ENGROSSED
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
H. B. 3092
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Amores
and Fleischauer)
(Originating in the Committee on Government Organization

A BILL to amend and reenact section five, article five-e, chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to further amend said article by adding thereto a new section, designated section seven, all relating to continuation of the equal pay commission; providing for a study by the equal pay commission; requiring report and specifying due date.

That section five, article five-e, chapter twenty-one of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended and reenacted; and that article five-e, chapter twenty-one of said code be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section seven, all to read as follows:

ARTICLE 5E. EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK FOR STATE EMPLOYEES.

§21-5E-5. Establishment of the equal pay commission; appointment of members; and expiration date.
(a) The equal pay commission is hereby established. The commission shall be composed of seven members, as follows:
(1) Two members of the House of Delegates, appointed by the speaker;
(2) Two members of the Senate, appointed by the president; and
(3) Three state employee representatives, including one labor union member representing state employees, as agreed to by the speaker and president; the director of the women's commission, or his or her designee; and the director of the office of equal employment opportunity, or his or her designee.
(b) The commission shall seek input from and invite the commissioner of labor or his or her designee and the director of the personnel division of the department of administration or his or her designee to attend meetings of the commission.
(c) One of the members of the Senate and one of the members of the House of Delegates, as designated by the president and the speaker respectively, shall serve as cochair of the commission.
(d) The members of the House of Delegates, the members of the Senate and the state employee representative members initially appointed shall serve until the thirty-first day of December, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight. Those members shall thereafter be appointed to serve two-year terms beginning the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred ninety-nine.
(e) Any member whose term has expired shall serve until his or her successor has been duly appointed. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term. Any member shall be eligible for reappointment.
(f) Any vacancies occurring in the membership of the commission shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment for the position being vacated. The vacancy shall not affect the power of the remaining members to execute the duties of the commission.
(g) The commission expires on the first day of July, two thousand three thirteen.

§21-5E-7. Study by equal pay commission; report to Joint Committee on Government and Finance by specified date of study conclusions.