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Interim Committee Schedule and Agendas for: October 05 - 07, 2025

Sunday, October 05, 2025

Convene

Adjourn

Committee

Location

02:00 PM 04:00 PM Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability Senate Finance
  1. Call to order.
  2. Roll call.
  3. Approval of minutes for the September 8, 2025, meeting.
  4. School Year 24-25 Critical Need and Shortage Report (§18A-2-3). Dr. Sonya White, Deputy Superintendent, WVDE.
  5. Annual County Board of Education Accountability Report. Dr. Sonya White, Deputy Superintendent, WVDE.
  6. Other business.
  7. Adjourn.

04:00 PM 06:00 PM Joint Standing Committee on Education Senate Chamber

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. WV Ireland Transatlantic Partnership

  • Dr. Brian Hoey, Dean of the Honors College & Professor of Anthropology, Marshall University
  • Dr. Jason Spencer, Associate Professor - Computer and Information Technology, BridgeValley CTC
  • Dr Patricia Moriarty, Head of School of Business & Humanities, DkIT
  • Annaleigh Margey, Department Head of Humanities, Dundalk Institute of Technology
  • Dr. James Field, Associate Professor - Department of Management, WVU and West Virginia-Ireland Trade Commission member

5. The Southern Educational Services Cooperative’s (SESC) Adult Education Program

  • Heather Tharp, Career Development Consultant and COABE SAAEF Adult Education Fellowship

6. Academy of Careers and Technology

  • Charles Pack Jr., Director of Career Technical Education

7. Other Business

8. Adjournment

04:00 PM 06:00 PM Joint Standing Committee on Government Organization House Chamber

I. Call to Order

 

II. Roll Call

 

III. Approval of September 8, 2025, Minutes

 

IV. Agency Review Report Presentation by the Performance Evaluation and Research Division:

• Office of Environmental Remediation

 

V. Possible Inconsistency of State Tax Law:

• West Virginia Farm Bureau

• Charles Wilfong, President

• Lynwood “Woody” Ireland, Board Member

• West Virginia State Tax Office Representative

  • Matthew Irby, State Tax Commissioner

 

VI. Other business

 

VII. Adjournment

06:00 PM 07:00 PM House Public Education Subcommittee House Education
No Agenda Posted
06:00 PM 07:00 PM House Public Health Subcommittee House Gov. Org.
No Agenda Posted


Monday, October 06, 2025

Convene

Adjourn

Committee

Place

09:00 AM 11:00 AM Joint Standing Committee on Finance House Chamber

1. Call to order

 

2. Roll Call

 

3. Review of FY 2025 Budget Year Matters

Eric Nelson, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

Mark Muchow, Deputy Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

Mike McKown, Deputy Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

 

4. Federal Changes to Medicaid and Funding Update

          Cynthia Beane, Commissioner, West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services

 

5. Announcements

 

6. Adjournment

09:00 AM 11:00 AM Joint Standing Committee on the Judiciary Senate Chamber

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes

IV. Panel Discussion on Kratom Enforcement

Process Process overview – J. A. Curia, Senate Judiciary Counsel

a. Benny Eplin, Enforcement Director, Alcohol Beverage Control Administration

b. Derek Walker, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of Compliance & Enforcement, Director of Criminal Investigation Division, West Virginia Department of Revenue, State Tax Division

c. Amie Minor, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Agriculture

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

11:00 AM 12:00 PM Agriculture and Rural Development WVSU

CLOSED TOUR: Members of the committee will tour West Virginia State Univeristy's research facilities and learn about the current research the school is performing in agriculture and cybersecurity.

11:00 AM 12:00 PM Joint Standing Committee on Insurance and PEIA Senate Chamber

 

Meeting Called to Order

 Silent Roll Call

 Approval of Minutes

 Presentations:  

 

Allan McVey, West Virginia Insurance Commissioner

  • Discussion on Pharmacy Benefit Managers

 

Other Business

Adjournment

 

 

12:00 PM 01:00 PM Joint Committee on Children and Families Senate Judiciary

 

 

Call to Order

 Roll Call

 Approval of Minutes from September 2025 meeting

 Presentation of Community Solutions for Strengthening Families

 

Greg Clutter, Director, Chestnut Mountain Village

 Presentation Regarding Mountain Health Promise

 

Kathy Szafran, Executive Director, Mountain Health Promise, Aetna Better Health of West Virginia

 Other Business

 Adjournment

 

 

01:00 PM 02:00 PM Forest Management Review Commission Senate Finance

I.       Call to Order

II.     Roll Call

III.    Approval of Organizational Motions

IV.     Approval of Previous Minutes – September 9, 2025

V.       Presentation Regarding Roadway Entry Permits in West Virginia by:

  • Jake Bumgarner, State Highway Engineer for the West Virginia Department of Transportation, Division of Highways
  • Bob Boyles, WV Forestry Association
  • Tom Crickenberger, Speyside Burban Cooperage
  • Anthony Raines, Rainco Forest Resources, Inc.

