HB2008 SFAT Rucker #1 4-3

Fletcher  7835

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

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 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; 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