Interim Committee Schedule & Agendas

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III.Approval of June 15, 2026, Minutes

IV. Presentations:

Topic: What are local governments contracting for when they purchase Flock Cameras and automated license plate reader (ALPR) equipment and services?

Alasdair Whitney, Legislative Counsel, Institute for Justice

Kevin Kane, Director of Government Affairs, Flock Safety

V. Departmental Presentations

• Department of Homeland Security

VI. Other business

VII. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. M3T Program Update and Report

• Joanna Burt Kinderman, Project Leader

5. WV School Counselor Association

• Lauren Hensley, Assistant Chair Board of Directors & Chair of Advocacy Committee
• Angel Elswick, School Counselor, Mercer County Schools
• Demia Aliff, School Counselor, Wyoming County Schools
• Heather Hatfield, School Counselor, Wayne County Schools

6. Governor's Principles and Objectives for Education Reform

• Representative of the Governor’s Office

7. Other Business

8. Adjournment

I.    Call meeting to order

II.   Roll call

III.  Approval of Minutes – January 13, 2026

IV.  Office of Energy Update 

1. Nick Preservati, Deputy Secretary and Director of Office of Energy, WV Department of Commerce

V.   Power Grid - Weather Related Emergency Outage Recovery

1. Christian T. Beam – President for WV / MD – Mon Power
2. Jason Baker, Vice President, Distribution Operations, Appalachian Power

Note: Representatives of WV Department of Homeland Security will be available to answer questions from members.

VI.  Miscellaneous Business

VII. Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Department Review of Independent Audit

          West Virginia Department of Human Services

          Christina Mullins, Acting Secretary

          West Virginia Department of Homeland Security, Division of Corrections

          David Kelly, Commissioner               

5. Other Business

6. Adjournment

*Agenda subject to change

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Approval of January 12, 2026, Minutes

IV. Presentation:

• Jamie Cavanaugh, Pacific Legal Foundation,

Topic: Agricultural and Natural Resources cases and controversies involving the Open Fields Doctrine

V. Other business

VI. Adjournment      

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Department Review of Independent Audit

West Virginia Department of Transportation

          Stephen P. Rumbaugh, Cabinet Secretary

5. Update on Rural Health Transformation Program

          West Virginia Department of Health

          Dr. Arvin Singh, Cabinet Secretary

6. Review of FY 2026 Budget Year Matters

         Aaron Snodgrass, State Budget Director, West Virginia Department of Revenue

         Eric Nelson, Cabinet Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

         Dr. Peter Shirley, Deputy Secretary, West Virginia Department of Revenue

7. Other Business

8. Adjournment

*Agenda subject to change

I.            Meeting Called to Order

II.            Roll Call

III.            Approval of Minutes

IV.            Overview and examination of the in-state residential treatment facilities approval process.

                      Mr. Gabe Conley, Director of Residential Operations, New Hope Treatment Centers;
                      Ms. Shannon Bragg, West Virgina State Director, New Hope Treatment Centers;
                      Mr. Matt Simon, Chief Operating Officer, New Hope Treatment Centers; and
                      Mr. Todd White, Chief Executive Officer, Aetna Better Health of West Virginia

V.            Miscellaneous Business

VI.            Adjournment

1.        Call to Order
2.        Roll Call
3.          Approval of Minutes from January 13, 2026 meeting
4.        Presentation: Impact of HB 5168 and OEMS update on EMS

        Jody Ratliff, Director, WV Office of Emergency Medical Services 

5.        Other Business
6.        Adjournment

* Agenda Subject to Change

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Presentation:

                        Lorie Bragg, Commissioner, BSS - Discussion of Critical Incident Review Report

IV. Other Business

V.Adjournment.

