WEST virginia legislature

2020 regular session

Introduced

Senate Bill 217

By Senators Maynard, Cline, and Roberts

[Introduced January 9, 2020; referred
to the Committee on the Workforce; and then to the Committee on Finance]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §16-1-8a, relating to requiring the Department of Health and Human Resources to collaborate with the Workforce Development Board and the West Virginia Division of Personnel for purposes of job placement.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 1. STATE PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEM.

§16-1-8a. Duties and powers of the commissioner; authorization to cooperate and collaborate with the Workforce Development Board and the West Virginia Division of Personnel.

The commissioner, at the direction of the secretary, shall cooperate and collaborate with the Workforce Development Board and the West Virginia Division of Personnel for the purpose of assisting in job placement for unemployed persons seeking employment aid or who are receiving state benefits. The secretary shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with §29A-3-1 et seq. of this code to implement this section.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide assistance for purposes of job placement by requiring the Department of Health and Human Resources to collaborate with the Workforce Development Board and the West Virginia Division of Personnel.

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