HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 33
(By Delegates Campbell, Proudfoot, Perdue, Pino,
Fragale, Spencer, Stephens, Argento, Pethtel, Fleischauer,
Manchin, Rowan, Evans, Hamilton, Border, Boggs, Moye,
Hatfield, Wysong, Azinger and Poling)
[Originating in the Select Committee on Senior Citizens Issues]
Requesting the Speaker of the House of Delegates to continue and
reappoint the Select Committee on Senior Citizen Issues beyond
the 78th Legislature.
Whereas, The Select Committee on Senior Citizen Issues was
created on January 11, 2008 under the able direction of the current
Speaker of the House of Delegates, the Honorable Richard Thompson,
to consider issues and concerns facing senior citizens in our
State; and
Whereas, The Select Committee on Senior Citizen Issues has
jurisdiction over any and all legislative matters to propose,
revise and re-codify statutory provisions relating to issues
relevant to senior citizens; and
Whereas, Since its inception, the Select Committee on Senior
Citizen Issues has heard presentations by the Bureau of Senior
Services, the Consolidated Public Retirement Board, the U.S.
Administration on Aging, AARP, and the Bureau of Medical Services; and
Whereas, the Select Committee on Senior Citizen Issues will
expire at the end of the 78
th Legislature; and
Whereas, Committee members feel that progress has already been
made in bringing senior-related issues to the forefront and believe
that there is still much work needed to continue to improve the
health and happiness of West Virginia's seniors; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That members of the House of Delegates hereby request that, at
the appropriate time, the Speaker continue and reappoint the Select
Committee on Senior Citizen Issues; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates is
hereby requested to forward a certified copy of this resolution to
the Speaker of the House of Delegates and the members of the Select
Committee on Senior Citizen Issues.
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