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WV Code § 5-28-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 28. Commission on Holocaust Education|§5-28-2. Commission on Holocaust Education; Compensation

(a) Effective July 1, 2001, there is created the West Virginia commission on holocaust education.(b) The commission is composed of eleven members: Two members currently serving on the state Board of Education, selected by the board; the state Superintendent of Schools or his or her designee; the director of the division of veterans' affairs; one attorney from the Attorney General's office, civil rights division; one teacher who has completed professional development related to holocaust education teaching at the high-school level and one teacher who has completed professional development related to holocaust education teaching at the junior-high or middle-school level, each appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; and four state residents, appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, who shall be: Individuals who are holocaust scholars or individuals experienced in the field of holocaust education or survivors, second generation, eye-witness/liberators or individuals recommended by the chair of the present holocaust education commission, created by executive order, who, by virtue of their interest, education or long-term involvement in human rights, prejudice reduction and holocaust education have demonstrated, through their past commitment and cooperation with the existing holocaust commission on education, their willingness to work for holocaust awareness and education in West Virginia.(c) Members of the commission shall be appointed for terms of three years or until their prospective successors are appointed and qualified. Members are eligible for reappointment. Any member of the commission who fails to attend more than two consecutive meetings without an excuse approved by the commission may be removed from the commission. All vacancies shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment and the individual appointed to fill the vacancy serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.(d) The Governor shall appoint a chairperson for the commission for a term of three years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.(e) The Speaker of the House of Delegates shall appoint a member of the House of Delegates and the President of the Senate shall appoint a member of the Senate to serve as advisors to the commission.(f) Members of the commission are not entitled to compensation for services performed as members but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred for each day engaged in the performance of their official commission duties in a manner consistent with the guidelines of the travel management office of the Department of Administration.
WV Code § 5-28-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 28. Commission on Holocaust Education|§5-28-3. Commission Powers and Duties

(a) The commission shall:(1) Provide, based upon the collective knowledge and experience of its members, assistance and advice to public and private schools, colleges and universities with respect to the implementation of holocaust education and awareness programs;(2) Meet with appropriate education officials and other interested public and private organizations, including service organizations, for the purpose of providing information, planning, coordination or modification of courses of study or programs dealing with the subject of the holocaust;(3) Compile a roster of individual volunteers who are willing to share their verifiable knowledge and experiences in classrooms, seminars and workshops on the subject of the holocaust. The volunteers may be survivors of the holocaust, liberators of concentration camps, scholars, members of the clergy, community relations professionals or other persons who, by virtue of their experience, education or interest, have experience with the holocaust;(4) Coordinate events memorializing the holocaust and seek volunteers who are willing and able to participate in commemorative events that will enhance public awareness of the significance of the holocaust; and(5) Prepare annual reports for the Governor and the Legislature regarding its findings and recommendations to facilitate the inclusion of holocaust studies and special programs memorializing the holocaust in educational systems in this state.(b) The commission may accept and use for the benefit of the people of West Virginia any gift or devise of any property or thing which is lawfully given and is authorized to accept state funds as the same may be appropriated by the Legislature.
WV Code § 5-29-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 29. Expeditious Issuance of Licenses by Regulatory Agencies|§5-29-1. Purpose of Article

The purpose of this article is to provide for more expeditious and efficient issuance of permits, licenses or certificates by state regulatory agencies to business entities that are in good standing in the payment of taxes and other obligations to the state. For the purposes of this article, a business entity in good standing is one that:(1) Has conducted commercial activities in this state for at least two years;(2) Has paid any business tax, workers' compensation or unemployment compensation premiums due in the preceding two years; and(3) Has not engaged in activities for which any claim of a substantial violation of any statute or rule has occurred in the previous two years.
WV Code § 5-29-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5. General Powers and Authority of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General; Board of Public Works; Miscellaneous Agencies, Commissions, Offices, Programs, etc.|Article 29. Expeditious Issuance of Licenses by Regulatory Agencies|§5-29-2. Regulatory Agencies to Study Expedited Permits, Licenses and Certificates; Reports to the Legislature

(a) The following regulatory agencies shall study, review and develop a plan for expediting the issuance and renewal of permits, licenses and certificates for business entities in good standing:(1) Division of labor;(2) The office of miners' health, safety and training;(3) The Division of Forestry;(4) The office of health facilities licensure and certification within the Department of Health and Human Resources; and(5) The Department of Environmental Protection excepting the oil and gas inspectors' examining board.(b) On or before December 1, 2004, each agency to which this article applies shall file a report with the joint standing committee on government organization, setting forth the findings of its study, its plan to expedite the issuance and renewal of permits, licenses and certificates to business entities in good standing, and its recommendations for any legislation required to meet the purposes of this article.
WV Code § 5A-1-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-2. Department of Administration and Office of Secretary; Secretary; Divisions; Directors

