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Legislative Interns begin work for 2009 Regular Session

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The Legislative Internship program started this week with interns representing a variety of state universities and colleges taking part in orientation and learning what committees or lawmakers they would be working with throughout the session.

The West Virginia Legislature each year offers a number of internship opportunities for college students from in-state institutions wishing to further their knowledge and understanding of the political process on a state level.

The McManus Fellowship, Rollins-Burk Interns, Herndon Fellowship, Fraisure-Singleton Internship and the Legislative Information Journalism Internship offer varying degrees of involvement and students wishing to apply must meet requirements specific to the program they wish to enter.

While positions are filled for the 2009 Legislative Session, interested students are urged to look over the information on the Legislative Internship webpage and consider applying in the future.

State Capitol Hosts 11th Annual Pumpkin Drop

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Overcast and dreary skies did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm for the 11th Annual Capital City Pumpkin Drop held Thursday at the State Capitol Building.

The Pumpkin Drop is organized by the Education Alliance, a nonprofit organization working to create conditions of learning that benefit all children. They created the Pumpkin Drop in 1998 as an innovative way to directly engage West Virginia public school students in the learning process.

This event helps students K-12 develop team building skills and master concepts in mathematics and physics by putting their knowledge to use. The goal is to build an apparatus that will allow the pumpkin to withstand its fall from the top of the building and stay whole while landing as close to a designated target as possible. In the 10 year history of this event, thousands of pumpkins have been dropped off the State Capitol Building and more than 10,000 students have teamed to build successful apparatuses.

The competition provides a unique opportunity for elementary schools to compete in an academic setting with both middle schools and high schools. Pumpkins are judged by a team of engineering faculty from the Community and Technical College at Institute of Technology WVU, based on whether they stay intact and how close they land to the target.

A trophy and prizes are awarded for first, second and third-place schools with $100 going to the winning school and $50 and $25 going out to the second and third place schools respectively.

Past and present governors, legislators and other state employees enjoy this annual event and typically venture down to the capitol grounds to meet student participants. Bayer CropScience and Waste Management serve as sponsors for the event.

Legislature Passes Final Bill, Adjourns Sine Die

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The Senate met today to pass House Bill 219, which was on third reading. Senate Bill 2010, the Senate’s version of HB219, was committed to the Rules Committee on third reading.

The House then approved the Senate’s changes to HB219 and passed the final version of the bill. It will now go to the Governor for his approval.

HB219 was the final bill of the Second Special Session of 2008. During the session, which began Tuesday, lawmakers passed 19 bills.

The Senate and the House both adjourned sine die.

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Senate Approves Changes to Appropriations Bill

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During its Friday evening session, the Senate concurred in the House’s changes to Senate Bill 2019 and passed the bill.

Consideration of Senate Bill 2010, currently on third reading, was laid over one day. House Bill 219, originally the same as Senate Bill 2010, was amended on second reading and advanced to third.

The Senate adjourned until 11 a.m. tomorrow.

House Meets Briefly to Pass Supplemental Bill

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The House met briefly this evening to take up for consideration the passage of supplemental appropriations bill, Senate Bill 2019 . The bill was amended then passed and sent back to the Senate for final approval.

The House is adjourned until 11:00 a.m. tomorrow.

Senate Receives One Bill From House in Afternoon Session

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Senators reconvened in the afternoon to receive House Bill 219, which was passed by the House earlier today. The bill was taken up for immediate consideration, read a first time and advanced to second reading.

Senate Bill 2010, which was originally the same as House Bill 219, was advanced to third reading with the right to amend.

The Senate adjourned until 6 p.m. tomorrow.

House Reconvenes and Passes Three Bills

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The House reconvened this afternoon to receive messages from the Senate and to finish work on the House calendar.

One report received concerned the passage of amended House Bill 212, which the House passed with an additional amendment and sent back to the Senate for passage. Also taken up for consideration was amended House Bill 210, which the House concurred with Senate amendments and then passed.

The House also passed supplemental bill Senate Bill 2014, which has now completed legislative action and House Bill 219, which must now go to the Senate for its consideration.

The House is adjourned until 6:00 p.m. tomorrow.

Senate Amends, Passes Teachers’ Retirement Bill

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During its 11 a.m. session, the Senate amended and passed House Bill 210 after suspending the constitutional rule requiring a bill be read on three separate days. This bill deals with the transfer election of pensions from the Teachers’ Defined Contribution system to the Teachers Retirement System. The House must now concur in the Senate amendments before the bill can become law.

Senators also concurred in a House amendment to a Senate amendment to House Bill 212. The bill, which relates to the creation of a testing schedule for school bus drivers, was then passed again and sent to the Governor for his approval.

The Senate is in recess until 12:15 p.m.

Evening Senate Session Sees Amendments to House Bills Prior to Passage

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The Senate met this evening to accept House reports regarding the passage of nine bills by that body. The Senate took those reports up for immediate consideration and read them a first time. The constitutional amendment requiring a bill be read on three separate days was then suspended and the bills were read a second and third time.

Six bills were read three times and passed without amendments and have now completed legislative action. These bills are: House Bill 211, House Bill 214, House Bill 215, House Bill 216, House Bill 217 and House Bill 218.

Three bills were read three times and passed with amendments by the Senate and must now go to the House for their approval. These bills are: House Bill 210, House Bill 212, and House Bill 213.

The Senate also took up and passed a supplemental appropriation bill, Senate Bill 2014, which would make an appropriation to various state accounts from the General Revenue Fund. This bill now advances to the House for their consideration.

The Senate will reconvene tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.

House Completes Legislative Action on Eight Supplemental Appropriation Bills

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The House met in an afternoon session to accept reports from the Senate regarding action taken on eight Senate Bills. The House took up the reports for immediate consideration whereupon the bills were read a first, second and third time after suspending the constitutional rule requiring a bill be read on three separate days.

The bills that passed were all supplemental appropriations allocating state money, they included: Senate Bill 2011, Senate Bill 2012, Senate Bill 2013, Senate Bill 2015, Senate Bill 2016, Senate Bill 2017, Senate Bill 2018 and Senate Bill 2019.

The House adjourned for the evening and will reconvene tomorrow at 11:00 a.m.

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