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WV Code § 4-3-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-1. Continued as Statutory Body; Composition; Appointment and Terms of Members

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance, heretofore existing under a joint rule of the Senate and House of Delegates, is hereby continued as a statutory body. This committee shall be composed of seven members of the Senate, six of whom shall be appointed by the President of the Senate, and seven members of the House of Delegates, six of whom shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates. The six members appointed by the President of the Senate shall include the majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the chairman of the Senate committee on the judiciary and the chairman of the Senate committee on finance. The six members appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall include the majority leader of the House of Delegates, the minority leader of the House of Delegates, the chairman of the house committee on the judiciary and the chairman of the house committee on finance. The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates shall be members of the committee and cochairmen thereof. Not more than five members of the committee from each house shall be members of the same political party: Provided, That in the event the membership of a political party is less than fifteen percent in the House of Delegates or Senate, then the membership of that political party from the legislative house with less than fifteen percent membership may be one from that house. The members shall serve until their successors shall have been appointed as heretofore provided.
WV Code § 4-3-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-2. Expenses of Committee; Compensation of Members

The expenses of the committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the Senate and contingent fund of the House of Delegates in equal amounts. The members of the committee shall receive no remuneration for their services, other than actual expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties hereunder as approved by the committee.
WV Code § 4-3-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-3. Powers and Duties Generally; Report to Legislature; Office

It shall be the duty of the committee to consider matters referred to it by legislative resolution, and to study and survey matters of government, finance, and claims against the state and to make a report of its studies, findings and such recommendations as it may deem proper and as well all expenditures of said committee to regular annual sessions of the Legislature. The committee is hereby vested with power and authority to employ and supervise the Legislative Auditor, as provided in article two of this chapter; and to employ other technical and clerical personnel as may from time to time be necessary; and to establish a legislative reference library. The committee shall be vested with and authorized to exercise all powers granted such committee by legislative resolution, and the statutes and Constitution of the State of West Virginia. The committee may function and exercise any power granted it either during the interim periods between sessions of the Legislature or while the Legislature is in session. The office of said committee shall be maintained at the state Capitol.
WV Code § 4-3-3a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-3a. Interim Powers and Duties

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall coordinate meetings between regular sessions of the Legislature of all legislative committees and legislative commissions established by and operating under general law and shall authorize interim meetings of said committees and commissions.The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall study and survey matters of government, finance and claims against the state as authorized by section three, article three, chapter four. In addition, the joint committee may make studies it was directed to make by concurrent resolutions heretofore adopted by the Legislature and continued for additional study by the joint committee by concurrent resolutions adopted by the Legislature. The joint committee may make these studies by creation of subcommittees.The joint committee may commission studies to be made jointly by appropriate standing committees of each house of the Legislature between regular sessions of the Legislature.
WV Code § 4-3-3b (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-3b. Duty of the Joint Committee on Government and Finance With Respect to the Statewide Reappraisal to Be Completed on the March 31, 1985

[Repealed.]
WV Code § 4-3-3c (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-3c. Reorganization of Joint Legislative Agencies

