The House of Delegates passed four bills today and sent them to the Senate. Among those were House Bill 2335, which would require state institutions of higher education to participate in the federal “Yellow Ribbon G.I. Education Enhancement Program,” and House Bill 2225, which would authorize the Department of Education and Arts to set forth certain legislative rules and the Division of Rehabilitation Services to set forth a legislative rule relating to the low vision driver training program.
The Grafton Highschool Bearcats football team (pictured) was honored today with House Resolution 31 for winning the 2008 WVSSAC AA Football Championship. Other resolutions included House Resolution 33, which recognized the West Virginia Division of Forestry for one hundred years of service to the citizens of West Virginia, and House Resolution 34, which designated the week of March 15 as West Virginia Professional Surveyors’ Week.
The following committees will meet Today:
Finance – 1:30 p.m. – 460M
Government Organization – 1:30 p.m. – 215E
Education – 2:00 p.m. – 434M
Judiciary – 2:00 p.m. – 410M
The following committees will meet Wednesday, March 18:
Natural Resources – 9:15 a.m. – 215E
Banking & Insurance – 10:00 a.m. – 215E
Pensions & Retirement – 10:00 a.m. – 460M
Energy, Industry & Labor, Economic Development and Small Business – 1:00 p.m. – 434
Roads & Transportation – 2:00 p.m. – 215E
Senior Citizen Issues – 3:00 p.m. – 215E
The House will reconvene Wednesday, March 18 at 11:00 a.m.
