Senate Bill No. 78
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[Originating in the Committee on Government Organization;
reported February 20, 1997.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article ten-a, chapter
eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to continuing the
division of rehabilitation services until the first day of
July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section two, article ten-a, chapter eighteen of the code
of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 10A. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.
§18-10A-2. Division of rehabilitation services.
The division of rehabilitation services is hereby transferred
to the department of education and the arts created in article one,
chapter five-f of this code. The secretary shall appoint any such
board, commission or council over the division to the extent
required by federal law to qualify for federal funds for providing
rehabilitation services for disabled persons. The secretary and
such boards, commissions or councils as he or she is required by federal law to appoint are authorized and directed to cooperate
with the federal government to the fullest extent in an effort to
provide rehabilitation services for disabled persons.
References in this article or article ten-b of this chapter to
the state board of vocational education, the state board of
rehabilitation or the state board as the governing board of
vocational or other rehabilitation services or facilities means the
secretary of education and the arts. All references in the code to
the division of vocational rehabilitation means the division of
rehabilitation services and all references to the director of the
division of vocational rehabilitation means the director of the
division of rehabilitation services.
Notwithstanding Pursuant to the provisions of article ten,
chapter four of this code, the division of rehabilitation services
shall
terminate on continue to exist until the first day of July,
one thousand nine hundred
ninety-seven to allow for monitoring of
compliance with recommendations contained in the full performance
audit and to allow for further review by the joint committee on
government operations ninety-eight.
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(NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to continue the Division of
Rehabilitation Services until July 1, 1998, pursuant to provisions
of the West Virginia Sunset Law.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.
This bill is recommended by the Joint Committee on Government
Operations for passage during the 1997 Regular Session of the Legislature.)