HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 34

(By Delegates Caputo, Hornbuckle, Angelucci, Barrett, Bates, Boggs, N. Brown, S. Brown, Canestraro, Diserio, Estep-Burton, Evans, Fleischauer, Fluharty, Hartman, Lavender-Bowe, Longstreth, Lovejoy, Miley, Miller, Pethtel, Staggers, Swartzmiller, C. Thompson, R. Thompson, Tomblin and Walker)

[Introduced January 25, 2019]

Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to study and review restitution issues facing West Virginia’s counties.

Whereas, West Virginia’s counties face issues and delinquencies regarding unpaid and uncollected moneys due and owed to them, including compensation, damages, indemnifications, quittances, court judgments, recompenses, recoupments, redresses, remunerations, reparations, and other financial satisfactions; and

Whereas, In order to better assist counties to collecting these owed and unpaid debts it is incumbent upon us to first know the scope of the issue; and

Whereas, It is essential that it be known, for example, on what entries have been made on the counties’ books, the basis of those entries, how much is considered uncollectible and why, and where the moneys were to have gone; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is requested to study and review restitution issues facing West Virginia’s counties; and, be it

Further Resolved, That in conducting the study, the Committee review the following issues related to success on collecting the moneys owed to the counties, including what entries have been made on the counties’ books, the basis of those entries, how much is considered uncollectible and why, where the moneys were to have gone, and any other pertinent information; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance report to the Legislature, on the first day of the Regular Session 2020, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations together with drafts of any legislation necessary effectuate its recommendations; and, be it

Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance.