WEST virginia Legislature
2016 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 4208
(By Mr. Speaker, (Mr. Armstead), and Delegates Miley, Bates, Lane and Shott)
[Introduced January 21, 2016; referred to the committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §4-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to removing the requirement that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance approve expenses of the Commission on Special Investigations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §4-5-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. COMMISSION ON SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS.
§4-5-4. Compensation and expenses of members; other expenses; how paid; joint committee approval.
The members of the
commission shall receive travel, interim and out-of-state expenses, as
authorized in sections six, eight and nine, article two-a, chapter four of this
code. Such These expenses and all other expenses including those
incurred in the employment of legal, technical, investigative, clerical,
stenographic, advisory and other personnel shall be paid from the appropriation
under "Account No. 103 for Joint Expenses." but no expense of any
kind whatever shall be incurred unless the approval of the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance therefor is first had and obtained by the commission.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that the Joint Committee on Government and Finance approve expenses of the Commission on Special Investigations.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.