West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 191 - Family Protection Services Board › Title 191 - LEGISLATIVE RULE FAMILY PROTECTION SERVICES BOARD › Series 191-01 - Operation of the Family Protection Advisory Board › Section 191-1-3 - Purposes of the Board

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
3.1. The purposes of
				the Board are to receive and consider applications for licensure of domestic
				violence programs, batterer intervention and prevention programs and monitored
				parenting and exchange programs; assess the need for domestic violence
				programs, batterer intervention and prevention programs and monitored parenting
				and exchange programs, including the use of licensure pre-application and
				application processes; conduct licensure renewal reviews of domestic violence
				programs, batterer intervention and prevention programs and monitored parenting
				and exchange programs, that will ensure the safety, well-being and health of
				the programs' participants and staff; allocate the Family Protection Fund and
				direct the Department of Health and Human Resources to distribute funds to
				licensed domestic violence programs in accordance with a formula determined by
				the board; submit an annual report on the status of licensed programs to the
				Governor and the Legislature's Joint Committee on Government and Finance; and
				conduct hearings as necessary.
3.2.b. All
				meetings will be publicly announced in accordance with W. Va. Code §
										6-9A-3 with notice to the Secretary
				of State's Office. That notice shall include the time, place and purpose of the
				meeting. The Board shall, in accordance with state law, hold open meetings
				except when an executive session is necessary for the discussion of sensitive
				issues regarding the issuance, denial- or suspension of a license and Board
				personnel. This exception will be effective only with a consensus of the Board
				members present. If an emergency session is necessary, the Board shall file a
				notice with the Secretary of State's Office any time prior to the meeting. Such
				notice shall state the time, place and purpose of the meeting.
3.2.c. Meetings may be held with a majority
				of the Board members present.
3.2.d. Officers will include a chair, a
				vice-chair, and a secretary/treasurer who will be selected on an annual basis.
				Terms of office will begin on July 1 of each year and will end the following
				June 30. Selection shall be made by a majority of the constituent
				membership.
3.2.e. In the absence
				of the chair, the vice-chair or another member designated by the chair may
				conduct meetings of the Board.
3.2.f. The chair will have the following
				responsibilities and duties.
(1) call and
				conduct all meetings;
(2)
				participate in planning agendas for meetings;
(3) speak as the official representative of the Board;
(4) designate members of the board or members
				of the staff to appear on the board's behalf before the Legislature and other
				forums; and
(4) supervise the
				duties of the staff of the Board.
3.2.g. The vice-chair will assume any or all
				of the responsibilities and duties of the chair in the chair's absence, unless
				the chair designates a responsibility or duty to another member.
3.2.h. The Board shall hire or contract staff
				to complete the Board's work as necessary. Funds will be allocated for this
				purpose from the fifteen percent (15%) of funds allowed by law for the cost of
				administering provisions of § 48-26-401(5).
3.2.i. Expenses incurred by Board members
				while pursuing the work of the Board shall be reimbursed by the funds
				designated for administrative activities. Board members shall, at all times,
				comply with the most current State of West Virginia travel regulations. The
				Board shall supply its members and staff with appropriate forms to request
				reimbursement. The designated members of the Board who serve by virtue of their
				positions shall request reimbursement for expenses through their employing
				agency or appointing committee.
3.2.j. The Board may advise the Secretary of
				the Department of Human Services and the chair of the Governor's Committee on
				Crime, Delinquency and Correction on matters of concern relative to his or her
				responsibilities under W. Va. Code §§
										48-26-101 et seq. and the Board
				may delegate to the Secretary such powers and duties of the Board as the Board
				may deem appropriate to delegate, including, but not limited to, the authority
				to approve, disapprove, revoke or suspend licenses.