WEST virginia legislature

2021 regular session

Introduced

House Bill 2436

By Delegate Foster

[Introduced February 13, 2021; Referred to the Committee on Government Organization]

A BILL to amend and reenact §64-5-1 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia clearance for access, registry, and employment screening.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. Authorization for Department of health and human resources to promulgate legislative rules.

§64-5-1. Department of Health and Human Resources.

The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 21, 2020, authorized under the authority of §16-49-9 of this code, modified by the Department of Health and Human Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 20, 2020, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (West Virginia clearance for access, registry, and employment screening, 69 CSR 10), is authorized.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia clearance for access, registry, and employment screening.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.