ENROLLED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
Senate Bill No. 255
(Senators Tomblin, Mr. President, and Bailey,
original sponsors)
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[Passed March 9, 1995; in effect from passage.]
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AN ACT to amend and reenact section twelve, article one,
chapter ten of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to
additional membership on the West Virginia library
commission; the composition of the membership; and
requiring geographic representation.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section twelve, article one, chapter ten of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
§10-1-12. State library commission.
There shall be a state library commission, known as the
"West Virginia library commission", which shall consist of five
members who shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, each for a term of four years. Thereafter, on the first day of July, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-five, four additional members shall be
appointed: Provided, That for the four new members added to the
commission in the year one thousand nine hundred ninety-five,
one shall serve an initial term of four years and three shall
serve an initial term of two years. No more than three members
may reside in the same congressional district. At least four
members of the commission shall be women and at least four
members shall be men. No member of the commission shall
receive compensation for services rendered, nor be engaged or
interested in the publishing business.
The members of the commission in office on the date this
code takes effect shall, unless sooner removed, continue to
serve until their respective terms expire and their successors
have been appointed and have qualified. On or before the
expiration of the terms for which said members are appointed,
the governor shall appoint their successors.