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WV Code § 5-1E-4 (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 1E. Healthy West Virginia Program|§5-1E-4. Partnership to Encourage Healthy Lifestyles by Children and Families

(a) The West Virginia Healthy Lifestyles Program will develop a statewide voluntary private sector partnership program to work with businesses throughout the state that encourage and promote healthy lifestyles among their employees and communities.(b) Beginning July 1, 2005, those businesses voluntarily choosing to participate in the Healthy Lifestyles Program shall submit their own detailed programs to the Office of Healthy Lifestyles for review. The programs should be creative and unique, highlighting the efforts of the business to promote healthy lifestyles to West Virginians through sensible diet and physical fitness.(c) The West Virginia Healthy Lifestyles program will develop a recognition program for private sector enterprises that develop or advance programs that address the problems affecting overweight and obese individuals and that promote a healthy lifestyle.(d) Any business program promoting healthy lifestyles that is recognized by the Office of Healthy Lifestyles will be issued a universally recognized logo, suitable for public display by the business.(e) Marketing of programs recognized by the Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall take place through all state agencies. The West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency, the Bureau for Medical Services and the West Virginia Workers' Compensation Commission shall aggressively market this program to their members for the purposes of health promotion among their members.(f) The Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall market recognized programs to other businesses, as models, to help create additional programs promoting healthy lifestyles.(g) The Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall report annually by December 1, to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability: (1) The number of participants; (2) the impact on businesses as established by a survey of participating businesses; and (3) the results of consumer satisfaction surveys all designed by the Office of Healthy Lifestyles.
WV Code § 5-1E-5 (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 1E. Healthy West Virginia Program|§5-1E-5. Creation of a Healthy Lifestyles Fund

There is hereby created in the state Treasury a separate special revenue account, which shall be an interest bearing account, to be known as the "Healthy Lifestyles Fund". The special revenue account shall consist of all appropriations made by the Legislature, income from the investment of moneys held in the special revenue account and all other sums available for deposit to the special revenue account from any source, public or private. No expenditures for purposes of this section are authorized from collections except in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twelve of this code and upon fulfillment of the provisions set forth in article two, chapter eleven-b of this code. Any balance remaining in the special revenue account at the end of any state fiscal year does not revert to the General Revenue Fund but remains in the special revenue account and shall be used solely in a manner consistent with this article. No expenses incurred under this section shall be a charge against the General Funds of the state.
WV Code § 5-2-1 (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 2. Secretary of State|§5-2-1. General Duties

The Secretary of State shall be the keeper of the seals of the state, keep a journal of executive proceedings, arrange and preserve all records and papers belonging to the executive department, be charged with the clerical duties of that department, and render to the Governor, in the dispatch of the executive business, such service as he may require.
WV Code § 5-2-2 (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 2. Secretary of State|§5-2-2. Authority to Administer Oaths

Where any oath may lawfully be taken within the state, it may be administered by the Secretary of State, unless otherwise provided by law.
WV Code § 5-2-3 (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 2. Secretary of State|§5-2-3. Retention and Preservation of Records of the Secretary of State; Destruction of Records

(a) The Secretary of State shall provide for the storage and retention of those essential records, as defined in section four, article eight, chapter five-a of this code, filed in the office of the Secretary of State for the period specified by law or legislative rule. The Secretary of State shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code identifying the essential records and providing for the minimum retention period.(b) Where a preservation duplicate, as defined in section three, article eight, chapter five-a of this code, is made of a record filed with the Secretary of State by photography, microphotography, digital imaging or other electronic means which accurately reproduces and preserves the record on microfilm, microfiche, optical disks or other unalterable electronic storage medium which complies with national standards or nationally accepted practice for permanent archival storage, the Secretary of State may provide for the destruction of the original paper copy when the following conditions are met:(1) The preservation duplicate has been created, reviewed for quality, indexed in a reasonable manner as provided by the Secretary of State and determined to be accessible by means of the index;(2) An additional archive copy of the preservation duplicate has been created and stored in a fireproof, secure storage location; and(3) The original paper copy has been preserved for at least three months following the creation of the preservation duplicate.(c) The original copies of the papers of the Governor, including executive orders, proclamations, appointments, pardons and other documents signed by the Governor, shall be retained permanently, regardless of whether a preservation duplicate has been created.(d) The Secretary of State shall have authority to determine the retention period for nonessential records.(e) The Secretary of State may, upon mutual agreement with the director of the division of archives and history, transfer to the division of archives and history those records of the Secretary of State as may be identified as having primarily historic value in order to make those records more available for purposes of research.(f) Following the expiration of the required retention period, the destruction of confidential original records shall be conducted in a manner designed to protect the secrecy of those records. (g) Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require the Secretary of State to destroy original records immediately upon the expiration of the retention period.
WV Code § 5-2-4 (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 2. Secretary of State|§5-2-4. Accessible County Records; Required Information

