HB2720 S T&I AMT #1 4-6

Casey  7988

The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Committee Substitute for House Bill 2720—A Bill to repeal §17-2A-24 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, and to amend said code by adding thereto a new section, designated §5F-2-8, all relating to establishing a merit-based personnel administration system for the agencies, authorities, boards, and commissions within the Department of Transportation; authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to establish a merit-based personnel system; providing requirements and effective date for the personnel system; preserving classified or classified-exempt status, rights and privileges thereof, and due process protections; requiring compliance with state law regarding nepotism, favoritism, discrimination, and ethics in the employment process; prohibiting actions with a negative effect on federal funding; requiring inter-agency cooperation by the Division of Personnel; authorizing rule-making; and removing duplicative special employment procedures for Division of Highways personnel.

Adopted

Rejected