VI.     Other Business

VII.    Adjournment

01:00 PM 02:00 PM House Educational Choice Subcommittee House Education
No Agenda Posted
02:00 PM 03:00 PM House Higher Education Subcommitee House Education
No Agenda Posted
02:00 PM 04:00 PM Joint Legislative Oversight Commission on Dept of Transportation Accountability Senate Judiciary

1Call to Order

 

2.  Roll Call

 

3   Approval of September 8, 2025, meeting minutes

 

4.  Discussion on Backroads of Appalachia’s Appalachian Regional Commission ARISE Grant for Evans Farmhouse in Pruntytown

            a.   Backroads of Appalachia - Erik Hubbard, Director and Jedediah Smith, Director of Operations for West Virginia

            b.   WV Department of Transportation - Perry Keller, Statewide Planning Section Head and William Gaskins, Transportation District Manager -                           District 4, Division of Highways

            c.   Region VI Planning and Development Council - Sheena Hunt, Executive Director and Kent Rollins, Project Specialist

 

5.  Department of Transportation update - Stephen T. Rumbaugh, PE, Cabinet Secretary/Commissioner of Highways, Department of Transportation

 

6.  Other Business

 

7.  Adjournment

03:00 PM 04:00 PM Select Committee on Veterans' Affairs Senate Finance

 

I.  Call to Order 

II.  Roll Call

III.  Organizational Motions

 IV.     Mark Hutchings, CEO, Combined Arms, to give a presentation on Combined Arms’ internet-based application for aggregating information and resources for Veterans, and their families 

VI.     Other Business

 

VII.   Adjournment

04:00 PM 06:00 PM Joint Standing Committee on Economic Development Senate Chamber

   I. Call to order

  II. Roll Call

 III. Approval of minutes

  IV. Streamlining Economic Development Projects

Jon Kasitz, RES (Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC) Client Solutions Manager

   V. Overview of the West Virginia Economic Development Council

Morganne Tenney, Vice President, West Virginia Economic Development Council and Executive Director, Putnam County Development Authority

  VI. Overview of the County Development Authority

Mallie Combs, Executive Director, Hardy County Development Authority

Kevin Clark, Executive Director, Mineral County Development Authority

 VII. Overview of the Planning and Development Council

Shane Whitehair, President of WV Association of Regional Councils and Executive Director, Planning and Development Council (Region 7)

Rachel Miller, Executive Director, Eastern Panhandle Regional Planning and Development Council (Region 9)

VIII. Other business

  IX. Adjournment

04:00 PM 06:00 PM Joint Standing Committee on Health House Chamber

Meeting Called to Order

Silent Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Presentations:

                                             

Panel Discussion on Nicotine/Vaping Regulations

Augustine “A.J.” Lugo, Jr., Tobacco Law Enforcement Network

Mairi Martin, General Counsel, MAG Industries

Tony Abboud, Executive Director, Vapor Technology Association

Nicole Campell, Greenbrier County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office

Amie Minor-Richard, Deputy Commissioner, WV Department of Agriculture

Derek Walker, Asst. Deputy Commissioner of Compliance & Enforcement/ Director of Criminal Investigation Division West Virginia Department of Revenue - State Tax Division

Benny Eplin, Enforcement Director at West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration

Discussion on Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

  • Dr. Kari Mika-Lude, Director of Project Strategy and Evaluation, WV Behavioral Health Training Center

Discussion on Payment Parity in Counselling

  • Dr. Kari Mika-Lude, Director of Project Strategy and Evaluation, WV Behavioral Health Training Center

Other Business

Adjournment



Tuesday, October 07, 2025

Convene

Adjourn

Committee

Place

08:00 AM 09:00 AM Legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections and Public Safety Senate Judiciary
  1. Call to Order
  2. Roll Call
  3. Approval of Minutes
  4. Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Commissioner, David Kelly:
  • Updated of developments on the Jackie Withrow Hospital Lease, unpaid billing per county, and overcrowding.
  1. Other Business
  2. Adjournment

09:00 AM 11:00 AM Joint Standing Committee on Finance - JOINT MEETING House Chamber
  1.        Call to Order

 

  1.        Roll Call

 

  1.        Approval of Minutes

 

 

  1.        Update on BRIM

                   - Jeremy C. Wolfe, M.S., Executive Director, BRIM

 

5.       Update on State Pension Plans

                   - Jeffrey Fleck, Executive Director, CPRB

 

  1.        Announcements

 

  1.        Adjournment

 

*Agenda subject to change

 

09:00 AM 11:00 AM Joint Standing Committee on Pensions and Retirement - JOINT MEETING House Chamber
No Agenda Posted
11:00 AM 12:00 PM Joint Committee on Government and Finance Senate Finance
  1.          Approval of September 7, 2025, minutes
  1.          Committee Reports/Requests
  1.          Monthly/Quarterly Reports Received

