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WV Code § 30-29-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 29. Law-Enforcement Training and Certification|§30-29-8. Compensation for Employees Attending Law-Enforcement Training Academy; Limitations; Agreements to Reimburse Employers for Wages and Expenses of Employees Trained but Not Continuing Employment

(a) A West Virginia law-enforcement agency shall, and a governing board may, pay compensation to employees, including wages, salaries, benefits, tuition, and expenses, for the employees attendance at a law-enforcement training academy. The compensation paid to the employees for such attendance may not include overtime compensation under the provisions of 21-5C-3 of this code and shall be at the regular rate to which each employee would be entitled for a workweek of 40 hours in regular employment with the employer.(b) In consideration for such compensation, the governing board, hospital, county commission, or municipal government may require each employee to enter into a written agreement in advance of such attendance that obligates the employee to repay the employer if he or she voluntarily discontinues employment within one year immediately following completion of the training curriculum. The amount of repayment shall be a pro rata portion of the total compensation which is equal to the portion of the year which the employee chose not to remain employed.(c) As used in this section, "governing board" has the meaning ascribed in 18B-1-2 of this code.
WV Code § 30-29-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 29. Law-Enforcement Training and Certification|§30-29-9. Special Railroad Police Permitted to Attend Law-Enforcement Training Academies

Special railroad police officers shall be permitted to attend law-enforcement training academies for law-enforcement officers: Provided, That the railroad companies shall pay a tuition fee in an amount sufficient to pay the entire cost of training each employee who attends an academy, which fee shall in no event be less than $45 per day: Provided, however, That special railroad police officers shall be permitted to attend an academy only as space may be available.
WV Code § 30-29-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 29. Law-Enforcement Training and Certification|§30-29-10. Prohibition of Racial Profiling

(a) The Legislature finds that the use by a law-enforcement officer of race, ethnicity, or national origin in deciding which persons should be subject to traffic stops, stops and frisks, questioning, searches, and seizures is a problematic law-enforcement tactic. The reality or public perception of racial profiling alienates people from police, hinders community policing efforts, and causes law-enforcement officers and law-enforcement agencies to lose credibility and trust among the people law-enforcement is sworn to protect and serve. Therefore, the West Virginia Legislature declares that racial profiling is contrary to public policy and should not be used as a law-enforcement investigative tactic.(b) For purposes of this section:(1) The term "law-enforcement officer" means any duly authorized member of a law-enforcement agency who is authorized to maintain public peace and order, prevent and detect crime, make arrests and enforce the laws of the state or any county or municipality thereof.(2) The term "municipality" means any incorporated town or city whose boundaries lie within the geographic boundaries of the state.(3) The term "racial profiling" means the practice of a law-enforcement officer relying, to any degree, on race, ethnicity, or national origin in selecting which individuals to subject to routine investigatory activities, or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law-enforcement activity following the initial routine investigatory activity. Racial profiling does not include reliance on race, ethnicity, or national origin in combination with other identifying factors when the law-enforcement officer is seeking to apprehend a specific suspect whose race, ethnicity, or national origin is part of the description of the suspect.(4) The term "state and local law-enforcement agencies" means any duly authorized state, county or municipal organization employing one or more persons whose responsibility is the enforcement of laws of the state or any county or municipality thereof.(c) No law-enforcement officer shall engage in racial profiling.(d) All state and local law-enforcement agencies shall establish and maintain policies and procedures designed to eliminate racial profiling. Policies and procedures shall include the following:(1) A prohibition on racial profiling;(2) Independent procedures for receiving, investigating, and responding to complaints alleging racial profiling by law-enforcement officers;(3) Procedures to discipline law-enforcement officers who engage in racial profiling;(4) Procedures to insure the inclusion of training in the investigation of organized criminal enterprises and anti-racial profiling training in new officer training and to law-enforcement officers who have not received such training as certified by the Governor's committee; and(5) Any other policies and procedures deemed necessary by state and local law-enforcement agencies to eliminate racial profiling.
WV Code § 30-29-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 29. Law-Enforcement Training and Certification|§30-29-12. Law-Enforcement Officers to Receive Identification and Certification to Carry Weapons Off Duty

