H. B. 3053
(By Delegates Morgan, Martin, Argento and D. Poling)
[Introduced March 10, 2009; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization then Finance.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §29-6-5 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to the functions of the Division of
Personnel.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §29-6-5 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 6. CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
§29-6-5. Division of Personnel continued; sections functions.
(a) The Division of Personnel is continued within the
Department of Administration.
(b) The Division of Personnel shall perform the following
functions:
(1) Applicant services;
(2) Classification and compensation;
(3) Management development and training;
(4) Program evaluation and payroll;
(5) Employee services;
(6) Employee relations; and
(7) Administrative and staff services
(1) Evaluating applicants for appointment or promotion to
positions in the classified service;
(2) Establishing and applying a system of classification for
positions in the classified and classified-exempt service;
(3) Establishing and applying a system of compensation for
positions in the classified service;
(4) Establishing and maintaining records of employment for
classified employees;
(5) Advising appointing authorities and supervisory personnel
regarding disciplinary matters, the provisions of this article,
rules implementing the provisions of this article and laws and
rules affecting human resource management;
(6) Providing training in human resource management and the
operation of the state personnel system;
(7) Assuring compliance with this article and rules
implementing the provisions of this article; and
(8) Other functions necessary to the establishment of a system
of personnel administration as provided in this article.
(c) Each section shall be under the control of a section chief
to be appointed by the Director who shall be qualified by reason of exceptional training and experience in the field of activities of
the respective section. The Director may establish additional
sections necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to change some functions of
the Division of Personnel.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.