COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 4126
(By Delegates Martin and Schoen) (By Request)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization]
[February 21, 2008]
A BILL to amend and reenact §29-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, prohibiting the Commissioner of Culture and
History from merging the archives library and the lending
library.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §29-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. DIVISION OF CULTURE AND HISTORY.
§29-1-2. General powers of commissioner.
(a) The commissioner shall assign and allocate space in all
facilities assigned to the division and all space in the building
presently known as the West Virginia Science and Culture Center,
and any other buildings or sites under the control of the
commissioner, and may, in accordance with the provisions of chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code, prescribe rules
regulations and fees
for the use and occupancy of said facilities, including tours:
Provided, That the commissioner
may not merge the West Virginia
Archives and History library, also known as the archives library,
with the West Virginia Library Commission library, also known as
the lending library.
(b) The commissioner shall coordinate the operations and
affairs of the sections and commissions of the division and assign
each section or commission responsibilities according to criteria
the commissioner deems most efficient, productive and best
calculated to carry out the purposes of this article. The
commissioner shall provide to the fullest extent possible for
centralization and coordination of the bookkeeping, personnel,
purchasing, printing, duplicating, binding and other services which
can be efficiently combined. The commissioner may establish such
other sections for such purposes as he or she deems determines
necessary, and may appoint directors thereof of those sections.
The commissioner may appoint a director of the West Virginia
Science and Culture Center. The commissioner shall serve as the
state historic preservation officer and shall chair the Capitol
Building Commission.
(c) After consultation with the section directors and the
commissions, the commissioner shall prepare a proposed division
budget for submission to the Governor for each fiscal year.
(d)
No contract, agreement or undertaking may be entered into
by any section of the division which involves the expenditure of
funds without the express written approval of the commissioner as
to fiscal responsibility.
(e) The commissioner shall prepare and submit to the Governor
an annual report in accordance with the provisions of section
twenty, article one, chapter five of this code, which report shall
include a detailed account of the activities of each section and
commission of the division.
(f) The commissioner shall employ all personnel for the
sections, except for persons in the professional positions
established within the sections as provided in this article; and
shall supply support services to the commissions and to the
Governor's mansion advisory committee.