(a) The Department of Administration and the Office of Secretary of Administration are continued in the executive branch of state government. The secretary is the Chief Executive Officer of the department and shall be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for a term not exceeding the term of the Governor.(b) The Department of Administration may receive federal funds.(c) The secretary serves at the will and pleasure of the Governor. The annual compensation of the secretary shall be as specified in §6-7-2a of this code.(d) There shall be in the Department of Administration an Aviation Division, at the discretion of the secretary, a Finance Division, a Fleet Management Division, a General Services Division, an Information Services and Communications Division, Division of Personnel and a Purchasing Division. Each division shall be headed by a director who may also head any and all sections within that division and who shall be appointed by the secretary.(e) There shall also be in the Department of Administration those agencies, boards, commissions and councils specified in §5F-2-1 of this code.
WV Code § 5A-1-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-3. Powers and Duties of Secretary, Division Heads and Employees

The secretary shall have control and supervision of the Department of Administration and shall be responsible for the work of each of its employees. The secretary shall have such power and authority as specified in section two, article two, chapter five-f of this code. The secretary shall also have the authority to employ such assistants and attorneys as may be necessary for the efficient operation of the department. The secretary, the division heads and the employees of the department shall perform the duties herein specified and shall also perform such other duties as the Governor may prescribe.
WV Code § 5A-1-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-5. Reports by Secretary

The secretary shall make an annual report to the Governor concerning the conduct of the department and the administration of the state finances as they pertain to programs administered by the Department of Administration. The secretary shall also make other reports as the Governor may require.
WV Code § 5A-1-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-6. Oath and Bond of Secretary; Bond Required for Director of the Purchasing Division; Bonds for Other Directors and Employees; Cost of Bonds

The secretary, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take and subscribe to the oath prescribed by Section 5, Article IV of the Constitution of West Virginia. Notwithstanding any other provisions to the contrary, the secretary shall execute a bond in the penalty of $100,000, payable to the State of West Virginia, with a corporate bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, approved by the Governor, in form prescribed by the Attorney General and conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and the accounting for all money and property coming into his hands by virtue of his office. The oath and bond shall be filed with the Secretary of State.The director of the Purchasing Division shall execute a bond in the penalty of $100,000 and any person employed as a state buyer in accordance with article three of this chapter shall execute a bond in the penalty of $50,000, payable to the State of West Virginia, with a corporate bonding or surety company authorized to do business in this state as surety thereon, approved by the Governor, in form prescribed by the Attorney General and conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties under the provisions of this chapter and all rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to such chapter and the accounting for all money and property coming into his hands by virtue of his office or position. The bonds shall be filed with the Secretary of State. In lieu of separate bonds for state buyers, a blanket surety bond may be obtained. The other division directors and all other employees of the department shall be covered by bonds in cases where the secretary thinks it necessary, which bonds shall be in the penalty prescribed by the secretary and shall be filed with the Secretary of State.The cost of all such surety bonds shall be paid from funds appropriated to the Department of Administration.
WV Code § 5A-1-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-7. Delegation of Powers and Duties by Secretary

The powers and duties vested in the secretary may be delegated by him to his assistants and employees, but the secretary shall be responsible for all official acts of the department.
WV Code § 5A-1-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-8. Right of Appeal From Interference With Functioning of Agency

Upon occasion of a showing that the application of the authority vested under the provisions of this chapter may interfere with the successful functioning of any department, institution or agency of the government, such department, institution or agency may have the right of appeal to the Governor for review of the case and the decision or conclusion of the Governor shall govern in such cases.
WV Code § 5A-1-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-9. Reporting of State Assets Held to Secretary and State Treasurer

On or before July 1, 1990, the secretary of administration shall, pursuant to chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, promulgate rules requiring any and all banks, savings and loans or other financial institutions in possession of property or other assets belonging to the State of West Virginia to report on at least an annual basis, to the secretary and State Treasurer, the nature and value of said property.
WV Code § 5A-1-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-10. General Procurement Provisions for State Spending Units

(a) Unless this code specifically provides to the contrary, all spending units, whenever possible, shall base purchases for commodities and services on a competitive process and utilize available statewide contracts.(b) The secretary shall issue a notice to cease and desist to any spending unit when the secretary has credible evidence that a spending unit has failed, whenever possible, to purchase commodities and services on a competitive basis or to use available statewide contracts. Failure to abide by such notice may result in penalties set forth in section seventeen, article three of this chapter.
WV Code § 5A-1-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1. Department of Administration|§5A-1-12. Procedural Rules Required for Exempt Agencies

(a) An agency that has been exempted from some or all of the requirements of this chapter, by either a provision of this chapter or in another provision of this code, shall adopt procedural rules, under 29A-3-1 et seq. or 29A-3A-1 et seq. of this code, establishing its purchasing procedures. (b) For agencies that have been exempted prior to the effective date of this section, the written procedures shall be filed no later than September 1, 2020. After September 1, 2020, any agency which has not filed its procedural rule as required by this section shall follow the procurement requirements established by the Purchasing Division.(c) For agencies that are exempted after the effective date of this section, the written procedures shall be filed before the exemption may take effect.
WV Code § 5A-1A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1A. Employee Suggestion Award Board|§5A-1A-1. Employee Suggestion Award Program Continued

