Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary - Agenda

Monday, December 16, 2019, 10:00am - 12:00pm

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Presentations on Electronic Absentee Voting for People with Disabilities

 Jeremiah Underhill, Director, Disability Rights WV

 Donald Kersey, Counsel, West Virginia Secretary of State

5. Presentation of a Bill to Allow Voters with Physical Disabilities to Vote by Electronic Absentee Ballot

6. Presentations on Competency to Stand Trial and Forensic Commitment Statutes

 Jason D. Parmer, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights WV

 Michael J. Folio, Assistant General Counsel, WV Department of Health and Human Resources

7. Presentations on Employment First Policies

 Steve Wiseman, Executive Director, WV Developmental Disability Counsel

 David Hoff, Program Director, Institute for Community Inclusion/UMass Boston

 Marijane Waldron, Director, Division of Rehabilitation Services

8. Presentations on Paid Family Leave

 Jeff Hayes, PhD., Program Director for Job Quality and Income Security, Institute for Women’s Policy Research

 Brian Dayton, Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce

9. Other Business

10. Adjournment