WEST virginia legislature

2016 regular session

Committee Substitute

for

House Bill 2101

By Delegates Morgan, Caputo, Faircloth, Folk, Howell and R. Smith

[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization on January 15, 2016.]

A BILL to repeal §16-5P-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to repeal §29-12C-1 and §29-12C-2; all relating to eliminating obsolete government entities; repealing section relating to the West Virginia Council on Aging; repealing sections relating to the Patient Injury Compensation Plan Study Board.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That §16-5P-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be repealed; and that §29-12C-1 and §29-12C-2 of said code, be repealed.

 §1.  Repeal of section relating to the West Virginia Council on Aging.

            §16-5P-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, is hereby repealed.

§2.  Repeal of article relating to the Patient Injury Compensation Plan Study Board.

            §29-12C-1 and §29-12C-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, are hereby repealed.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to eliminate the West Virginia Council on Aging and the Patient Injury Compensation Plan Study Board, because they are are unnecessary, inactive or redundant.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.