(a) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance has the authority over and direction of joint legislative agencies, personnel and services, including, but not limited to, the following:(1) The Commission on Special Investigations provided for in article five, chapter four of this code;(2) The Court of Claims provided for in article two and crime victims compensation provided for in article two-a, chapter fourteen of this code;(3) The Legislative Auditor provided for in article two, chapter four of this code;(4) The Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee provided for in article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code;(5) The legislative reference library provided for in section three of this article;(6) The legislative automated systems division;(7) Legislative Services;(8) Public information; and(9) Joint services provided by one or more of the joint agencies set forth in this subsection. The following joint services are included:(A) Bill drafting;(B) Budget analysis;(C) Duplicating;(D) Financial, payroll, personnel and purchasing for joint agencies and personnel;(E) Fiscal analysis;(F) Post audits, full performance evaluations and preliminary performance reviews;(G) Research; and(H) Joint services to other joint legislative committees created and authorized by this code, to joint standing committees of the Senate and House of Delegates, to standing committees of the Senate and House of Delegates and to legislative interim committees.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Joint Committee on Government and Finance has the authority to reorganize and restructure the joint legislative agencies, personnel and services as provided in subsection (a) of this section for the purposes of improving their efficiency and the service they provide to the Legislature and to improve the management thereof by the joint committee. To accomplish these purposes, the joint committee may create divisions as it determines necessary and transfer and assign the joint agencies, personnel and services to the divisions. The divisions, joint agencies, personnel and services shall operate under the direction and policies of the joint committee: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the joint committee to alter or redefine the powers, duties and responsibilities vested in the commission on special investigations pursuant to article five of this chapter.
WV Code § 4-3-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-4. Access to Records of State Agency or Department; Public Hearings; Meetings; Administering Oaths to Persons Testifying; Compelling Access to Records and Attendance of Witnesses; Production of Evidence

For the purpose of obtaining information in conjunction with the formulation of new laws or the revision of existing laws or in conjunction with any investigation or survey, the committee, or an employee duly authorized by the committee, shall have access to any and all records of every agency or department of the state.In addition to its regular and special meetings, the committee, or any employee duly authorized by the committee, is empowered to hold public hearings in furtherance of the purposes authorized by this article, at such times and places within the state as may be desirable, and either cochairman or any member of the committee shall have the power to administer oaths to persons testifying at such hearings or meetings.By subpoena, issued over the signature of either cochairman of the committee and served in the manner provided by law, the committee may summon and compel the attendance of witnesses and their examination under oath and the production of all books, papers, documents and records necessary or convenient to be examined and used by the committee in the performance of its duties. If any witness subpoenaed to appear at any hearing or meeting shall refuse to appear or to answer inquiries there propounded, or shall fail or refuse to produce books, papers, documents or records within his or her control when the same are demanded, the committee in its discretion may enforce obedience to its subpoena by attachment, fine or imprisonment, as provided in section five, article one of this chapter; or it may report the facts to the circuit court of Kanawha County or any other court of competent jurisdiction and such court shall compel obedience to the subpoena as though such subpoena had been issued by such court in the first instance.Witnesses subpoenaed to attend such hearings or meetings, except officers or employees of the state, shall be allowed the same mileage and per diem as is allowed witnesses before any petit jury in this state.
WV Code § 4-3-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-5. Computer Subscriber System

(a) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance is authorized to provide information from portions of the Legislature's computer data to persons through the Internet, or through other means approved by the committee, for noncommercial use, with or without charge. The committee may charge and collect fees for providing or licensing portions of the data maintained in the Legislature's computer databases to persons requesting the data.(b) The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall, prior to January 12, 2000, consider how best to provide, through the Internet or other means, free public-access to appropriate information maintained in the Legislature's computer databases. The committee shall consider providing free public access through the Internet, or other appropriate means, to bill status information, the text of pending bills, the daily journals of the House of Delegates and the Senate, the West Virginia code, and any other information determined appropriate by the committee, all as maintained by the Legislature in its computer databases. In determining what information to which to provide free access, the committee shall consider how the access may affect the integrity, security and functionality of the Legislature's computer system and its primary use of supporting its legislative functions.(c) No part of the information contained in the Legislature's computer system databases in its magnetic or electronic form is a public record as that term is defined in section two, article one, chapter twenty-nine-b of this code. Notwithstanding any provisions of section three, article one, chapter twenty-nine-b of this code to the contrary, the Legislature may not be required or compelled to allow access to all or a portion of its databases for inspection and copying and may not be required to make available copies of all or a portion of its databases on magnetic or electronic media.
WV Code § 4-3-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 3. Joint Committee on Government and Finance|§4-3-6. Authority to Screen Employees of the Legislature; Background Checks

