HB2008 HFAT Phillips 3-11

Wiseman 3295

Delegate Phillips moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Comm. Sub. for H. B. 2008 – “A Bill to amend and reenact §5B-1-1, §5B-1-2, §5B-2-1, §5B-2-2, §5B-2-3, §5B-2-3b, §5B-2-4, §5B-2-4a, §5B-2-5, §5B-2-6, §5B-2-6a, §5B-2-9a, §5B-2-10, §5B-2-14, §5B-2-16, §5B-2-17, §5B-2-18, §5B-2-19, §5B-2-20, §5F-1-2, §5F-2-1, §20-1-14, §29-1-8d, §31G-1A-1, §31G-1A-5, §31G-1A-6, and §31G-1A-7 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; and to amend the code by adding a new article, designated §15A-14-1; and to repeal §5F-1-3a and §5F-1-6, relating to the merging and reorganizing of the executive branch; reconstituting the Department of Economic Development as the Division of Economic Development and placing it within the Department of Commerce; specifying that starting on July 1, 2025, new hires and anyone who moves positions within the Department of Commerce shall be in the classified exempt service system and shall be exempt from the state grievance procedures; redesignating the Department of Economic Development as the Division of Economic Development under the Department of Commerce; correcting titles of the Division of Economic Development and Department of Commerce in several sections of code; specifying that starting on July 1, 2025, new hires and anyone who moves positions within the Division of Economic Development shall be in the classified exempt service system and shall be exempt from the state grievance procedures; correcting titles of affected departments, divisions, and positions based on the redesignations; transferring Division of Natural Resources law enforcement to the Department of Homeland Security; clarifying that duties related to the officers’ retirement system will transfer to the Department of Homeland Security; authorizing the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security to promulgate rules; providing an effective date for the officers’ transfer and technical cleanup of amended and reenacted sections;”.

Adopted

Rejected