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Introduced Version House Bill 2008 History

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H. B. 2008


(By Delegate Boggs)

[Introduced February 14, 2001; referred to the

Committee on Political Subdivisions then the Judiciary.]





A BILL to amend and reenact section seventeen, article five, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authority of county officials or employees to become members of voluntary associations; prohibiting public funds from being expended to any association or organization which lobbies state or federal legislative or regulatory bodies.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That section seventeen, article five, chapter seven of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 5. FISCAL AFFAIRS.

§7-5-17. Authority of county officials or employees to become members of voluntary associations.

Any county official or employee is hereby authorized to become associated and to participate as a member in any voluntary state association or organization, in the discretion of the county court commission, from which benefits commensurate with the expense will be derived by the county. The county court commission is authorized to expend funds for such purpose and to reimburse such the person or persons for the actual amount expended by him or her for food and lodging while in attendance at meetings of such associations, within this state, with mileage not to exceed the rate of ten cents per mile, to be computed according to the distance by the nearest practicable route for travel to and from such any meeting: Provided, That no public funds may be expended to any association or organization which lobbies the Legislature, the United States Congress or any state or federal regulatory body. Any association or organization which derives seventy-five percent or more of its total funding from membership dues, beginning the first day of September of each year shall cause to be published in accordance with section one, article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, a financial statement in a Class 1-0 legal advertisement published in each county from which the organization derives public funds. This financial statement shall list, in the aggregate and by type, all sources of revenue and all major categories of expenses.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit public funds from being expended to any association or organization which lobbies.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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