The Joint Committee on Government and Finance shall create and implement a background check program to facilitate the processing and analysis of the criminal history and background of applicants for employment by the Legislature. In the course of determining an applicant’s eligibility for employment with the Legislature, the legislative manager shall request each applicant to submit a full set of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a criminal history record check. Records shall be checked through the Criminal Identification Bureau of the West Virginia State Police and the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check and the results shall be made available to the Director of the Division of Protective Services. If the results of the criminal history check reveal an offense or offenses, the Director of the Division of Protective Services shall advise the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Delegates or the joint committee depending on the appropriate hiring authority for the position sought by the applicant.
WV Code § 4-4-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 4. Citizens Hearing Committee|§4-4-1. To 4-4-3

Repealed.Acts, 1991 Reg. Sess., Ch. 71.
WV Code § 4-5-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 5. Commission on Special Investigations|§4-5-1. Commission on Special Investigations Continued; Composition; Appointment and Terms of Members

The Commission on Special Investigations is continued. The commission shall continue to be composed of the President of the Senate and four members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President of the Senate, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; and the Speaker of the House of Delegates and four members of the House of Delegates, to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, no more than two of whom shall be appointed from the same political party: Provided, That in the event the membership of a political party is less than 15 percent in the House of Delegates or Senate, then the membership of that political party from the legislative house with less than 15 percent membership may be one from that house. The commission shall be chaired by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Delegates. All members appointed to the commission by the commission chairs serve until their successors are appointed as provided in this section.
WV Code § 4-5-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 5. Commission on Special Investigations|§4-5-3. Executive Sessions; Hearings; Subpoena Power; Enforcement Provisions

The commission may conduct proceedings in a confidential executive session for the purpose of establishing business, establishing policy, reviewing investigations, and interrogating a witness or witnesses: Provided, That if a witness desires a public or open hearing the witness may demand an open hearing and shall not be heard otherwise: Provided, however, That if a witness desires a hearing in an executive session, the witness may so request and shall not be heard otherwise. However, members of the staff of the commission may be permitted to attend executive sessions.All witnesses appearing before the commission shall testify under oath or affirmation, and any member of the commission or its staff may administer oaths or affirmations to such witnesses. To compel witnesses to attend a hearing or produce any books, records, documents, or papers, or any other tangible thing except where the records, documents, data, or items are protected from disclosure by state or federal law or privilege recognized by state or federal courts, the commission may issue subpoenas, signed by one of the cochairs: Provided, That the commission may specifically authorize or delegate the power to its director to sign subpoenas on its behalf. The subpoenas shall be served by any person authorized by law to serve and execute legal process, and service shall be made without charge. Witnesses subpoenaed to attend hearings shall be allowed the same mileage and per diem as is allowed witnesses before any petit jury in this state.If any person subpoenaed to appear at any hearing shall refuse to appear or to answer inquiries there propounded, or shall fail or refuse to produce books, records, documents, papers, or any other tangible thing within his or her control when the same are demanded, the commission shall report the facts to the circuit court of Kanawha County or any other court of competent jurisdiction and such court may compel obedience to the subpoena as though such subpoena had been issued by such court in the first instance: Provided, That prior to seeking circuit court relief, the commission may, in its discretion, first demand the head of the public agency in which an employee has failed to appear or which has failed to produce requested or subpoenaed material to appear before the commission and address the basis for the failure to comply and whether compliance will be forthcoming.
WV Code § 4-5-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 5. Commission on Special Investigations|§4-5-4. Compensation and Expenses of Members; Other Expenses; How Paid

The members of the commission shall receive travel, interim, and out-of-state expenses, as authorized in §4-2A-6 and §4-2A-8 of this code. Such expenses and all other expenses, including those incurred in the employment of legal, technical, investigative, clerical, stenographic, advisory, and other personnel, shall be paid from the appropriation for Joint Expenses.
WV Code § 4-5-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 5. Commission on Special Investigations|§4-5-5. Investigations Exempt From Public Disclosure Requirements