(a) Every person employed by a West Virginia state, county or municipal agency as a qualified law-enforcement officer within the meaning of 18 U. S. C. §926B, shall receive an appropriate photo identification and certification of training required to carry a concealed firearm under the federal Law-Enforcement Officers Safety Act, 18 U. S. C. §926B. No currently employed officer may be charged a fee for the photo identification and certification. This subsection does not prohibit a law-enforcement agency from controlling the use of any department-owned weapon.(b) When a qualified law-enforcement officer, within the meaning of 18 U. S. C. §926B, retires from, or otherwise honorably ceases employment with, a West Virginia state, county or municipal agency, the agency shall provide, at no charge, an appropriate photo identification to show the former employee’s status as an honorably separated or retired qualified retired law-enforcement officer within the meaning of 18 U. S. C. §926C. Every West Virginia state, county or municipal law enforcement agency which conducts firearms qualification for current employees shall offer its honorably retired or separated former employees an opportunity to participate in such firearms qualification on an annual basis. The former employees shall provide, at their own expense, an appropriate firearm and ammunition and may be charged a fee not to exceed $25 for such training. Upon completion of the training and payment of any fee, the law-enforcement agency shall issue a new photo identification and certification which identifies the former employee as a “qualified retired law-enforcement officer” who has satisfied the annual training requirements of 18 U. S. C. §926C.(c) A law-enforcement agency may, in its sole discretion, allow a person who honorably retired or separated from another federal, state, county or municipal law-enforcement agency as a qualified law-enforcement officer within the meaning of 18 U. S. C. §926B, the opportunity to participate in firearms qualification the agency provides its own former employees under subsection (b) of this section. Participants shall provide, at their own expense, an appropriate firearm and ammunition and may be charged a fee not to exceed $50 for such training. Upon completion of the training and payment of any fee, the law-enforcement agency shall issue a certificate which states that the retiree satisfied the training requirements of 18 U. S. C. §926C.
WV Code § 30-29-13 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 29. Law-Enforcement Training and Certification|§30-29-13. Chief Executive Requirements

Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, on or after July 1, 2018, any person appointed to serve as the chief executive of a municipal law-enforcement agency shall be a certified, or certifiable as, a law-enforcement officer as provided in §30-29-5 of this code: Provided, That chief executives of municipal law-enforcement agencies employed prior to July 1, 2018, who are not certified law-enforcement officers are exempt from this requirement for purposes of the position he or she holds as of that date.
WV Code § 30-29A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 29A. Standards for Professional Fire Fighters Training; Registered Apprenticeship and Certification|§30-29A-1. To 30-29a-7

Repealed.Acts, 2002 Reg. Sess., Ch. 147.
WV Code § 30-30-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-1. Unlawful Acts

(a) It is unlawful for any person to practice or offer to practice social work in this state without a license or permit issued under this article, or advertise or use any title or description tending to convey the impression that the person is a social worker, unless the person has been licensed or permitted under this article, and the license or permit has not expired, been suspended or revoked.(b) No business entity, except through a licensee, may render any service or engage in any activity which if rendered or engaged in by an individual, would constitute the practices regulated under this article.
WV Code § 30-30-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-2. General Provisions

The practices regulated under this article and the Board of Social Work are subject to article one of this chapter, this article, and any rules promulgated hereunder.
WV Code § 30-30-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-3. Definitions

As used in this article:(1) "Applicant" means any person making application for a license or a permit under this article.(2) "Board" means the Board of Social Work.(3) "Business entity" means any firm, partnership, association, company, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or other entity providing social work services.(4) "Code of Ethics" means the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers.(5) "General Supervision" means the supervising social worker provides instructions and oversight for services and is easily accessible.(6) "Indirect supervision" means the performance of an action after instruction from a supervising social worker.(7) "License" means a license issued under this article. A license does not mean a provisional license issued under this article.(8) "Licensee" means a person holding a license under this article. A licensee does not mean a person provisionally licensed under this article.(9) "Permit" means a temporary permit to practice social work issued by the board.(10) "Permittee" means a person holding a permit issued under this article.(11) "Supervising social worker" means a social worker, who meets the requirements of this article, who assumes responsibility for the professional care given by a person authorized by this article to work under his or her general or indirect supervision.
WV Code § 30-30-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-4. Board of Social Work

