HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 93

(By Delegates Hamrick, Dean, Folk, Graves, Higginbotham, Howell, Martin, McGeehan, Pack, Queen, Rohrbach, C. Romine, Storch, Westfall and White)

[Introduced March 2, 2018]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study exempting state employees from the payment of state income tax.

Whereas, Exempting state employees from West Virginia income tax may attract more qualified individuals to become citizens of the state and retain qualified individuals currently working for the state; and

Whereas, With many high school graduates leaving the state to attend college and many students upon graduation from the state’s colleges either leaving the state for employment or seeking employment in the private sector, elimination of the state income tax would serve as an inducement for those graduates to seek a career in state government which in turn would contribute to the economic vitality, cultural diversity and social progress of the state’s communities; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study exempting state employees from the payment of state income tax; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2019, 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.