.
Senators Laird, Jenkins, Unger, Chafin, Oliverio, Williams, Yost, Minard, Kessler, Foster, Stollings, McCabe and Prezioso offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 25--Designating February 16, 2010, as "Corrections Day".
That the Senate hereby designates February 16, 2010, as "Corrections Day"; and, be it
Senators Oliverio, Jenkins, Unger, Chafin, Williams, Yost, Minard, Kessler, Foster, Stollings, McCabe and Prezioso offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 26-- Designating February 16, 2010, as "West Virginia Human Resources Day".
Whereas, Human resources, also known as the people managers, refers to how employees are managed from small businesses and municipalities to large corporations and national governments; and
Whereas, Traditionally, human resources dealt with the part of an organization or company that was responsible for hiring, firing, training and other personnel issues; and
Whereas, Today, human resources encompasses a vast area of diverse and dynamic issues that affect the everyday lives of our workforce; and
Whereas, In an effort to enhance morale and productivity, limit job turnover, and help organizations increase performance and improve results, human resource workers also help their companies or organizations effectively use employee skills, provide training and development opportunities to improve those skills and increase employees' satisfaction with their jobs and working conditions; and
Whereas, Especially in today's economy, human resources has become increasingly difficult as companies and organizations have instituted cost-cutting measures requiring human resources workers to play a vital role in tackling these issues sensibly and responsibly for their company and employees; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Senate believes that the diligent people that work tirelessly in the area of human resources should be acknowledged and honored; therefore, be it
That the Senate designates February 16, 2010, as "West Virginia Human Resources Day"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk is hereby directed to forward a copy of this resolution to the appropriate representatives of West Virginia Human Resources Day.
Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 28, Expressing will of Legislature opposing Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate.
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. 391) passed.
At the request of Senator Wells, as vice chair of the Committee on Education, the unreported Education committee amendment to the title of the bill was withdrawn.
On motions of Senators Edgell and Plymale, the following amendment to the title of the bill was reported by the Clerk and adopted:
Eng. Senate Bill No. 391--A Bill to amend and reenact §18-5-1a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to county boards of education; modifying eligibility requirements for a candidate for membership on a board and for a member-elect of a board; and making technical corrections.
On this question, the yeas were: Barnes, Boley, Bowman, Browning, Chafin, Deem, Edgell, D. Facemire, K. Facemyer, Fanning, Foster, Green, Guills, Hall, Helmick, Jenkins, Kessler, Laird, McCabe, Minard, Oliverio, Palumbo, Prezioso, Snyder, Stollings, Sypolt, Unger, Wells, White, Williams, Yost and Tomblin (Mr. President)--32.
So, two thirds of all the members elected to the Senate having voted in the affirmative, the President declared the bill (Eng. S. B. No. 391) takes effect from passage.
At the request of Senator Unger, the name of Senator Unger was removed as a sponsor of Senate Bill No. 252 (Authorizing Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists promulgate legislative rule relating to schedule of fees), Senate Bill No. 263 (Authorizing Board of Examiners in Counseling promulgate legislative rule relating to licensed professional counselor fees), Senate Bill No. 266 (Authorizing Board of Examiners in Counseling promulgate legislative rule relating to marriage and family therapists' fees),
Senate Bill No. 278 (Authorizing DEP promulgate legislative rule relating to water pollution control permit fee schedules), Senate Bill No. 287 (Authorizing DHHR promulgate legislative rule relating to fees for services), Senate Bill No. 298 (Authorizing Board of Medicine promulgate legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by board, including assistance to board-designated physician health program for physicians, podiatrists and physician assistants), Senate Bill No. 300 (Authorizing DMV promulgate legislative rule relating to collection of tax on sale of vehicle),
Senate Bill No. 305 (Authorizing Board of Occupational Therapy promulgate legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by board), Senate Bill No. 311 (Authorizing Board of Osteopathy promulgate legislative rule relating to fees for services rendered by board) and Senate Bill No. 320 (Authorizing State Tax Department promulgate legislative rule relating to Consumers Sales and Service Tax and Use Tax--drugs, durable medical goods, mobility-enhancing equipment and prosthetic devices per se exemption; and motor vehicles per se exemption).
On motion of Senator Chafin, the Senate adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 11 a.m.