WEST virginia legislature
2023 regular session
Introduced
House Bill 2425
By Delegate Keaton
[Introduced January 11, 2023; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-1-31, relating to requiring regulatory agency heads have at least one year of experience within, or with a nexus to, the regulated industry.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code to the contrary, and unless already required elsewhere in this code, in order to be appointed by the Governor, a head of a regulated agency must possess a minimum of one year of work experience within, or that has a nexus to, the industry regulated by that agency.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require that heads of regulatory agencies possess at least one year of work experience within the industry.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.