(a) The State Board of Social Work Examiners is continued. On July 1, 2011, the State Board of Social Work Examiners is renamed the Board of Social Work. The members of the board in office on July 1, 2011, shall, unless sooner removed, continue to serve until their respective terms expire and until their successors have been appointed and qualified.(b) The board shall consist of the following seven members who are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate:(1) One independent clinical social worker;(2) Two certified social workers;(3) One graduate social worker;(4) Two social workers; and(5) One citizen member.(c) The terms shall be for five years.(d) Each licensed member of the board, at the time of his or her appointment, must have held a license in this state for at least five years;(e) Each member of the board must be a resident of this state during the appointment term.(f) A member may not serve more than two consecutive full terms. A member having served two consecutive full terms may not be appointed for one year after completion of his or her second full term. A member may continue to serve until a successor has been appointed and has qualified.(g) A vacancy on the board shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term of the member whose office shall be vacant and the appointment shall be made within sixty days of the vacancy.(h) The Governor may remove any member from the board for neglect of duty, incompetency or official misconduct.(i) Any member of the board immediately and automatically forfeits his or her membership if his or her license to practice is suspended or revoked by the board, is convicted of a felony under the laws of any jurisdiction, or becomes a nonresident of this state.(j) The board shall elect annually one of its members as chairperson who serves at the will of the board.(k) Each member of the board is entitled to compensation and expense reimbursement in accordance with article one of this chapter.(l) A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum.(m) The board shall hold at least two meetings annually. Other meetings may be held at the call of the chairperson or upon the written request of four members, at the time and place as designated in the call or request.(n) Prior to commencing his or her duties as a member of the board, each member shall take and subscribe to the oath required by section five, article four of the Constitution of this state.
WV Code § 30-30-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-5. Powers and Duties of the Board

(a) The board has all the powers and duties set forth in this article, by rule, in article one of this chapter and elsewhere in law.(b) The board shall:(1) Hold meetings;(2) Establish requirements for licenses and permits;(3) Establish procedures for submitting, approving and rejecting applications for licenses and permits;(4) Determine the qualifications of an applicant for licenses and permits;(5) Maintain records of the examinations the board or a third party administers, including the number of persons taking the examinations and the pass and fail rate;(6) Hire, discharge, establish the job requirements and fix the compensation of the executive director;(7) Maintain an office, and hire, discharge, establish the job requirements and fix the compensation of employees, investigators and contracted employees necessary to enforce this article;(8) Investigate alleged violations of this article, legislative rules, orders and final decisions of the board;(9) Conduct disciplinary hearings of persons regulated by the board;(10) Determine disciplinary action and issue orders;(11) Institute appropriate legal action for the enforcement of this article;(12) Maintain an accurate registry of names and addresses of all persons regulated by the board;(13) Keep accurate and complete records of its proceedings, and certify the same as may be necessary and appropriate;(14) Establish the continuing education requirements for licensees;(15) Issue, renew, combine, deny, suspend, revoke or reinstate licenses and permits;(16) Establish a fee schedule;(17) Propose rules in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement this article; and(18) Take all other actions necessary and proper to implement this article.(c) The board may:(1) Contract with third parties to administer the examinations required under this article;(2) Sue and be sued in its official name as an agency of this state; and(3) Confer with the Attorney General or his or her assistant in connection with legal matters and questions.
WV Code § 30-30-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-6. Rulemaking

