SB241 HFIN AMT 3-7                                         AC

    The Committee on Finance moves to amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

    Eng. Com. Sub. for S. B. 241 –- “A BILL to amend and reenact §5B-1-1a and §5B-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §5B-2-8 and §5B-2-9 of said code; to amend said code by adding thereto a new section designated §5B-2-8a; and to amend and reenact §5F-2-1 of said code, all relating to the organization and authority of state agencies generally; continuing the Marketing and Communications Office of the Department of Commerce; authorizing the Marketing and Communications Office to sell partnerships, sponsorships or advertising in certain circumstances; providing that Division of Tourism and the Tourism Commission are separate entities within Department of Commerce; continuing the Division of Tourism and the Tourism Commission; providing qualifications for the commissioner; providing powers of the commissioner; modifying the composition of the Tourism Commission; modifying the Tourism Commission’s annual reporting requirement; providing that the Educational Broadcasting Authority is part of the Department of Education and the Arts for administrative support and liaison with the office of the Governor; and providing that the Veterans’ Council and its allied, advisory, affiliated or related entities and funds are part of the Department of Veteran’s Assistance.