 

            General Revenue & Federal Funds

                        (Mark Muchow, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue)

 

            Economic Development

                        (Matthew Herridge, Secretary, Department of Commerce)

 

Board of Treasury Report Distribution

 

  1.          Other Business
  1.          Adjournment

11:00 AM 12:00 PM Joint Committee on Volunteer Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Senate Judiciary
  1.      Call to Order
  2.      Roll Call
  3.      Consideration of organizational motions
  4.      Approval of January 2025 meeting minutes
  5.      Bobby Palmer, President, Fire Marshals Association of West Virginia- Presentation on the development of NFPA codes and how they apply in West Virginia
  6.      Kenneth E. Tyree Jr, State Fire Marshal and Mark Stewart, Deputy State Fire Marshal –Presentation on Federal NERIS system implementation for West Virginia
  7.      Other Business
  8.      Adjournment

12:00 PM 01:00 PM Commission on Special Investigations Senate Finance
No Agenda Posted
12:00 PM 01:00 PM Joint Standing Committee on Technology and Infrastructure House Chamber

1.      Call to order

2.      Roll Call

3.      Approval of minutes

4.      Marie Prezioso – Executive Director – West Virginia Water Development Authority

  •  Report on total funding for projects, total project amounts, process for seeking funding for expansion and upgrades.

5.      Miscellaneous Business

6.       Adjournment

01:00 PM 02:00 PM Post Audits Subcommittee Senate Finance

1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Approval of September 7, 2025 Meeting Minutes.
3. Post Audit Division Report on the Bureau of Medical Services – Capitation Payments for Ineligible Incarcerated or Deceased Individuals-
    Presented by Mike Jones, Audit Manager.
4. Adjourn.

02:00 PM 04:00 PM Joint Legislative Committee on Flooding Senate Judiciary

1. Call to order

2. Roll call

3. Approval of September 9, 2025, Minutes

4. Update on the 2025 northern and southern flood events
    • James Seward, Adjutant General, West Virginia National Guard
    • Doug Buffington, Acting Secretary, West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
    • Matt Blackwood, Deputy Director, West Virginia Division of Emergency Management
    • Stephen Rumbaugh, Cabinet Secretary/Commissioner of Highways, West Virginia Department of Transportation

5. Status update for case management grants that are in the bidding process
    • Doug Buffington, Acting Secretary, West Virginia Department of Homeland Security
    • Matt Blackwood, Deputy Director, West Virginia Division of Emergency Management
    • Stephen Rumbaugh, Cabinet Secretary/Commissioner of Highways, West Virginia Department of Transportation
    • James Seward, Adjutant General, West Virginia National Guard


6. Update on local flood response from beginning of February 15, 2025, flood event to present day
    • Cecil Patterson, McDowell County Commissioner
    • Dewayne Dotson, McDowell County Commissioner
    • Michael D. Brooks, McDowell County Commissioner
    • Bobby Bowman, Emergency Management Director and 911 Director, McDowell County

7. Other business

8. Adjourn

02:00 PM 04:00 PM Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability Senate Finance

 Meeting Called to Order

 Silent Roll Call

Approval of Minutes

Presentations:

 

Curtis Capehart, Director of Policy, WV Governor’s Office

  • Discussion on Rural Health Transformation Program

Cindy Beane, Commissioner of the Bureau for Medical Services, Department of Human Services

  • Discussion on Rates for Home and Community Based Services
  • Discussion on Potential Effects of H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act
  • Update on actions by the Medical Services Fund Advisory Council

 

                        Alex Mayer, Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Human Services

  • Listening Tour Results and Next Plan of Action

 

                        Lori Bragg, Commissioner of the Bureau for Social Services

  • Discussion on Disciplinary Process for Child Protective Services

 Other Business

 Adjournment

 

 

04:00 PM 06:00 PM Joint Committee on Energy and Public Works House Chamber
  1. Call meeting to order

  2. Approval of Minutes – September 7, 2024

  3. Presentation regarding Oil and Gas Industry, Markets and Governmental Trends by:

    Charlie Burd, President - Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia
     Eric Vir, CFO - Pillar Energy, LLC

4. Presentation regarding Coal Development Industry, Markets and Governmental Trends by:

 Chris Hamilton, President - West Virginia Coal Association

5. Presentation regarding mineral development permitting:

Henry J. Harmon, Acting Chief - Office of Oil and Gas, West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

Jonathan Rorrer, Acting Deputy Cabinet Secretary & Director - West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

6. Miscellaneous

7.Adjournment



Wednesday, October 08, 2025

Convene

Adjourn

Committee

Place

09:00 AM 09:00 PM Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee Senate Judiciary
No Agenda Posted
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