The House reconvened today to receive committee reports and to introduce more bills, including House Bill 2338 which would eliminate the six month waiting period for those in the Teachers Retirement System to receive disability retirement benefits and House Bill 2355 which would remove certain exemptions in the definition of employer and employee covered by the West Virginia minimum wage law.
House Bill 2402, which the Governor proposed in his State of the State address Wednesday night, was also introduced. It would reform the annual school calendar, by requiring county school systems to begin the instructional term five days earlier and will give schools the flexibility to extend the calendar if necessary to meet the 180-day requirement.
The following committees will meet Monday, Feb. 16:
Finance- 1 p.m.- 460M
Education Subcommittee C- 2 p.m.- Education Committee Room
Health and Human Resources- 4 p.m. – 215E
The House will reconvene Monday, Feb. 16 at 11 a.m.
In the Senate today, members introduced 98 bills, bringing the total of bills introduced in the Senate during the 2009 Regular Session to 247. All but 14 were rule-making bills, which allow state agencies to issue legislative rules. 
The House convened today at 11 a.m. for the second day of the 2009 Regular Session. 
The House and Senate reconvened at 7:00 p.m. this evening for a joint session in the House Chamber for the Governor’s presentation of the 2009 
The 79th West Virginia Legislature will reconvene Wednesday, February 11 at noon to initiate its Regular 60-day Session. Following orders of business of each chamber, the House of Delegates and the Senate are expected to recess until 7 p.m. at which time a Joint Assembly will be conducted so that lawmakers may hear from the governor during the State of the State address.
Members of the West Virginia Legislature met today for the final round of interim meetings of the 2008-2009 interim session, during which members study issues which often are addressed during the legislative session. 
Looking West from the intersection of Kanawha Boulevard and California Avenue the Capitol Dome glistens with midday sun following a break in snow showers. The Statue of Stonewall Jackson sits in the foreground on the Capitol grounds. Snow has blanketed the state recently including here in Charleston as the Legislature readies for the upcoming 2009 Regular Session of the 79th Legislature.