(a) The Secretary of State shall maintain a website with certain county information. The website shall be updated annually.(b) On or before January 31, 2018, the county officer information website shall be updated by the Secretary of State.(c) The website shall contain the following minimum information regarding county officials:(1) The official title and name of each county office holder;(2) The contact information for each county office holder, including telephone number, facsimile number, office location and mailing address;(3) The electronic mail address of each elected county office holder where available; and (4) The website of each county commission, where available.
WV Code § 5-3-1 (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 3. Attorney General|§5-3-1. Written Opinions and Advice and Other Legal Services; Expenditures by State Officers, Boards and Commissions for Legal Services Prohibited

The Attorney General shall give written opinions and advice upon questions of law, and shall prosecute and defend suits, actions, and other legal proceedings, and generally render and perform all other legal services, whenever required to do so, in writing, by the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Auditor, the state superintendent of free schools, the treasurer, the commissioner of agriculture, the board of public works, the Tax Commissioner, the state archivist and historian, the commissioner of banking, the Adjutant General, the director of the Division of Environmental Protection, the superintendent of public safety, the state commissioner of public institutions, the commissioner of the Division of Highways, the commissioner of the Bureau of Employment Programs, the Public Service Commission, or any other state officer, board or commission, or the head of any state educational, correctional, penal or eleemosynary institution; and it is unlawful from and after the time this section becomes effective for any of the public officers, commissions, or other persons above mentioned to expend any public funds of the State of West Virginia for the purpose of paying any person, firm, or corporation for the performance of any legal services: Provided, That nothing contained in this section impairs or affects any existing valid contracts of employment for the performance of legal services heretofore made.It is also the duty of the Attorney General to render to the President of the Senate and/or the Speaker of the House of Delegates a written opinion or advice upon any questions submitted to the Attorney General by them or either of them whenever he or she is requested in writing so to do.
WV Code § 5-3-3 (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 3. Attorney General|§5-3-3. Assistants to Attorney General

(a) The Attorney General may appoint such deputy or assistant attorneys general as may be necessary to properly perform the duties of his or her office. The total compensation of all such deputies or assistants shall be within the limits of the amounts appropriated by the Legislature for personal services. All deputy or assistant attorneys general so appointed shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Attorney General and shall perform such duties as the Attorney General may require of them.(b) The Attorney General may appoint such special assistant attorneys general as may be necessary to properly perform the duties of his or her office: Provided, That if the appointment relates to a contingency fee legal arrangement or contract as defined in W. Va. Code §5-3-3a(a)(1), then the appointment must be in accordance with the procedures and compensation set forth in W.Va. Code §5-3-3a. All special assistant attorneys general appointed shall serve at the will and pleasure of the Attorney General and shall perform such duties as the Attorney General may require of them: Provided, That the appointment of a special assistant Attorney General under this section shall not be construed to alter, inhibit or expand the attorney-client relationship set forth in this article between the Attorney General and the state in the control or conduct of a cause of action.(c) All laws or parts of laws inconsistent with the provisions hereof are hereby amended to be in harmony with the provisions of this section.
WV Code § 5-3-4 (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 3. Attorney General|§5-3-4. Annual Report to Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House

(a) The Attorney General shall annually, on or before November 1, deliver to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House a report detailing: (1) The state and condition of the several causes, in which the state is a party, pending in courts mentioned in section two of this article.(2) The use of any fee arrangements as provided in subsection (h), section three-a of this article with private attorneys in the preceding year. At a minimum, the report shall:(A) Identify all new fee arrangements entered into during the year and all previously executed fee arrangements that remain current during any part of the year and for each contract describe:(i) The name of the private attorney with whom the state has contracted, including the name of the attorney's law firm;(ii) The nature and status of the legal matter;(iii) The name of the parties to the legal matter;(iv) The amount of the recovery; and(v) The amount of any legal fees paid.(B) Include copies of any written determinations made pursuant to section three-a of this article during the year.(b) The Attorney General’s annual report shall be posted on the Attorney General’s website within thirty days of submitting the report to the Governor, President of the Senate and Speaker of the House and shall remain posted on the website for at least two years thereafter.(c) Nothing in this section shall be considered to require the Attorney General to report or disclose any information protected by the attorney-client or other privilege.
WV Code § 5-3-5 (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 3. Attorney General|§5-3-5. Fees to Be Paid Into State Treasury

On the final determination of any cause in any of the courts mentioned in the second section of this article, in which the Attorney General appeared for the state, the clerk thereof shall certify to the Auditor the fee of the Attorney General which was taxed in the bill of costs against the defendant, and when such fee shall be collected it shall be paid into the state Treasury and placed to the credit of the state fund.
WV Code § 5-3-6 (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 3. Attorney General|§5-3-6. Attorney General’s Investigators Authority to Carry Concealed Weapon