(a) The investigations conducted by the commission and the materials, in any medium, including hard copy and electronic, placed in the custody of the commission as a result of any such investigation are exempt from public disclosure under the provisions of chapter 29B of this code.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, the commission may dispose of printed materials placed in its files upon a vote of the commission: Provided, That the commission shall save copies of materials filed on or after January 1, 2010, in electronic form prior to their disposal.(c) When the commission receives information, in any form, from any office, agency, department, or branch of state or local government that is bound by state or federal law to maintain the confidentiality, privacy, or security of the information, that governmental body shall identify to the commission what information and materials are so protected and identify the law or laws governing the confidentiality, privacy, or security of the information. The commission shall protect the confidentiality, privacy, or security of the protected information in like manner and to the same level as is required of the governmental body providing the information to the commission. When the commission has completed an investigation and no longer has a need to maintain the confidential or protected information or materials, the commission shall notify the entity from whom the information was received and, unless requested to return the information or materials, shall destroy the same in a secure fashion and notify the entity from whom the information was received of this destruction.
WV Code § 4-5-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 5. Commission on Special Investigations|§4-5-6. False Statements to Commission

(a) A person is guilty of making a false statement to the Commission on Special Investigations when:(1) Such person, with the intent to impede the commission or to impede an investigator of the commission acting in the lawful exercise of his or her official duties, knowingly and willfully makes any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or representation, or makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any false, fictitious or fraudulent statement or entry;(2) Such statement, representation, writing or document is made or given to the commission or an investigator of the commission acting in the lawful exercise of his or her official duties; and(3) The misrepresentation is material.(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section are not applicable to a person in the relation of husband and wife, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild, brother or sister, by consanguinity or affinity, of an individual who is the subject of an investigation by the commission.(c) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $1,000, or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
WV Code § 4-5-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 5. Commission on Special Investigations|§4-5-7. Impersonation or Obstruction of Commission Member or Staff

(a) A person is guilty of impersonating a member or employee of the Commission on Special Investigations when he or she does one of the following:(1) Falsely represents himself or herself to be a member or employee of the commission;(2) Falsely represents himself or herself to be acting under the order or direction, or to have the authority, of the commission or its staff; or(3) Falsely presents a badge, credentials, other insignia or likeness thereof, used by the commission for identification as a member of the commission or its staff.(b) Any person who, by threats, menaces, or acts, or who forcibly or illegally hinders or obstructs or attempts to hinder or obstruct a Commission on Special Investigations member or employee acting in his or her official capacity, is guilty of obstruction: Provided, That failure to produce information or records at the request of a member or employee of the commission is not obstruction when such disclosure is prohibited by state or federal law.(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $500 nor more than $2,500, or confined in jail for not more than one year, or both fined and confined.
WV Code § 4-5-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 5. Commission on Special Investigations|§4-5-8. Award of Duty Weapon Upon Retirement; Disposal of Other Weapons Used by Staff

(a) Upon the retirement of a member of the commissions investigative staff, the cochairs of the commission shall award to the retiring employee a duty weapon used by the employee when that employee retires honorably after having served:(1) At least 20 years of actual service on the commissions investigative staff;(2) At least 20 years in law enforcement and an additional 10 years of service on the commissions investigative staff; or(3) Any period of service on the commissions investigative staff and retires due to total physical disability resulting from his or her service to the commission.(b) The award of the duty weapon shall be without charge to the employee or other condition: Provided, That the cochairs shall not award a duty weapon to any retiring employee whom the cochairs find to be mentally incapacitated or to be a danger to any person or to the community.(c) The commission has the sole authority to determine the manner of disposition of duty weapons of members of the commissions investigative staff when replaced due to age or routine wear. The commission may offer these surplus weapons for sale at fair market value to any active or retired member of the commissions investigative staff who has been designated to carry a firearm in the course of duties with the commission, with the proceeds of any sales to be used to offset the cost of new weapons. Surplus duty weapons may also be included as trade-ins toward the purchase of new weapons.
WV Code § 4-6-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 4. The Legislature|Article 6. Blennerhassett Historical Commission|§4-6-1. To 4-6-7

Expired May 15, 1976.