(a) The board shall propose rules for legislative approval, in accordance with article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, to implement this article, including:(1) Additional standards and requirements for licenses and permits;(2) Requirements for third parties to prepare and/or administer examinations and reexaminations;(3) Educational and experience requirements;(4) Standards for approval of courses and curriculum;(5) Procedures for the issuance and renewal of licenses and permits;(6) A fee schedule;(7) Continuing education requirements for licensees;(8) Qualifications for supervisors; providing type of required supervision; requirements that shall be included within a supervisory plan; and detailed periodic documentation and successful completion of supervision required;(9) Baccalaureate degrees related to social work;(10) Establish critical social work workforce shortage positions, setting, areas or fields of practice;(11) Establishing credentialing guidelines identifying advanced social work practice in existing and emerging specializations, skills and settings;(12) The procedures for denying, suspending, revoking, reinstating or limiting the practice of licensees and permitees;(13) Requirements for inactive or revoked licenses and permits; and(14) Any other rules necessary to implement this article.(b) All of the board's rules in effect on January 1, 2011, shall remain in effect until they are amended or repealed, and references to former enactments of this article are interpreted to be consistent with this article.
WV Code § 30-30-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-7. Fees; Special Revenue Account; Administrative Fines

(a) All fees in effect, shall remain in effect until they are amended or repealed by legislative rule or statute.(b) All fees and other moneys, except administrative fines, received by the board shall be deposited in a separate special revenue fund in the State Treasury designated the "Board of Social Work Fund", which is continued. The fund is used by the board for the administration of this article. Except as may be provided in article one of this chapter, the board retains the amount in the special revenue account from year to year. No compensation or expense incurred under this article is a charge against the General Revenue Fund.(c) Any amount received as fines, imposed pursuant to this article, shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund of the State Treasury.
WV Code § 30-30-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-8. License to Practice as an Independent Clinical Social Worker

To be eligible for a license to practice as an independent clinical social worker, the applicant must:(1) Submit an application to the board;(2) Be at least eighteen years of age;(3) Be of good moral character;(4) Have obtained a master's degree from a school of social work accredited by the council on social work education that included a concentration of clinically oriented course work as defined by the board;(5) Have completed a supervised clinical field placement at the graduate level, or post-master's clinical training that is found by the board to be equivalent;(6) Have practiced clinical social work for at least two years in full-time employment, or three thousand hours under the supervision of an independent clinical social worker, or clinical supervision that is found by the board to be equivalent;(7) Have passed an examination approved by the board;(8) Have satisfied the board that he or she merits the public trust by providing the board with three letters of recommendation from persons not related to the applicant;(9) Not be an alcohol or drug abuser, as these terms are defined in section eleven, article one-a, chapter twenty-seven of this code: Provided, That an applicant in an active recovery process, which may, in the discretion of the board, be evidenced by participation in an acknowledged substance abuse treatment and/or recovery program may be considered;(10) Not have been convicted of a felony in any jurisdiction within five years preceding the date of application for license which conviction remains unreversed;(11) Not have been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in any jurisdiction if the offense for which he or she was convicted related to the practice of social work, which conviction remains unreversed; and(12) Meet any other requirements established by the board.
WV Code § 30-30-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 30. Professions and Occupations|Article 30. Social Workers|§30-30-9. Scope of Practice for an Independent Clinical Social Worker

 A clinical social worker may:(1) Perform all duties within the scope of practice of a licensed certified social worker, licensed graduate social worker, and licensed social worker.(2) Apply social work theory, methods, assessment, ethics and the professional use of self to the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of psychological dysfunction, disability or impairment, including emotional and mental disorders and developmental disabilities.(3) Clinical social work practice is based on knowledge of one or more theories of biological, psychological and social development, normal human behavior, psychopathology, the causes and effects of physical illness and disability, unconscious motivation, interpersonal relationships, family dynamics, environmental stress, social systems and cultural diversity with particular attention to the person existing as a combination of biological, psychological and social elements in his or her environment.(4) Clinical social work includes interventions directed to interpersonal interactions, intrapsychic dynamics and life-support and management issues.(5) Clinical social work services consist of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, including psychotherapy and counseling, client-centered advocacy, consultation and evaluation. The process of clinical social work is undertaken within the objectives of the social work profession and the principles and values of its code of ethics.