BILL-Human Rights, Discrim.
Senate Bill No. 185
(By Senators Manchin, Anderson, Grubb and Minard)
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[Introduced January 31, 1994; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
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A BILL to amend and reenact section eight, article five, chapter
sixty-four of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to authorizing the
human rights commission to promulgate legislative rules
relating to discrimination against individuals with
disabilities.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section eight, article five, chapter sixty-four of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, be amended and reenacted, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-5-8. Human rights commission.
(a) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the
tenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety, modified
by the human rights commission to meet the objections of the
legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the state
register on the twelfth day of December, one thousand nine
hundred ninety, relating to the human rights commission(discrimination against the handicapped), are authorized.
(b) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the
twenty-second day of March, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one,
modified by the human rights commission to meet the objections of
the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the
state register on the fourteenth day of August, one thousand nine
hundred ninety-one, relating to the human rights commission
(sexual harassment), are authorized.
(c) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the
twenty-second day of March, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one,
modified by the human rights commission to meet the objections of
the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the
state register on the eighteenth day of November, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-one, relating to the human rights commission
(exemption of private clubs), are authorized.
(d) The legislative rules filed in the state register on the
twenty-second day of March, one thousand nine hundred ninety-one,
modified by the human rights commission to meet the objections of
the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the
state register on the eighteenth day of November, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-one, relating to the human rights commission
(religious discrimination), are authorized.
(e) The legislative rules filed in the state register as an
emergency rule on the twenty-second day of March, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-one, relating to the human rights commission
(waiver of rights under the human rights act), are authorized.
(f) The legislative rules filed in the state register on thesixteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred ninety-three,
modified by the human rights commission to meet the objections of
the legislative rule-making review committee and refiled in the
state register on the twenty-third day of December, one thousand
nine hundred ninety-three, relating to the human rights
commission (discrimination against individuals with
disabilities), are authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Human
Rights Commission to promulgate legislative rules relating to
discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken
from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language
that would be added.