I.  Call to Order

II.  Roll Call

III. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes

IV. Presentation to Committee by WV Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Ryan Kennedy (via Teams)

V. Committee Review: Veteran issues for potential 2027 Session legislation

VI. Other business

VII. Adjournment    

I.   Call to Order

II.  Roll Call

III. Approval of January 12, 2026, meeting minutes

IV.  Presentations

1. Secretary Todd Rumbaugh, WV Department of Transportation

•  Update on operations

       b. Judith Lyons, Executive Director, WV Conservation Agency

•  Overview of stream restoration and flood hazard mitigation activities

       c.  Commissioner David Kelly, WV Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

•  Overview of inmate road crew initiative

V. Miscellaneous Business

VI.  Adjournment     

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Silent Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes from previous meeting

IV. Presentations:                        

Dr. Stephen Loyd, Director Office of Drug Policy -   SUD Update

Brandon M. Wise, Lauren’s Wish Addiction Triage Center-Overview of Lauren's Wise and legislative priorities                                 

Dr. Byron Calhoun, MD Vandalia Health-CAMC  -  SUD treatment 

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

1. Call to order

2. Roll call

3. Approval of September 9, October 7, and December 9, 2025, and January 13, 2026, Minutes

4. Discussion and update on current flood response and status

    Matthew Blackwood, Director, Emergency Management Division

5. Discussion and update on resiliency efforts in the State

    Robert Martin, Director, State Resiliency Office 

6. Discussion on the changes to FEMA  

    Anne Brody, State Government Relations Director, American Flood Coalition

7. Other business

8. Adjourn

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Silent Roll Call

III. Presentation:

         Brent Wolfenbarger, Executive Director, PEIA -- PEIA implementation of HB5430 and financials 

 IV. Other Business

 V. Adjournment

1.          Approval of January 13, 2026, minutes

2.          Committee Reports/Requests

3.          Monthly/Quarterly Reports Received

                  General Revenue & Federal Funds

                             (Peter Shirley, Deputy Secretary, Department of Revenue)

                 Overview and Discussion of Omnis

                        (Nicholas Preservati, Director, West Virginia Office of Energy)

                  Board of Treasury Report Distribution

4.          Other Business

5.          Adjournment

1. Call to order.
2. Roll call.
3. Approval of minutes for the January 13, 2026 meeting.
4. WVHEPC, 133-07, WV PROMISE Scholarship Program. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
5. WVHEPC, 133-34, Medical Student Loan Program. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
6. WVHEPC, 133-41, Health Sciences Loan Repayment Program. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
7. WVHEPC, 133-63, Mental Health Provider Loan Repayment Program. Hank Hager, Counsel, Senate Education Committee.
8. WVHEPC, 133-42, WV Higher Education Grant Program. Melissa White, Counsel, House Education Committee.
9. WVHEPC, 133-06, Higher Education Future Workforce Grant Program. Melissa White, Counsel, House Education Committee.
10. Retired Teachers and Bus Operators as Critical Need Substitutes Report (§18A-2-3(c)). Drew McClanahan, WVDE Legislative and Policy Officer.
11. End-Of-Year Assessment Report (§18-20-10). Drew McClanahan, WVDE Legislative and Policy Officer.
12. School Discipline Report (§18-2-43 and §18A-5-1). Drew McClanahan, WVDE Legislative and Policy Officer.
13. Other business.
14. Adjourn.

I.    Call meeting to order 

II.   Roll call

III.  Presentations:

Discussion on the West Virginia Reshoring Manufacturing Act (HB5675/SB939)

         Ed Ryan, Founder, Reshore WV

         Marvin Woodie, Con Weld

Discussion of Power Generation and lowering of rates

         Brian Abraham, President, American Electric Power

         Gary Jack, Senior General Counsel, First Energy Corporation

 IV.  Miscellaneous

V.    Adjournment

I.    Call meeting to order 

II.   Roll call

III.  Presentations:

Discussion on the West Virginia Reshoring Manufacturing Act (HB5675/SB939)

         Ed Ryan, Founder, Reshore WV

         Marvin Woodie, Con Weld

Discussion of Power Generation and lowering of rates

         Brian Abraham, President, American Electric Power

         Gary Jack, Senior General Counsel, First Energy Corporation

 IV.  Miscellaneous

V.    Adjournment

1. Call to Order

2. Roll Call

3. Approval of Minutes

4. Presentation: Update on Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program

• Dr. Gary Davenport, Director of Correctional Health, Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation

5. Other Business

6. Adjournment

I. Meeting Called to Order

II. Silent Roll Call

III. Approval of Minutes 

IV. Presentations:

      J.B. McCuskey, Attorney General - Medicaid Fraud Unit 

      Carl E. Ayers,  Sectretary, DoHS - Discussion of clothing vouchers                                       

      Christy Donohue, Commissioner, BMS, DoHS – Update on Medicaid work requirements and implementation

      Kendra Boley Rogers, Deputy Commissioner, BSS and Chanin Krivonyak, Deputy Secretary and General Counsel DoHS - CPS placements

V. Other Business

VI. Adjournment

Call to Order

Roll Call

Approval of Minutes from January 28, 2026

Rules to be Considered

1. 64 CSR 91 - Health, Newborn Screening System
2. 64 CSR 24 - Health, Newborn Hearing Screening (repeal)
3. 64 CSR 100 - Health, Pulse Oximetry Newborn Testing (repeal)
4. 64 CSR 42 - Health, Childhood Lead Screening
5. 64 CSR 81 - Health, Birth Defects Information System
6. 64 CSR 109 - Health, Medical Cannabis Program General Provisions
7. 64 CSR 110 - Health, Medical Cannabis Program Grower/Processors
8. 64 CSR 112 - Health, Medical Cannabis Program Dispensaries
9. 11 CSR 05 - Medicine, Dispensing of Prescription Drugs by Practitioners (sunset)
10. 11 CSR 10 - Medicine, Practitioner Requirements for Accessing the WV Controlled Substances Monitoring Program Database (sunset)
11. 11 CSR 14 - Medicine, Registration to Practice During Declared State of Emergency (sunset)  
12. 11 CSR 15 - Medicine, Telehealth and Interstate Telehealth Registration for Physicians, Podiatric Physicians and Physician Assistants (sunset)
13. 11 CSR 09 - Medicine, Certification, Disciplinary and Complaint Procedures, Continuing Education, Radiologist Assistants (repeal)
14. 11 CSR 11 - Medicine, Establishment and Regulation of Limited License to Practice Medicine and Surgery at Certain State Veterans Nursing Home Facilities (repeal)
15. 11 CSR 01A - Medicine, Licensing of Physician and Podiatric Physicians and Disciplinary Procedures for Applicants, Licensees, Credential Holders
16. 11 CSR 06 - Medicine, Continuing Education for Physicians and Podiatric Physicians
17. 11 CSR 07 - Medicine, Formation and Approval of Professional Limited Liability Companies
18. 11 CSR 17 - Medicine, Licensure and Regulation of Genetic Counselors and Active Candidate Status Permits
19. 11 CSR 18 - Medicine, Emeritus Status Licensure for Retired Providers
20. 15 CSR 01 - Pharmacy, Licensure and Practice of Pharmacy
21. 15 CSR 03 - Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy Rules for Continuing Education for Licensure of Pharmacists
22. 15 CSR 05 - Pharmacy, Licensure of Wholesale Drug Distributors, Third Party Logistics Providers, and Manufacturers
23. 15 CSR 08 - Pharmacy, Controlled Substances Monitoring Program
24. 15 CSR 14 - Pharmacy, Centralized Prescription Processing
25. 15 CSR 15 - Pharmacy, Regulations Governing Pharmacy Permits
26. 114 CSR 99 - Insurance Commission, Pharmacy Auditing Entities and Pharmacy Benefit Managers
27. 114 CSR 42 - Insurance Commission, Continuing Education for Individual Insurance Producers and Individual Insurance Adjusters (sunset)
28. 114 CSR 98 - Insurance Commission, Adoption of Valuation Manual (sunset)
29. 114 CSR 102 - Insurance Commission, Term and Universal Life Insurance Reserve Financing (sunset)
30. 81 CSR 20 - State Police, Methods and Standards for Chemical Tests for Intoxication
31. 87 CSR 06 - Fire Commission, Certification and Evaluation of Local Fire Departments
