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H. B. 2206
(By Delegates Iaquinta, Azinger, Hamilton,
Ferro, Walters and Caputo)
[Introduced February 13, 2013; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §5-1E-6 relating to
requiring the Office of Healthy Lifestyles to create and
administer the "West Virginia Winner" program to promote
healthy living and improve lifestyle and increase longevity of
West Virginia residents by participating in various athletic
and cultural events in the fifty-five counties; setting forth
the types of athletic and cultural events that may be included
in the program; establishing competitive and noncompetitive
bidding requirements; permitting county commissions to
determine the types of events to hold; setting forth who may
participate in the events; providing for winners in different
age groups; establishing districts to be comprised of eleven
counties each; and setting participant fee schedules for
individuals, businesses, schools and other organizations.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §5-1E-6, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 1E. HEALTHY WEST VIRGINIA PROGRAM.
§5-1E-6. Additional powers and duties of the office; sport and
___cultural events.
__(a) In addition to the powers and authority conferred upon the
Office of Healthy Lifestyles by section three of this article, the
Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall establish a program of specific
athletic and cultural events to be known as "West Virginia Winner"
to promote healthy living and improve life style and increase
longevity of West Virginia residents by participating in various
athletic and cultural events.
__(b) The program shall include a plan of competitive bidding
for athletic and cultural procedures and events to be held in each
of the counties of the state which shall provide:
__(1) That the various athletic events may include, but not be
limited to, any of the following participatory athletic events:
bowling, tennis, archery, swimming, track and field events, boccie,
road bowling, volleyball, three-man basketball and golf. The
various cultural events may include, but not be limited to,
dancing, poetry composition and reading, singing, painting and
sculpting, academic and historical events, chess, checkers,
spelling bees and contests and video games. The Office of Healthy Lifestyles shall inform the county commission of each county of the
specific events for participant bidding, including the type of
venue required for the event, the minimum bid required for each
such event, the estimated cost of holding the event and that, if a
county has the winning bid for an event, that county may establish
the rules associated with participating in the event, whether
athletic or cultural.
__(2) That the county commission of each county shall determine
in which types of events the county desires to participate and
notify the Office of Healthy Lifestyles. The county commissions
may then submit bids to the Office of Healthy Lifestyles and
Governor's office to host a specific physical or cultural event.
Bids shall be submitted on or before July 1, 2013 and opened by the
Office of Healthy Lifestyles on July 1, 2013, which shall notify
the county commissions of the counties with winning bids and for
which events the county will host. The Office of Healthy Lifestyles
shall develop a plan for competitive athletic and culture events
that shall be conducted in each county without the necessity of
bidding, in addition to those events requiring competitive bidding.
County commissions shall inform all other groups involved in the
county such as parks and recreation, public schools and schools of
higher education of the winning bid. All in-state colleges and
universities may also be included to help facilitate the different
activities that each county would like to conduct. There may be categories of participation in the various athletic and cultural
events that include federal, state and local municipalities,
in-state colleges and universities, large corporations, small
businesses and different professional entities such as doctors,
lawyers, accountants and others.
__(3) For winners in each such event from each of the fifty-five
counties in different age groups: The plan shall provide for five
districts, composed of eleven counties each, with a winner in each
such event from each district if the county only prefers regional
winners of all counties.
_____(4) For fees to be paid by participants in each event: There
shall be a $10 participant fee for each event. Counties that win
bids to host events shall send in total of the initial bid. These
counties will be reimbursed fifty percent of their bids. Counties
that do not win bids to host an event will send in one hundred
percent of the participant fee.
_____(5) That there is a participation fee with large corporations
paying $500, small businesses $150, in-state colleges and
universities, fraternal organizations and nonprofit organizations
$100. Every individual who participates shall pay a one-time $10
entry fee.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create the "West Virginia
Winner" program to promote healthy living and improve lifestyle and
increase longevity of West Virginia residents by participating in various athletic and cultural events in the fifty-five counties.
The bill sets forth the types of athletic and cultural events that
may be included in the program. The bill sets forth competitive and
noncompetitive bidding requirements. The bill permits county
commissions to determine the types of events to hold. The bill sets
forth the types of participants to be included. The bill provides
for winners in age groups and establishes districts to be comprised
of eleven counties each. The bill sets participant fee schedules
for individuals, businesses, schools and other organizations. The
bill provides that the program be administered by the Office of
Healthy Lifestyles.
This section is new; therefore, it has been completely
underscored.