(a) The Attorney General may allow, consistent with the provisions of this section, an investigator to carry a concealed firearm while performing his or her official duties.(b) An investigator employed by the Attorney General may carry a concealed firearm approved by the Attorney General solely for purposes of defense of self or others if the investigator has:(1) Obtained the written authorization by the Attorney General;(2) Been determined not to be prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law;(3) Obtained and maintains a concealed handgun license pursuant to §61-7-1 et seq. of this code; and(4) Successfully completed a firearms training and certification program equivalent to that provided to officers attending the entry level law-enforcement certification course provided at the West Virginia State Police Academy. The investigator must thereafter successfully complete an annual firearms qualification counsel equivalent to that required of certified law-enforcement officers as established by legislative rule. The Attorney General may reimburse the investigator for the cost of the training and requalification. (c) Neither the state, a political subdivision, an agency nor an employee of the state acting in an official capacity, may be held personally liable for an act of an investigator employed by the Attorney General if the act or omission was done in good faith while the investigator was performing official duties or responsibilities under the office of the Attorney General.
WV Code § 5-4-1 (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 4. Board of Public Works|§5-4-1. How Constituted; Powers and Duties

(a) The Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Superintendent of Free Schools, Treasurer, Attorney General, and Commissioner of Agriculture shall be and constitute a corporation under the style of "The Board of Public Works." The board shall have the powers and perform the duties prescribed for it by law.(b) Board members shall vote in person at regular meetings: Provided, That a board member may send a designee to vote in his or her stead: Provided, however, That a designee may only vote on matters that appear on a properly posted agenda: Provided, further, That no more than three designees may vote at a meeting.
WV Code § 5-4-2 (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 4. Board of Public Works|§5-4-2. Secretary; Records

The Secretary of State shall act as secretary of the board, and shall keep a record of the official acts thereof, and shall discharge such other duties as may be by the board prescribed. The proceedings of each day shall be signed by the officer presiding on that day and shall at all times be open to inspection.
WV Code § 5-5-1 (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 5. Salary Increase for State Employees|§5-5-1. Definitions

For the purposes of this article:(a) "Eligible employee" means:(1) Any regular full-time employee of the state or any spending unit of the state who is eligible for membership in any state retirement system of the State of West Virginia or other retirement plan authorized by the state: Provided, That the mandatory salary increase required by this article does not apply to any employee of the state whose compensation is fixed by statute or by statutory schedule other than employees described in this section. Clerks, deputy clerks and magistrate assistants of magistrate courts are eligible for the incremental salary increases provided in this article with the increases to be allowable in addition to the maximum salaries and compensation for the employee offices under the magistrate court system statutes of article one, chapter fifty of this code. Members of the board of Parole are eligible for the incremental salary increases provided in this article with the increases to be allowable in addition to the salaries and compensation provided in section two-a, article seven, chapter six of this code. This article may not be construed to mandate an increase in the salary of any elected or appointed officer of the state;(2) Any classified employee as defined in section two, article nine, chapter eighteen-b of this code who is an employee of a state institution of higher education, the Higher Education Policy Commission or the Council for Community and Technical College Education; or(3) Any full-time faculty member as defined in section one, article eight, chapter eighteen-b of this code who is an employee of a state institution of higher education, the Higher Education Policy Commission or the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education.(b) "Years of service" means full years of totaled service as an employee of the State of West Virginia. For full-time faculty as defined in this section, each nine or more months of contracted employment during a fiscal year equals one full year of service; and(c) "Spending unit" means any state office, department, agency, board, commission, institution, bureau or other designated body authorized to hire employees.
WV Code § 5-5-2 (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 5. Salary Increase for State Employees|§5-5-2. Granting Incremental Salary Increases Based on Years of Service

(a) Every eligible employee with three or more years of service shall receive an annual salary increase equal to $60 times the employee’s years of service. In each fiscal year and on or before July 31, each eligible employee shall receive an annual increment increase of $60 for that fiscal year.(b) Every employee becoming newly eligible as a result of meeting the three years of service minimum requirement on July 1, in any fiscal year is entitled to the annual salary increase equal to $60 times the employee’s years of service, where he or she has not in a previous fiscal year received the benefit of an increment computation. Thereafter, the employee shall receive a single annual increment increase of $60 for each subsequent fiscal year.(c) These incremental increases are in addition to any across-the-board, cost-of-living, or percentage salary increases which may be granted in any fiscal year by the Legislature.(d) This section shall not be construed to prohibit other pay increases based on merit, seniority, promotion, or other reason, if funds are available for the other pay increases: Provided, That the executive head of each spending unit shall first grant the mandated increase in compensation in this section to all eligible employees prior to the consideration of any increases based on merit, seniority, promotion, or other reason.