32. 87 CSR 10 - Fire Commission, Volunteer Fire Department Equipment and Training Grant Funding Disbursement
33. 87 CSR 11 - Fire Commission, Specialized Membership
34. 87 CSR 12 - Fire Commission, Junior Firefighters
35. 87 CSR 14 - Fire Commission, Use of Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) for Fire Training Program Purposes
36. 149 CSR 02 - Crime, Delinquency and Correction, Law Enforcement Training and Certification Standards
37. 13 CSR 01 - Occupational Therapy, Administrative Rules of the Board of Occupational Therapy and Licensure of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants
38. 58 CSR 38 - Natural Resources, Public Shooting Ranges (sunset)
39. 58 CSR 63 - Natural Resources, Commercial Sale of Wildlife (sunset)
40. 58 CSR 69 - Natural Resources, Wildlife Disease Management
41. 153 CSR 03 - Secretary of State, Voter Registration At The Division Of Motor Vehicles (sunset)
42. 153 CSR 05 - Secretary of State, Voter Registration List Maintenance By The Secretary Of State (sunset)
43. 153 CSR 30 - Secretary of State, Use of Digital Signatures (sunset)
44. 153 CSR 43 - Secretary of State, Regulation of Political Party Headquarters Finances (sunset)
45. 153 CSR 45 - Secretary of State, Standards and Guidelines for Electronic Notarization, Remote Online Notarization, and Remote Ink Notarization (sunset)
46. 153 CSR 48 - Secretary of State, Real Property Electronic Recording Standards and Regulations (sunset)
47. 01 CSR 01 - Accountancy, Board Rules and Rules of Professional Conduct  
48. 179 CSR 01 - Lottery Commission, WV Lottery State Lottery Rules (sunset)
49. 110 CSR 13KK - Tax, WV Tax Credit for Federal Excise Tax Imposed Upon Small Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers
50. 110 CSR 13Y - Tax, Disaster Repair and Recovery Tax Credit  
51. 110 CSR 15F - Tax, Sales Tax Holiday (sunset)
52. 110 CSR 15L - Tax, Exemption for Repair, Remodeling and Maintenance of Aircraft (sunset)
53. 110 CSR 15M - Tax, Vendor Absorption or Assumption of Sales and Use Tax (sunset)
54. 110 CSR 24 - Tax, Corporate Net Income Tax (sunset)
55. 112 CSR 02 - Treasurer, Substitute Checks- Exceptional Items Fund (sunset)
56. 112 CSR 04 - Treasurer, Procedures for Deposit of Moneys with the State Treasurer's Office by State Agencies
57. 112 CSR 05 - Treasurer, Enforcement of the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act
58. 112 CSR 06 - Treasurer, Selection of State Depositories for Disbursement Accounts Through Competitive Bidding (sunset)
59. 112 CSR 07 - Treasurer, Selection of State Depositories for Receipt Accounts
60. 112 CSR 08 - Treasurer, Procedures for Processing Payments from the State Treasury (sunset)
61. 112 CSR 10 - Treasurer, Reporting Debt
62. 112 CSR 12 - Treasurer, Procedures for Fees in Collection by Charge, Credit or Debit Card or by Electronic Payment (sunset)
63. 112 CSR 13 - Treasurer, Procedures for Providing Services to Political Subdivisions
64. 91 CSR 04 - Motor Vehicles (DMV), Examination and Issuance of Driver's License
65. 91 CSR 06 - Motor Vehicles (DMV), Dealer Licensing
66. 91 CSR 09 - Motor Vehicles (DMV), Collection of Tax on the Sale of a Vehicle (sunset)
67. 217 CSR 01 - Transportation, Employment Procedures (repeal)

Note: The Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee will meet Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 9am, if needed, to complete consideration of any outstanding rules from this Wednesday, August 12, 2026, agenda. 

 Other Business

 Adjournment