The House of Delegates met early this morning at 9 a.m. and passed five bills.
Senate Bill 143 makes changes to the Adopt-A-Stream Program. The bill states that participants 17 years old or younger must be accompanied by an adult. The DEP will review applications for adoption and have the discretion to approve or deny the applications. Adoptions are for three years and at least one clean-up a year must take place.
Senate Bill 231 transfers the administration of the West Virginia Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBTT) Matching Funds Program from the Department of Commerce to the Department of Economic Development, including, but not limited to, the authority to propose legislative rules.
House Bill 2221 excludes life insurance proceeds and contractual instruments from paid to the debtor as a beneficiary during bankruptcy proceedings.
House Bill 2597 requires that employee evaluations for school personnel must provide data and an explanation in support of any statement or rating in which the employee is assessed to be less than satisfactory.
House Bill 2800 authorizes legislative rules for the Higher Education Policy Commission regarding Performance-Based Funding Formula, Capital Project Management, Tuition and Fee Policy, Higher Education Grant Program, Annual Reauthorization of Degree-Granting Institutions, and Human Resources Administration and authorizes legislative rules for the Council for Community and Technical College Education regarding Performance-Based Funding Formula, Capital Project Management, Workforce Development Initiative Grant Programs, Annual Reauthorization of Degree-Granting Institutions, and Human Resources Administration.
Thirteen bills were on first reading today. House Bill 2512 was tabled as it is a companion bill to Senate Bill 231 which just passed. Action on House Bill 2832 was postponed one day.
The House is adjourned until 11 a.m. Monday, January 30, 2023.
Committee Meetings, Today
- The Finance Committee will meet immediately following the floor session in Room 460.
- The Committee on Senior, Children, and Family Issues will be at 10:30 a.m. in Room 410.
Committee Meetings, Monday, Jan. 30
- The Government Organization Committee will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 215E.
- The Education Committee will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 434.
- The Judiciary Committee will meet at 3 p.m. in Room 410.
