HB2008 HFAT Phillips 4-9

Wiseman 3295

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

Eng. 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, §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 repeal §5F-1-3a and §5F-1-6, relating to merging and reorganizing of the executive branch; reconstituting Department of Economic Development as the Division of Economic Development and placing it within Department of Commerce; specifying that starting on July 1, 2025, new hires and anyone who moves positions within Department of Commerce shall be in classified exempt service system and shall be exempt from the state grievance procedures; redesignating Department of Economic Development as Division of Economic Development under Department of Commerce; correcting titles of 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 Division of Economic Development shall be in classified exempt service system and shall be exempt from state grievance procedures; providing certain exemptions; providing that Secretary of Department of Commerce may designate certain employees’ status within the civil service system in order to comply with federal law or receive federal funds; clarifying the continued applicability of certain other employee protections found elsewhere in code; changing code provisions to reflect certain actions regarding Department of Arts, Culture and History and Department of Tourism; correcting titles of affected departments, divisions, and positions throughout based on redesignations; and technical cleanup of amended and reenacted sections.”.

Adopted

Rejected