(Week of February 9-15)
Senate Bill 539 will remove the qualification of five years of underground coal mining experience for applicants applying for the position of the Director of the Office of Miners’ Health, Safety and Training, making this requirement optional if the applicant had completed five years of education and training in underground coal mining safety.
House Bill 4037 will amend the definition of real property previously specified in §11-4-3 of the West Virginia Code, to specify a place of residence to not be just the primary place of residence. The amendment is retroactive to July 1, 2005.