HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 88

(By Delegates Howell, Pack, Azinger, Bibby, Cadle, Diserio, Hansen, Hicks, Hott, Jeffries, D., Jeffries, J., Martin, Nelson, Paynter, Phillips, Pyles, Staggers, Swartzmiller, Sypolt, Walker, and Worrell)

[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization, March 1, 2019]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the Board of Risk and Insurance Management by evaluating their contracting for services, reviewing their premium structures and rates, identifying their activities to provide transparency to the public and governmental entities and reviewing their fiscal responsibilities. 

Whereas, The Legislature is committed to ensuring the efficiency of all executive agencies; and

Whereas, The Legislature is committed to state agencies being fiscally responsible and ensuring transparency to the taxpayers; and

Whereas, The Board of Risk and Insurance Management has entered into multi-year contracts and has extended certain contracts, so that it is necessary to review the activities of the Board of Risk and Insurance Management by evaluating their processes for establishing premiums, risk rate structures and overall efficiency to ensure that the Board of Risk and Insurance Management is operating responsibly; and

Whereas, Because of the known discrepancies between the various databases across state government, it is necessary to evaluate the mechanisms of communication, or lack thereof, among the various agencies to ensure the accuracy of the states asset inventories in relationship to the appropriate risk coverage for state assets, in order to provide adequate risk protection of the taxpayers’ money; and

Whereas, The Legislature is committed to periodically auditing agencies for their performance of their duties to ensure best practices and compliance with applicable laws and the Board of Risk and Insurance management has not been formally audited by the Legislature since 2006; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the Board of Risk and Insurance Management by evaluating their contracting for services, reviewing their premium structures and rates, identifying their activities to provide transparency to the public and governmental entities and reviewing their fiscal responsibilities; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the Regular Session of the Legislature 2020 on its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with any drafts of legislation necessary to effectuate any recommendations; and, be it,

Further Resolved, That the Board of Risk and Insurance Management, the Real Estate Division, The Fleet Management Division, the Department of Administration, the State Auditor, the Enterprise Resources Planning Board, and the State Budget Office shall cooperate with the Legislature and provide such information as may be necessary to perform this study; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, prepare a report and draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.