H. B. 2761


(By Delegates Faircloth, Trump, Staton,

Micheal and Mezzatesta)

[Introduced February 24, 1995; referred to the

Committee on the Judiciary.]




A BILL to amend and reenact section one, article ten, chapter six of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to employment of spouse by state official or employee.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section one, article ten, chapter six of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10. EMPLOYMENT OF SPOUSE BY STATE OFFICIAL OR EMPLOYEE.
§6-10-1. Employment of spouse at public expense prohibited.
The employment of his or her wife spouse at public expense by any official or employee of the state is expressly prohibited.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state officials or employees from employing their spouse at the state's expense.