HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 78
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss and Delegates Pethtel, Amores,
Anderson, Argento, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Beane, Blair, Boggs,
Border, Brown, Browning, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury,
Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, DeLong, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge,
Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferrell, Frederick, Hamilton, Hartman,
Hatfield, Houston, Howard, Hrutkay, Hunt, Iaquinta, Kominar, Leach,
Leggett, Long, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Marshall,
Martin, Michael, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Palumbo, Paxton, Perdue,
Perry,, Pino, Poling, Proudfoot, Roberts, Romine, Rowan, Spencer,
Stalnaker, Staton, Stemple, Stephens, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb,
Talbott, R. Thompson, R. M. Thompson, Trump, Tucker, Varner, Wakim,
Walters, Webster, Wells, G. White, H. White, Williams, Wysong and
Yost)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the
awarding of state contracts, loans, grants and industrial
revenue bonds to companies outsourcing certain jobs.
Whereas, In recent years, a number of companies have replaced
highly skilled workers from this state with lower-paid, foreign
laborers, a practice known as outsourcing; and
Whereas, In many cases, the impetus for the outsourcing is pressure from domestic and foreign capital venture companies that
see foreign labor as a way of increasing their already significant
profits; and
Whereas, The preservation of jobs in this State is of critical
importance to the economic vitality of the State and the local
communities within the State; and
Whereas, The economic dislocation caused by outsourcing jobs
threatens the health, safety and welfare of the people of this
State; and
Whereas, A company that engages in outsourcing should not enjoy
the benefits of a lucrative State or local procurement contract and
should be prohibited from receiving any economic development
assistance or subsidies from State or local government; therefore,
be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby
requested to study the awarding of State contracts, loans, grants
and industrial revenue bonds to companies outsourcing certain jobs;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2006, on
its findings, conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts
of any legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.
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