HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 10
(By Delegates Shaver, Stemple, Varner, Swartzmiller,
Beach, Perry and Williams)
[Introduced January 24, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a
study of the advisability of seeking to improve the West
Virginia Department of Transportation Employee Handbook in an
effort to provide a clearer explanation of the meaning of and
implications involved in, the term "seniority" relative to the
employees under the authority of that department.
Whereas, The Department of Transportation has endured a
disproportionally high number of grievances involving claims of
discrimination based on personnel decisions involving questions of
seniority; and
Whereas, It is probable that fashioning a clearer explanation
of the term "seniority," to be viewed in similar fashion by
employees under the authority of the Department of Transportation,
would earlier resolve questions concerning seniority and thereby,
reduce the cost involved in the grievance procedure while,
additionally, reducing hostility among employees and improving
employee morale; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby directed to review, examine and study the advisability of seeking
to improve the West Virginia Department of Transportation Employee
Handbook in an effort to provide a clearer explanation of the
meaning of and implications involved in, the term "seniority"
relative to the employees under the authority of that department;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the said Joint Committee on Government
and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2004,
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 and to prepare a report be paid from legislative
appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.