There is hereby continued an employee suggestion award program within the Department of Administration for employees of state government. Under this program cash or honorary awards may be made to state employees whose adopted suggestions will result in substantial savings or improvement in state operations.
WV Code § 5A-1A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1A. Employee Suggestion Award Board|§5A-1A-2. Board Created; Term of Members

There is hereby continued an employee suggestion award board which shall be composed of the secretary of administration or his or her designee, Governor's chief technology officer or his or her designee, the President of the Senate or his or her designee, the Speaker of the House of Delegates or his or her designee, two members of the House of Delegates from different political parties to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Delegates, two members of the Senate from different political parties to be appointed by the President of the Senate, and the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources or his or her designee. The terms of the members of the board shall be consistent with the terms of the offices to which they have been elected or appointed.
WV Code § 5A-1A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1A. Employee Suggestion Award Board|§5A-1A-3. Duties of Board; Excluded Employees

It shall be the duty of the board to adopt rules governing its proceedings, to elect a chairman and secretary, to keep permanent and accurate records of its proceedings, to establish criteria for making awards, to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this article, and to approve each award made.In establishing criteria for making awards, the board may exclude certain levels of positions from participation in the program, but in no event shall:(1) The following levels of management, within the spending unit where the adopted suggestion will result in substantial savings, be eligible to receive cash awards under the program:(a) Governor's staff, departmental secretaries and their equivalent; and(b) Assistant or deputy secretary, assistant to secretary, commissioner, assistant or deputy commissioner, major fiscal and administrative policy departmental staff or their equivalent.(c) Director or division chief, including the division chief or director of a statewide program, and which includes a chief of a division supervising several service units or their equivalent.(d) Assistant to director or division chief, section chief or head of major departmental function or their equivalent; and(2) The following levels of management, not within the spending unit where the adopted suggestion will result in substantial savings, be eligible to receive cash awards under the program:(a) Governor's staff, departmental secretaries and their equivalent;(b) Assistant or deputy secretary, assistant to secretary, commissioner, assistant or deputy commissioner.
WV Code § 5A-1A-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1A. Employee Suggestion Award Board|§5A-1A-4. Awards

(a) The maximum cash award approved is limited to twenty percent of the first year's estimated savings, as established by the head of the affected spending unit, or $16,000, whichever is less. A cash award approved by the board shall be charged by the head of the affected spending unit against the appropriation item or items to which the estimated savings apply.(b) Commencing December 2015, and every five years thereafter, the board shall submit a report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance, including:(1) Recommendations for the maximum award amount adjusted for inflation; and(2) Any other information concerning the maximum award amount.(c) After the board has made an award, the Governor may make one secondary award of up to twenty percent of the additional savings realized by implementing the suggestion in other state agencies, not to exceed $5,000. The Governor shall pay the secondary awards from funds appropriated by the Legislature for secondary awards.
WV Code § 5A-1A-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 1A. Employee Suggestion Award Board|§5A-1A-5. State Ownership of Suggestions

The state shall become the sole owner of all suggestions accepted by the employee suggestion award board. The acceptance of a suggestion by the board shall constitute an agreement by the employee and the state that all claims pertaining to the suggestion, immediate and future, on the State of West Virginia are waived.
WV Code § 5A-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 2. Finance Division|§5A-2-1. Finance Division Created; Director; Sections; Powers and Duties

(a) The Finance Division of the Department of Administration is continued. The Finance Division shall be under the supervision and control of a director, who shall be appointed by the secretary. There shall be in the Finance Division a Shared Services Section and a Financial Accounting and Reporting Section.(b) The Shared Services Section shall have the duties conferred upon it by this article, §5A-2B-1 et seq. of this code, and by the secretary, including, but not limited to, general financial accounting, payroll, accounts payable, and accounts receivable for the spending units that have entered into agreements with the Shared Services Section.(c) The Financial Accounting and Reporting Section shall establish and maintain the centralized accounting system required by §5A-2-24 of this code and issue annual general purpose financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and with this article.
WV Code § 5A-2-19a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 5A. Department of Administration|Article 2. Finance Division|§5A-2-19a. Special Reports by Spending Units; Notification of Pending Matters Having Impact on Future Expenditure Requirements

(a) Within ninety days following the end of each fiscal year, each spending unit within state government shall submit a detailed report and accounting of all substantial unbudgeted contingent liabilities that may have a substantial and material impact on spending obligations in subsequent fiscal years. Each report is to include, but not be limited to, pending legal actions, unresolved audit findings and any other activities that are reasonably predicted to have an impact on future expenditures by the state. (b) All reports are to be submitted to the secretary on forms and in the manner prescribed by the secretary. Within thirty days of receipt of each final report, the secretary shall forward a copy to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance. (c) The secretary shall propose for promulgation all rules required for the implementation of this section in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The rules are to include, but not be limited to, definitions of the types of substantial unbudgeted contingent liabilities that are reportable under the provisions of this section.