HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 78

(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss and Delegates Pethtel, Amores, Anderson, Argento, Azinger, Barker, Beach, Beane, Blair, Boggs, Border, Brown, Browning, Butcher, Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Craig, Crosier, DeLong, Doyle, Duke, Eldridge, Ellem, Ennis, Evans, Ferrell, Frederick, Hamilton, Hartman, Hatfield, Houston, Howard, Hrutkay, Hunt, Iaquinta, Kominar, Leach, Leggett, Long, Longstreth, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Marshall, Martin, Michael, Miley, Moore, Morgan, Palumbo, Paxton, Perdue, Perry,, Pino, Poling, Proudfoot, Roberts, Romine, Rowan, Spencer, Stalnaker, Staton, Stemple, Stephens, Susman, Swartzmiller, Tabb, Talbott, R. Thompson, R. M. Thompson, Trump, Tucker, Varner, Wakim, Walters, Webster, Wells, G. White, H. White, Williams, Wysong and Yost)




Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the awarding of state contracts, loans, grants and industrial revenue bonds to companies outsourcing certain jobs.

Whereas, In recent years, a number of companies have replaced highly skilled workers from this state with lower-paid, foreign laborers, a practice known as outsourcing; and
Whereas, In many cases, the impetus for the outsourcing is pressure from domestic and foreign capital venture companies that see foreign labor as a way of increasing their already significant profits; and
Whereas, The preservation of jobs in this State is of critical importance to the economic vitality of the State and the local communities within the State; and
Whereas, The economic dislocation caused by outsourcing jobs threatens the health, safety and welfare of the people of this State; and
Whereas, A company that engages in outsourcing should not enjoy the benefits of a lucrative State or local procurement contract and should be prohibited from receiving any economic development assistance or subsidies from State or local government; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the awarding of State contracts, loans, grants and industrial revenue bonds to companies outsourcing certain jobs; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2006, 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.